Recreation & Athletics

A person with a headset sits at a control desk, overlooking a hockey arena.

Smooth operator

How one student’s lifelong love of hockey led her from on-ice competition to game-day operations.

Zach Sullivan sits at a sewing machine in his workshop.

Threads of connection

Alum Zach Sullivan turned a passion for the outdoors into a thriving small business with ROMP Bags.

A telephoto perspective showing a hockey goalie deflecting a puck in front of the net in AMSOIL Arena as two players skate in front of her.

Bulldogs chasing gold

Cheer on the dozen Bulldogs competing in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games this month. 

Champ the mascot waves a maroon and gold pom pom in front of a packed Malosky Stadium.

Celebrating Homecoming Week 2025 at UMD

From new standards like cardboard boat races, to classics like Bulldog Athletics events and the revitalization of UMD’s Homecoming Parade, Homecoming 2025 celebrates the spirit of UMD.
 

A group of singers hold music folders while standing on risers.

Musical masterclass

Students at UMD received a masterclass in vocal performance with one of the region’s top choral groups.

Blue signs on a red building, advertising A Bar of Their Own

Making space

UMD grad creates first women’s sports bar in the midwest.

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