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2009
Basketball coach Mike Durbin named MIAC coach of the year.
Basketball wins its 13th MIAC championship, as co-champions.
Alyx Chapman earns MIAC All-Conference in cross country.
Golfer Kathryn Hauff qualified for the Division III Woman’s Golf Championships. She also set the school record for lowest 18 hole score (74) and lowest 36 hole score (149) in school history.
Sami Meyman received All-Conference honors in soccer.
Track and Field coach Robin Balder-Lanoue was named MIAC Women’s Track and Field Co-Coach of the Year.
Track and Field athletes Danielle Busch and Julia Renner both qualified for the NCAA Championships.
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2008
Mike Durbin earns his 500th career win.
Basketball wins its 12 MIAC championship and reaches the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Volleyball goes 29-7 en route to a NCAA Elite 8 appearance. Emma Jaynes earns second-team All-American honors.
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2007
Basketball wins its 11th MIAC championship.
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2006
Basketball wins its 10th MIAC championship and qualifies for 15th NCAA appearance.
Volleyball coach Michelle Blaeser earns her 100th win.
Laura Zwach earns volleyball All-American Honorable Mention and All-Region honors.
Tennis player Megan Tiegs earns an NCAA National Tournament bid and All-American honors.
Thrower Jenna Wendorff earns All-American honors with an eighth place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Hockey player Lisa Brown receives the first ever MIAC Sheila Brown award for leadership.
Tennis coach Janna LaFountaine named MIAC women’s coach of the year.
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2005
Basketball earns its ninth MIAC Championship title and an NCAA bid.
Basketball player Anna Heikenen selected as a WBCA/Kodak All-American and named to D3hoops All-American Second Team.
Volleyball advances to second round of NCAA Championships.
Volleyball player Teri Knapper earns second team All-American honors.
Teammate Ashley Pickney is named Honorable Mention All-American.
Cross country athlete Leah Wurm earns All-American honors for the second time in her collegiate career.
Track and field thrower Jenna Wendorff earns All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Track and field 400 meter relay team of Sarah Nezworski, Patti Clintsman, Bethany Keene and Jen Dalhed earn All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Softball coach Dennis Johnson records his 400th career win.
Track and Field thrower Jenna Wendorff receives All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Basketball advances to the NCAA Sweet 16.
Runner Leah Wurm earns All-American honors at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Thrower Jenna Wendorff is named All-American in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Softball coach Denny Johnson becomes the MIAC’s all-time winningest softball coach.
Tennis player Christin Tiegs is named All-American.
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2004
Basketball coach Mike Durbin wins his 400th career game.
Basketball wins its eighth MIAC Championship.
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2003
Soccer earns their third MIAC Title.
Basketball coach Mike Durbin is inducted into the Minnesota High School Girls’ Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Denny Johnson named AFLAC NCAA Division III Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year.
Basketball earns their seventh MIAC championship title, as tri-champions.
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2002
Basketball earns their sixth MIAC title, as co-champions, and advances to their 12th NCAA Tournament.
Katie Kuhlmann advances to NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships; placing sixth in the 100m breaststroke and 21st in 200m breaststroke.
Soccer earns their second MIAC title, as Co-Champions.
With his 338th victory, Mike Durbin becomes the winningest women’s coach in MIAC history.
Pole vaulter Caroline Boatz competes at the NCAA Championships, earning All-American honors.
Basketball player Laura Wendorff is named NCAA Division III Kodak All-American honorable mention, CoSIDA Academic All-American third team after breaking several CSB career records.
Softball finished second in the MIAC, by beating St. Thomas (who was undefeated up until that point) in the last game of the season.
Jenny Ewertz broke both the 100M and 200M records during the outdoor track and field season.
Katie Kuhlmann advanced to NCAA Division III swimming and Diving championships; she placed 6th in 100 Breaststroke and 21st in 200 breaststroke. She also broke the 200M breaststroke record.
Katy Rollwagen set the St. Ben’s Ice Hockey career scoring record with 135 points in her four-year career in her game against Hamline University.
Basketball team was crowned Co-Champions of the MIAC. They received an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament.
During the indoor track and field season several records were broken: Molly Miller (55 hurdles), Jen Bruns (200M), Kit Neubauer (200M hurdles), and Cindy Blendermann, Annie Radabaugh, Anna Gunderson, Stephanie Noonan (distant medley relay).
