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Intercollegiate Athletics News

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Current Athletics News

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Rebel sports programs, student-athletes, and alumni add more than $100 million in annual income and support nearly 1,400 jobs in Clark County. 

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51ԹϺ Athletics' director of performance nutrition helps give student-athletes the winning edge.

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Campus News |

New year, new you! Students can fulfill their resolutions with a course focused on developing their best selves.

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An enduring 51ԹϺ end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

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From groundbreaking researcher to 51ԹϺ president, Marta Meana reflects on the unexpected moments of her long career.

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51ԹϺ is inspiring our students, fostering innovation, and transforming communities. Here in Nevada and around the world, Rebels Thrive.

Athletics In The News

KSNV-TV: News 3

State lawmakers held their first meeting Wednesday on a bill that would allow Nevada colleges and universities to pay student-athletes directly.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The 51ԹϺ Skatin' Rebels beat Adrian College 7-3 to win the ACHA National Championship. This was the second straight National Championship game 51ԹϺ played versus Adrian College, but with a different outcome as the Skatin' Rebels lost 3-0 in 2024.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

After falling to Adrian College in 2024’s American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 1 Championship game, 51ԹϺ turned the tide, routing the Bulldogs 7-3 to win their first-ever hockey championship.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

The Skatin’ Rebels capped an already historic season with their first national championship in program history, beating the Adrian College Bulldogs in the finale at the ACHA National Championships.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The 51ԹϺ Rebels will continue to wear Nike's iconic Swoosh logo. 51ԹϺ and Nike have renewed their apparel agreement with a five-year contract that runs through 2030, athletic director Erick Harper announced Thursday.

KSNV-TV: News 3

A bill introduced in the Nevada Legislature would clear the way for colleges and universities in the state to pay student-athletes directly. Language in the existing state laws on name, image and likeness, or NIL, prohibit direct payments from post-secondary institutions or national college athletic associations.

Athletics Experts

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Recent Athletics Accomplishments

Kyle Wilson (Athletic Training) along with alumni Yvonne Tapia and Ulises Sanchez-Flores (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Science) spoke on “Athletic Trainers in the Industrial Setting” at the 2024 Far West Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Tapia is also part-time instructor at 51ԹϺ.
Corrie Van Tuyl, Nestor Talon, Oscar Colmenero, Libby Mckindley, Breanna Romo, Madison Walker, Juan Aurelio Garcia, and Lauryn Dawes (all Athletic Training) competed in the 14th Annual Bailey Arnheim Games hosted by California State University, Long Beach on April 2, 2023. 51ԹϺ's team won 1st place in the Quiz Bowl, a Jeopardy!-like academic…
Benjamin Burroughs (Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies) recently published in the International Review for the Sociology of Sport a manuscript titled "Content analysis of biological sex-specific media coverage of sport: The case of National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic department home webpages." The article was…
Desiree Reed-Francois (Athletics) has been recognized by the publication Diverse Issues in Higher Education as one of its "Top 25 Women in Higher Education." In its annual special report the publication recognized women who were selected for making a difference in higher education by tackling some of its toughest challenges,…
51ԹϺ Athletics' marketing unit was recognized during the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators' Best Of Awards at the organization's 28th annual convention in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. The Rebels' marketing department was awarded the silver medal in the Fan Engagement Video category for its "This is 51ԹϺ Athletics…
Nancy Lough, James Hines (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education), and Margo Malik (Athletics) participated in the Sport and Recreation Law Association's 30th annual conference in Las Vegas this month. Lough, the invited keynote speaker, titled her talk, "If We Build It, Will They Come? Considering 30 Years of Sport Law and Policy."…