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NIAC Community Service Gift – 2018

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Cankdeska Cikana Community College Athletic Director, Herb Hofer (right), presented a check and collected non perishable food items to Louis Garcia, representative for the Bdecan Presbyterian Church Food Shelf on behalf of the Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NIAC). The NIAC held their annual post season basketball championships in Fort Totten, ND on the Cankdeska campus from February 15-17, 2018. The donations are part of the NIAC’s community support initiative that gives back to the communities that host and welcome NIAC athletes and teams during tournament action.
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2018 NIAC Awards Announced

All Conference – (Men)

Coach of the Year – Brady Fairbanks (LLTC)

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Player of the Year – Blake Broer (SWC)

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All Conference –

Jaren Brooks (OHCC)
Chris Demauleon-Martolay (RRC)
Oliver Gourd III (CCCC)
Kevin Hanks (LLTC)
Jaden Harms (CMU)
Korey Harris (TBC)
Phillip Harris (OHCC)
Josh Laduke (LLTC)
Jordan Lawson (PUC)
Stephen Moan (AFLBS)
Malik Norfleet (SWC)
Kendall Perpall (PUC)
Dalton Poitra (TMCC)
Anton Wilkerson (SWC)
Steve Williamson (RRC)

Honorable Mention –

Duke Abalos (OHCC)
Chris Dick (PUC)
Nate Howard (LLTC)
Nick Kasmik (CMU)
Kolten Keplin (TMCC)
Logan Klitzke (TBC)
Mark Ridd (RRC)
Parker Stemen (TBC)
Kneil Sullera (CMU)
DJ White (SWC)

All Conference – (Women)

Coach of the Year – Rachael Nowell (TBC)

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Player of the Year – Samantha Nunez (SWC)

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All Conference –

Cherlee Collins (SWC)
Emily Cuellar (SWC)
Julia Davis (TMCC)
Lacey Finbogason (RRC)
Taylor Goodbrandson (PUC)
Kiara Guy (CCCC)
Averi Holthusen (LLTC)
Kalei Kerby (AFLBS)
Sunshyne Kingbird (LLTC)
Emma Logan (TBC)
Jessica Marx-Houndle (CMU)
Zera Lynn Panessa (RRC)
Julia Schatkowsky (CMU)
Joanne Schwarz (PUC)
Shaylyn Steinheuser (TBC)

Honorable Mention –

Robelie Aaron (RRC)
Paige Blake (AFLBS)
Brynn Crockett (TBC)
Alexis Davis (TMCC)
Illeana Frenchman (SWC)
Alyss Mountain (LLTC)
Kiara Rongavilla (CMU)
Raegan Swiftwater (SWC)
Alison Zajac (PUC)

2018 NIAC Tournament Matchups Set

Thursday, February 15

9:00 am –  WOMEN: RRC (61) vs PUC (52)

10:45 am – MEN: OHCC (90) vs PUC (95)

12:30 pm – WOMEN: CMU (81) vs TMCC (55)

2:15 pm – MEN: RRC (72) vs CMU (73)

4:00 pm – WOMEN: TBC (63) vs LLTC (53)

5:45 pm – MEN: LLTC (77) vs TMCC (53)

7:30 pm – WOMEN: SWC (106) vs CCCC (34)

9:15 pm – MEN: SWC (93) vs TBC (94)

Friday, February 16

2:00 pm – WOMEN: Canadian Mennonite (69) vs Trinity Bible (53)

4:00 pm – MEN: Canadian Mennonite (83) vs Leech Lake Tribal (86)

6:00 pm – WOMEN: Red River (57) vs Sisseton Wahpeton (74)

8:00 pm – MEN: Providence (92) vs Trinity Bible (85) – OT

Saturday, February 17

1:00 pm – WOMEN: Championship – Canadian Mennonite (86) vs Sisseton Wahpeton (88) – OT

3:00 pm – MEN: Championship – Leech Lake Tribal (95) vs Providence (81)

All games played on the campus of Cankdeska Cikana Community College in Fort Totten, North Dakota. Watch live on YouTube

Further NIAC Expansion!

The Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NIAC) is pleased to welcome three new member colleges, beginning with the 2017-18 basketball season. Providence University College (Otterburne, Manitoba), Red River College (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Sisseton Wahpeton College (Agency Village, South Dakota) join the existing seven league members to form what will now be a ten team conference. “This is an exciting time for our conference” remarked Dan Hovestol, NIAC President. “This is our conference’s largest expansion since its inception in 1983 and I’m quite certain adding these colleges will only enhance the competitive level of play on the court. For our first year with ten collegiate programs, we will function as a single division with our top eight men’s and women’s teams qualifying for the conference tournament in February. Moving forward in 2018-19, however, we will break into two, five team divisions that will be geographically sensitive.” The NIAC post season tournament will be held February 15-17, 2018 on the Cankdeska Cikana Community College campus. Existing members of the NIAC are: Association Free Lutheran Bible School (Plymouth, Minnesota), Canadian Mennonite University (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Cankdeska Cikana Community College (Fort Totten, North Dakota), Leech Lake Tribal College (Cass Lake, Minnesota), Oak Hills Christian College (Bemidji, Minnesota), Trinity Bible College (Ellendale, North Dakota) and Turtle Mountain Community College (Belcourt, North Dakota).

ACCA All Americans Named

The Association of Christian College Athletics named their All-Americans today. Several NIAC players were honored.

ACCA Men – First Team

  • Aaron Arneson, Fosston (MN) – AFLBS
  • Aaron Stemen, LaMoure (ND) – Trinity Bible Collegestemen

ACCA Men – Second Team

  • Stephen Moan, Corcoran (MN) – AFLBS
  • Jamal Williams, Powder Springs (GA) – Trinity Bible College

ACCA Women – First Team

  • Jaylen Newman, Velva (ND) – Trinity Bible College
  • Bekah Peterson, Valley City (ND) – AFLBS

ACCA Women – Second Team

Full press release can be found here