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2001
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With his 338th Victory Mike Durbin became the winningest Coach in MIAC history on December 1, 2001.
Cross Country took 5th place at the NCAA Division III Central Regional Run, just barely missing a team berth into the NCAA Championships.
Soccer overall scored 61 goals for the season, higher than any team in the MIAC, and highest in school history.
Senior pole vaulter Caroline Boatz earns All-American honors.
Head Softball Denny Johnson earns 325th career win vs. Concordia-Moorhead.
First-year softball player Ani Jordan earns All-MIAC honors.
Janna LaFountaine named new head Tennis coach.
Senior tennis player Katie Kaufman awarded 2001 Chris Evert Award for excellence in athletics, academics and sportsmanship.
Molly Miller, Kit Neubauer, Beth Sexton, Jenny Ewertz and Alison Kern broke outdoor track and field school records: 100 M Hurdles, 400 M Hurdles, 3000 M Steeplechase, 200 M Dash and Shot put.
Sophomore basketball player Michelle Barlau earns Kodak All-American Honorable Mention honors.
Indoor track and field team earns USTCA All-Academic honors.
Basketball team finished second in the MIAC.
Blazer basketball teams sets two new school 3 point records: most in one game (14) and most in one season (172).
Molly Miller and Caroline Boatz set individual indoor track school records: 55 M Hurdles and Pole Vault.
Head Basketball Coach Mike Durbin earns 325th career win vs. Bethel
Katie Kuhlmann sets school swimming record in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:04.58.
Libby Homan earns All-MIAC volleyball honors as a First-Year.
Cross Country team earns USTCA All-Academic honors.
Soccer team finished in a second place tie in the MIAC.
Golf had a NCAA Division III national ranking of 6th at the end of the year.
Heather Schmitt was named All-State in golf.
Mary Welle broke the CSB career records for most games played (135), most hits (163), most runs scored (114), most at bats (402), and most RBI's (102).
Robyn Magalska broke the CSB career record for most walks (63).
Angie Erickson finished out her career claiming the records for most games pitched (91), most innings pitched (481.67), most victories (56), and most strikeouts (414).
Tennis finished Coach Deanne Johnson's first season with a fifth place conference finish.
Track and Field finished the season with six records being broke: the hammer throw by Missy Smoot, the high jump by Bridget Schletty, the heptathalon by Mia Peterson, the 100 M dash by Jenny Ewertz, 100 M hurdles by Molly Miller, and the 4X100 M relay of Ali Judkins, Jenny Ewertz, Jamie Lynch, and Jenny Burns.
Head Softball Coach Dennis Johnson crosses another milestone with his 300th win against Hamline University.
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2000
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Caroline Boatz placed 14th in the Nation in Pole Vault with a vault of 9 ft. 1 in.
The Basketball team finished out the season 2nd in the conference and broke three team records: most points in a game (110 vs. St. Catherine,110-45 Feb. 9, 2000), most steals in a season (401, 16.0 avg.), and most steals in a game (30 vs St. Catherine on Feb. 9, 2000).
Basketball player Laura Wendorff is named NCAA Division III Kodak All-American honorable mention, CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team after breaking several CSB career records including: most points (1,775), most FG made (745), most rebounds (1,053), and most FT made (285).
Basketball player Molly Mark joined the 1,000 point club with 1,120 points as she finished her career at St. Ben's. She also broke all of the steal records this year including: most career steals (314), most steals in a season (95), and most steals in a game (9 vs. Hamline on Feb. 2, 2000).
Blazer Hockey finished fourth in the Conference.
Katie Kuhlmann finishes 23rd in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:29.79 and 13th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:07.41.
Katie Kuhlmann was conference champion in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard breaststroke.
CSB's 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard medley relay teams, and 400-yard freestyle teams of Gretchen Weber, Heather Niemi, Katie Kuhlmann, and Courtney Remes were MIAC Conference Champions.
Gretchen Weber was conference champion in the 100 butterfly.
Nordic Skiing finished its inaugural season 6th in the MIAC.
Michelle Blaeser named new Head Volleyball coach. She is the fifth volleyball coach in CSB's history.
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1999
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Head Basketball Coach Mike Durbin crosses another milestone with his 300th win against Concordia-Moorhead.
Carrie Otis sets volleyball records for blocks in a season, with 192, and blocks game/season with 1.714.
