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Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU, MSU, or Minnesota State) [9] [10] is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university [ 11 ] [ 12 ] and has over 145,000 living alumni worldwide. [ 6 ]
The Minnesota State University campus in Mankato, Minnesota currently contains 32 buildings spread over 354 acres (143 ha) and 77 acres (31 ha) of protected ravine. [1] [2] The campus includes on-and-off campus residence communities, academic buildings, libraries, astronomy observatories, center for renewable energy, recreation centers, student center, administration centers, athletics fields ...
Old Main is a historic academic building on the lower historic campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato in Mankato, Minnesota.Its main section, built in 1924, is dominated by a prominent Jacobethan tower, and is connected to an older 1908 building, now known as the Annex.
Blakeslee Stadium is an American football stadium located on the southern edge of the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus. Primarily used for American football, it is the home field of the Minnesota State Mavericks football —an NCAA Division II team— and hosted the training camp for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 2017.
In 1977, Mankato State College, now Mankato State University (MSU), changed the name of all its sports teams from the Indians to the Mavericks. [19] The 1977 Western Tournament saw the Mavericks finish as runners-up, though the NCAA finally selected the team to compete in their first national tournament after several snubs in previous seasons.
Minnesota State is currently coached by Matt Margenthaler, the school's all-time winningest men's basketball coach who is a 1991 Western Illinois graduate that has guided the Mavericks to a 330–133 mark for a .713 winning percentage, seven conference championships and 11 NCAA tournament appearances in his 15 years with program.
Just miles west of downtown Mankato, Minneopa State Park commands regular visits for its iconic Minneopa Falls. The park is home base, too, to a flourishing bison herd that attracts hundreds of ...
The Minnesota State Mavericks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Minnesota State University, Mankato located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The team plays in NCAA Division II and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference .