St. Thomas Athletics Director Phil Esten said the NCAA says St. Thomas could be a Division I institution, a winter snowstorm could muddle Thanksgiving travel plans, and Mississippi residents no longer have to leave the state to buy lottery tickets. Reporter Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
NCAA leads diversity and inclusion charge
For the second year, the NCAA launched its “Diversity and Social Media Inclusion Campaign,” which ran from Oct. 22-25, and several MIAC schools participated. Reporter Mia Laube has the story.
Esten named athletics director, vice president
St. Thomas alumnus Phil Esten was announced in a press conference Monday as the next athletics director for the university. He will begin his role in January.