Senior Volleyball Player, Malia Evjen breaks the career double double record with 45 in her career and joined the 1,000 kill club with 1,233. Evjen was also awarded All-Region and All-MIAC honors.
Katie Keeley receives Soccer All-Central Region First Team honors.
Lisa Grefe and Kristi Kelly receive Soccer All-Central Region Second Team honors.
Cross Country team finished 6th in the MIAC.
Head Volleyball Coach Carol Howe-Veenstra captures her 350th collegiate victory against UW-LaCrosse.
The CSB Blazer Athletic teams are named best in the MIAC, and received the Pat Wiesner All-Sports Trophy. This accomplishment terminated St. Thomas's 13 year winning streak.
BriAnne Erpelding qualifies for NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the triple jump.
Rhonda Swanson and BriAnne Erpelding were conference champions in pole vaulting and the triple jump respectively.
Blazer Track & Field team hosts their first ever MIAC outdoor conference meet.
Softball players Angie Erickson, Patty McCabe, and Mary Welle were named to the Midwest All-Region team.
Pitcher Angie Erickson set new records in most career victories with 41, most career strikeouts with 323, lowest career ERA of 0.74, and most strikeouts in a season with 117.
Rhonda Swanson was conference champion in pole vaulting and Bridget Schletty was the conference champion in the high jump.
Blazer Basketball Team travels to Danbury, CT to compete in the NCAA Division III National Championships and finished second in the nation. The Blazers also posted back-to-back conference championships after a 21-1 MIAC record.
Basketball player Laura Wendorff is named NCAA Division III Kodak All-American, MIAC Player of the Year, Women's DIII News All-American, and Columbus Multimedia All-American West Region Player of the Year.
Basketball player Robyn Ruschmeier is named to the GTE-CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team, Columbus Multimedia West Region Honorable Mention, and NCAA Division III National Championship All-Tournament Team.
Basketball player Molly Mark is named Columbus Multimedia West Region Honorable Mention and NCAA Division III National Championship All-Tournament Team.
Swimmers Gretchen Weber and Noelle Peterson qualify for NCAA Division III National Championships.
Gretchen Weber finishes 8th in the 200 backstroke and tenth in the 200 freestyle.
Noelle Peterson finishes 24th in the 200 backstroke and 28th in the 100 backstroke.
Gretchen Weber is named a NCAA All-American.
Gretchen Weber, Noelle Peterson, Katie Kuhlmann, and Heather Niemi are conference champions.
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1998
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Cross Country Runner Connie Gross receives All-Central Region honors.
The Blazer Soccer team finishes a strong season, qualifying for the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Championships.
Lisa Grefe receives NCAA Division III All-American and All-Central Region First Team honors.
Katie Keeley receives All-Central Region Second Team honors.
Kristi Kelly receives All-Central Region Third Team honors.
The Blazer Volleyball team earns MIAC Champions honors, then finishes in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA DIII Championships.
Robyn Ruschmeier earns All-Central Region and GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American honors.
Robyn Ruschmeier records the most kills in one season, 558, and breaks the all-time school record mark of 1,771 kills.
Rhonda Swanson is named MIAC Champion in pole vault.
Hammer thrower Misty Smoot qualifies for NCAA Championships.
Softball player Nikki Dold is receives All-Midwest Region First Team honors; while teammate Mary Welle earns All-Midwest Region Second Team honors.
Tennis doubles players Janelle Ziwisky and Liz Keifenheim earned the title of conference champions.
Softball coach Denny Johnson sets a milestone of 250 wins with a sweep of Carleton.
The Blazer Swimming and Diving team earns their first-ever conference championship.
Swimmers Noelle Peterson, Katie Olson, Courtney Remes, and Deanne Siverson are named NCAA All-Americans.
Swimmers Michelle Macy, Katie Olson, Kristin Koch, Courtney Remes, Noelle Peterson, Deanne Siverson, and diver Heidi Barklow are MIAC Champions.
Pole-vaulter Caroline Boatz earns MIAC Champion honors.
The Basketball team is MIAC co-champions, and makes an appearance in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament.
Players Robyn Ruschmeier, Jenny Blaser, Molly Mark, and Laura Wendorff are Columbus Multimedia Players of the Week.
Coach Mike Durbin is named MIAC Co-Coach of the Year and NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year.
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1997
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St. Ben’s adds Women’s Ice Hockey as a varsity sport.
