<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://msumavericks.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics</title><link>https://msumavericks.com/rss.aspx?path=mtrack</link><description>Latest news items for Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://msumavericks.com/rss?path=mtrack" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Moore and Bills Garner NSIC Weekly Accolades</title><link>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/4/14/mens-track-and-field-moore-and-bills-garner-nsic-weekly-accolades.aspx</link><guid>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/4/14/mens-track-and-field-moore-and-bills-garner-nsic-weekly-accolades.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="A graphic of Rinaldo Moore and Hayden Bills for 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12 Apr 2026 20:17:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>20860</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Compete at UW-Platteville Invitational</title><link>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/4/10/mens-track-and-field-mens-and-womens-track-and-field-compete-at-uw-platteville-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://msumavericks.com/news/2026/4/10/mens-track-and-field-mens-and-womens-track-and-field-compete-at-uw-platteville-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Madison Matzek competes in the final day of the NSIC Championships (3.1)" src="https://msumavericks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/3/18/madison_matzek.JPG" /><br /><br />MANKATO, Minn. --- The Minnesota State men's and women's track and field teams competed in UW-Platteville Invitational Friday.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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