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Finlandia Sports

Paavo Nurmi’s five Olympic running golds will be displayed

MONACO (AP) — The five Olympic gold medals won by Finnish running great Paavo Nurmi will return to Paris and be on display next month to mark a century since his unique achievement at the 1924 Paris Games. To mark the upcoming Paris Games, the medals will be exhibited from March 27-Sept. 22 ...

University of Dubuque to add men’s and women’s hockey

DUBUQUE, Iowa — The University of Dubuque has announced the addition of Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey to their NCAA Division III Intercollegiate Athletics Program with competition to begin for the school year 2023-24. UD will be partnering with the Dubuque Ice Arena, which is home to the ...

Working hard off the ice: Lions excel in the classroom

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Finlandia University men’s and women’s hockey team had a total of 23 athletes named to the NCHA All-Academic team, as released by the league office. To be eligible, student-athletes must have at least a 3.30 G.P.A. and be a sophomore or higher in class ...

Bartle earns D3.com basketball honors

HANCOCK — Junior Natalie Bartle added to her trophy case as she was named to the D3hoops.com All-Region 9 second team.   Bartle is the first basketball player, male or female, to earn D3hoops.com honors in school history.  She is now on the All-American Ballot. Bartle has had an ...

Lions are outranked by Captains

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Junior Natalie Bartle broke a school record as the Finlandia University women’s basketball team (12-12) lost 96-61 to NCAA DIII #1 Christopher Newport (25-0), Friday night at the William M. Anderson Center. This was a Coast-To-Coast Conference Championship semifinal ...

Lions softball falls twice on the road

PEORIA, Ill. — The Finlandia University softball team (0-4) lost twice at the Blue Angel Dome Invite, Friday at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex. The Lions played Augustana (Ill) and Elmhurst. Augustana (Ill.) (4-2) – L, 14-0 Augustana scored nine runs over the first two innings to ...