The Soccer team makes an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the first time since 1990.
Players Katie Snyder, Colleen Schafer, Christa Tollefsrud, Lisa Grefe, and Marie Plaskett earn All-Central Region.
The Blazer Cross Country team qualifies for the NCAA Championships and takes 12th place.
Runners Connie Gross, Missy Petersen, Moriya McGovern, Katie Sherman, and Katie Vanselow earn All-Central Region.
The Volleyball team earns their 5th MIAC title in 13 years, and qualifies for the Sweet 16 round of NCAA Championships.
Robyn Ruschmeier becomes the sixth player to accumulate 1,000 career kills.
Robyn Ruschmeier earns All-Central Region and AVCA All-America honors.
Christy Molitor earns All-Central Region and GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American/District V honors.
Golfer Heather Schmitt qualifies to make an appearance in the NCAA Championships, the first in St. Ben’s history.
Softball player Mary Welle breaks season records in most home runs with 7 and most runs scored in a season with 35.
Nicole Dold and Gina Shields are honored as GTE/CoSIDA District V All-Academics.
Runner Missy Petersen and triple jumper BriAnne Erpelding are MIAC Champions and qualify for NCAA Championships.
Missy Petersen is a conference champion in 5,000 meters.
The Swimming and Diving teams posts an impressive 25th place finish at NCAA Championships.
Swimmers Kristin Koch, Amy Lese, Courtney Remes, Michelle Macy, Deanne Siverson, Heather Raser, Betsey Gebeck, and diver Katie Macy are conference champions.
Katie Macy earns NCAA All-American honors.
Michelle Macy earns NCAA All-American Honorable Mention honors.
The Basketball team makes the ninth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Laura Wendorff earns Columbus Multimedia West Region Rookie of the Year and Women's DIII New All Rookie Team.
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1996
Runner Missy Petersen makes her third trip to NCAA National Championships in as many years.
The Blazer soccer team posts their best record since 1991, 13-4-1, under new coach Bill Kelly.
Katie Boyd, Amy Dorniden, and Lisa Grefe earn All-Central Region honors.
Softball player Kris Gorman earns GTE/CoSIDA District V All-Academic honors.
Runner Alexis Brunner is the MIAC conference champion, is named USTCA All-Academic Individually, as well as qualifies for the NCAA Championship for the fourth consecutive year.
Missy Petersen places second in the NCAA Division III Central Regional Cross Country Championships held in Waverly, Iowa.
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1995
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Tina Kampa is selected Top Female Athlete by Midwest Sports Channel.
Alexis Brunner qualifies for NCAA Championships and is a conference champion.
Swimmers and divers Ashley Holderness, Katie Macy, Michelle Macy, and Deanne Siverson are MIAC champions.
Katie Macy earns NCAA All-American status in 1-meter diving and Ashley Holderness does the same in the 100 butterfly.
Basketball player Jill Literski earns CoSIDA Academic All-District V and Kodak All-American Honorable Mention honors.
This marks the 10th year that CSB has been a member of the MIAC and NCAA. Claire Lynch Hall celebrates its 10th birthday and the MIAC is 75 years Old. CSB finishes just one point out of first place in the MIAC All-Sports race.
Missy Petersen finishes in 10th place in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 3,000 meters, and Alexis Brunner makes her third trip to the National Championships in as many years.
Softball player Kris Gorman is named GTE/CoSIDA All-American Third Team.
Tennis player Judy Robertson receives the MIAC's Chris Evert Sportsmanship Award.
Tina Kampa is the first CSB athlete to post over 1,000 kills in volleyball and 1,000 points in basketball during her four year tenure. She is also on the CoSIDA Academic All-American third team and is a Kodak All-American Honorable Mention.
Danielle Guse is named MIAC Player of the Year for basketball.
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1994
Cross country team makes their first appearance in the NCAA Division III National Championships in Bethlehem, PA. Head cross country coach Ellen Carpenter is named NCAA Division III Central Region Coach of the Year.
Missy Petersen is named All-American for the cross country team.
Volleyball player, Tina Kampa is named American Volleyball Coaches Association Second Team All-American.
Diver Katy Macy is a conference champions and national qualifier.
Swimmer Ashley Holderness is a conference champion.
CSB softball team wins their second straight MIAC Championship.
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1993
Volleyball player Tina Kampa is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association First Team All-American and the All-Central Regional Team.
