In The News: Intercollegiate Athletics
The City of Las Vegas has officially declared April 2 as 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Skatin’ Rebels National Championship Day. The proclamation comes after the team captured its first-ever ACHA Division I national title — capping off a season that included a conference championship and a statement win over defending NCAA champion Denver.
The mayor marked today as 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Skating Rebels National Championship Day after the team won the university's first national championship, an achievement that has been decades in the making.
State lawmakers held their first meeting Wednesday on a bill that would allow Nevada colleges and universities to pay student-athletes directly.
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Skatin' Rebels beat Adrian College 7-3 to win the ACHA National Championship. This was the second straight National Championship game 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ played versus Adrian College, but with a different outcome as the Skatin' Rebels lost 3-0 in 2024.
After falling to Adrian College in 2024’s American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 1 Championship game, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ turned the tide, routing the Bulldogs 7-3 to win their first-ever hockey championship.
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.
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Rebels will continue to wear Nike's iconic Swoosh logo. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and Nike have renewed their apparel agreement with a five-year contract that runs through 2030, athletic director Erick Harper announced Thursday.
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.
The head coach of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's track and field and cross country programs is looking to turn the program into one that is recognized nationally.
To the casual observer, the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ women’s golf team’s new Excellence Center at Las Vegas Country Club might look like a routine golf simulator facility. To the Rebels, however, it means everything.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Athletics celebrated a milestone achievement as 80 student-athletes were named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-Mountain West Team, the conference announced Thursday.
On Saturday, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and the Las Vegas Aces hosted a free sports clinic to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, empowering the next generation of athletes. The clinic, held at the Thomas & Mack Center, gave kids the chance to learn from top athletes in Las Vegas, including players from the Aces and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ sports teams.