<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://smsumustangs.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>SMSU Athletics</title><link>https://smsumustangs.com/rss.aspx?path=wcbb</link><description>Latest news items for SMSU Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://smsumustangs.com/rss?path=wcbb" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>SMSU student-athletes honored at annual Mustang Athletic Awards Ceremony</title><link>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/28/general-smsu-student-athletes-honored-at-annual-mustang-athletic-awards-ceremony.aspx</link><guid>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/28/general-smsu-student-athletes-honored-at-annual-mustang-athletic-awards-ceremony.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball, Baseball, Football, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling, General, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Track &amp; Field, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Track &amp; Field, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Braaten Jones" src="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/28/2025-26Athletes.jpg" /><br /><br />MARSHALL, Minn. - Southwest Minnesota State University student-athletes from the 2025-26 academic year were honored at the annual 'Mustang Athletics Awards Ceremony' held Monday night (April 27) inside the R/A Facility.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/28/2025-26Athletes.jpg" /><media:content url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/28/2025-26Athletes.jpg"><media:title>Braaten Jones</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/28/2025-26Athletes.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:40:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18053</s:story_id></item><item><title>SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, April 16 -- M4L Day 2026</title><link>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/10/mens-basketball-save-the-date-thursday-april-16-m4l-day-2026.aspx</link><guid>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/10/mens-basketball-save-the-date-thursday-april-16-m4l-day-2026.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball, Baseball, Football, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling, General, Mustang Club, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Track &amp; Field, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Track &amp; Field, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 M4L" src="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/10/M4L_Day_Save_the_Date.jpg" /><br /><br />MARSHALL, Minn. – Southwest Minnesota State University alumni, parents, friends, faculty and staff are encouraged to save the date, April 16, for this year's M4L Day—a one-day, online fundraising event—to help transform SMSU.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/M4L_Day_Save_the_Date.jpg" /><media:content url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/M4L_Day_Save_the_Date.jpg"><media:title>2026 M4L</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/M4L_Day_Save_the_Date.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:45:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18012</s:story_id></item><item><title>SMSU closes season with fourth-place finish at national tournament</title><link>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/4/wheelchair-basketball-smsu-closes-season-with-fourth-place-finish-at-national-tournament.aspx</link><guid>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/4/wheelchair-basketball-smsu-closes-season-with-fourth-place-finish-at-national-tournament.aspx</guid><category>Wheelchair Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025-26 Wheelchair Basketball Team Pic" src="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/11/2025-26TeamPic.jpg" /><br /><br />TUCSON, Ariz. -- The No. 6 seed Southwest Minnesota State wheelchair basketball team closed its season on Saturday morning suffering a 61-50 loss to No. 5 seed the University of Illinois in the third-place game of the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament inside the McKale Center.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/2025-26TeamPic.jpg" /><media:content url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/2025-26TeamPic.jpg"><media:title>2025-26 Wheelchair Basketball Team Pic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/2025-26TeamPic.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 4 Apr 2026 15:36:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17999</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mustangs suffer setback to Auburn in national semifinals</title><link>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/3/wheelchair-basketball-mustangs-suffer-setback-to-auburn-in-national-semifinals.aspx</link><guid>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/3/wheelchair-basketball-mustangs-suffer-setback-to-auburn-in-national-semifinals.aspx</guid><category>Wheelchair Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Fermin Wingerter" src="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/14/Fermin_QygW0.jpg" /><br /><br />TUCSON, Ariz. -- The No. 6 seed Southwest Minnesota State wheelchair basketball suffered an 83-54 loss to No. 2 seed Auburn University on Friday night in the semifinals of the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament played inside the McKale Center on the campus of the University of Arizona.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Four</title><link>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/2/wheelchair-basketball-smsu-rallies-from-big-deficit-to-stun-defending-national-champions-and-advance-to-final-four.aspx</link><guid>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/2/wheelchair-basketball-smsu-rallies-from-big-deficit-to-stun-defending-national-champions-and-advance-to-final-four.aspx</guid><category>Wheelchair Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Arizona Recap" src="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/ArizonaR.jpg" /><br /><br />TUCSON, Ariz. – The No. 6 seed Southwest Minnesota State University wheelchair basketball team rallied from 15-point halftime deficit to stun No. 3 seed and defending national champion, the University of Arizona, by a score of 66-57 in the quarterfinals of the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament played Thursday afternoon inside the McKale Center.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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honors</title><link>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/2/wheelchair-basketball-two-wheelchair-basketball-players-earn-nwba-all-american-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/2/wheelchair-basketball-two-wheelchair-basketball-players-earn-nwba-all-american-honors.aspx</guid><category>Wheelchair Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NWBA AllAmerican 2026" src="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/WCBBAll2026.jpg" /><br /><br />MARSHALL, Minn. – A pair of Southwest Minnesota State University wheelchair basketball student-athletes were honored with major awards this week by the National Wheelchair Basketball Association during the organization's national tournament hosted by the University of Arizona.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/WCBBAll2026.jpg" /><media:content url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/WCBBAll2026.jpg"><media:title>NWBA AllAmerican 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/WCBBAll2026.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:11:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17992</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mustangs open national tournament with victory over EWU</title><link>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/2/wheelchair-basketball-mustangs-open-national-tournament-with-victory-over-ewsu.aspx</link><guid>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/4/2/wheelchair-basketball-mustangs-open-national-tournament-with-victory-over-ewsu.aspx</guid><category>Wheelchair Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="EWU recap" 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/><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 09:14:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17991</s:story_id></item><item><title>Wheelchair basketball earns sixth seed for national tournament</title><link>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/3/25/wheelchair-basketball-wheelchair-basketball-earns-sxith-seed-for-national-tournament.aspx</link><guid>https://smsumustangs.com/news/2026/3/25/wheelchair-basketball-wheelchair-basketball-earns-sxith-seed-for-national-tournament.aspx</guid><category>Wheelchair Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 NWBA Bracket" src="https://smsumustangs.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/25/Nationals_Bracket_2026.png" /><br /><br />COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Wheelchair Basketball Association has announced the official bracket for next week's National Wheelchair Intercollegiate Basketball Men's Tournament hosted by the University of Arizona on April 1-4. 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