Soccer coach Laure Schingen becomes the first woman in Minnesota to earn her National "A" License, which is the top certification given to soccer coaches by the United States Soccer Federation.
The cross country team is ranked number on in the nation with the highest grade point average (only teams and runners that competed in the NCAA Central Regional are considered eligible.)
Track and field members Katy Deignan and Alexis Brunner qualify for the indoor and outdoor NCAA Division III National Championship.
Tennis player, Jenny Sell is NCAA Division III National qualifier and winner of the MIAC Chris Evert Sportsmanship Award.
Head tennis coach Jack Bowe is named MIAC Coach of the Year.
CSB softball team captures their first MIAC championship and qualifies as one of 20 teams nationally for the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament.
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1992
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The Blazer basketball teams wins a conference championship (25-0) and makes their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball National Championships. CSB wins their first 28 games of the season. Kelly Mahlum becomes CSB's second-ever Kodak All-American.
Head basketball coach Mike Durbin is recognized as MIAC, District 8 and Converse Division III National Coach of the Year.
Head volleyball coach Carol Howe-Veenstra captures her 200th collegiate victory at Concordia-Moorhead.
Katy Deignan and Gretchen Terhaar are the first CSB track and field athletes to compete in the NCAA Division III National Championships. Deignan also becomes the Blazers' first conference champion.
Jaque Dahle is named GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American Player of the Year.
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1991
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Volleyball player Chris Muehlbauer becomes CSB's first back-to-back GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American. However, she goes one step better by becoming Volleyball Academic All-American Player of the Year.
Katy Deignan becomes CSB's first Cross Country runner to earn All-American honors and places 23rd at the NCAA Division III National Championships.
Women's golf is officially recognized as an intercollegiate sport in the MIAC.
Basketball standout Joyce Spanier is CSB's first-team Kodak All-American.
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1990
The Blazer soccer (15-5-1 overall) and volleyball (31-4 overall) teams become the first CSB teams to advance to the NCAA Division III National Championships.
Soccer goalkeeper, Kathy Yarnott is named All-American and NCAA Division III Goal Keeper of the Year.
Colleen Neary is selected MIAC Player of the Year.
Head coach Steve Pratt is named the conference's Coach of the Year, as well as the NCAA Division III West Region Coach of the Year.
Volleyball star Amy Hagen becomes the first CSB athlete to be named as All-American for three straight years.
Head coach Carol Howe-Veenstra is honored as NCAA Division III Central Region Coach of the Year.
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1989
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CSB hosts its first-ever Central Region Volleyball Tournament.
Tennis player Marcy Erickson is selected NCAA Division III Academic All-American of the Year by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and also All-American for the second year in a row.
The Blazer basketball team wins its first MIAC championship and receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament.
Head Coach Mike Durbin is named MIAC Coach of the Year.
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1988
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Niki Denne and Amy Hagen become CSB's first volleyball All-Americans.
Head Coach Carol Howe-Veenstra is named both MIAC and NCAA Division III Central Region Coach of the Year.
Tennis players, Erickson and Tina Och earn All-American honors at the NCAA Division III National Championships.
Swimmer Amy Tri becomes CSB's first swimming All-American.
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1987
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The CSB athletic department adds golf and track and field as intercollegiate sports- giving the Blazers nine sports.
The Blazer volleyball team (34-4 overall) wins its first MIAC title.
Tennis standout Marcy Erickson is named NCAA Division III Tennis Rookie of the Year.
Volleyball receives its first ever national ranking and invited to the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament.
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1985
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CSB begins play in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Claire Lynch Hall opens.
The Blazer basketball team wins its first MWCC tournament championship.
Swimming wins its first Saint Ben's Invitational.
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1983
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Cross Country becomes an intercollegiate sport at CSB.
Soccer becomes an intercollegiate sport at CSB.
The Blazer softball team finishes fifth in the state and was invited to Region VI Tournament held in Missouri.
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1975
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Softball becomes an intercollegiate sport at CSB.
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1974
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Tennis becomes an intercollegiate sport at CSB.
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1973
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Rosie Stallman, first base, was a Junior at SCSU, played VB and SB and Linda Anderson, who played left field and batted in the number one spot were asked to coach softball at St. Ben's. Linda was actually asked and she said she'd split her salary of $100 if Rosie would help her. Can't remember if we won or lost - I do remember really cold practices!
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