<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://nwcraiders.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Northwestern College Athletics</title><link>https://nwcraiders.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for Northwestern College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://nwcraiders.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Red Raider Golf Classic Prize and Raffle Recap</title><link>https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/6/8/general-red-raider-golf-classic-prize-and-raffle-recap.aspx</link><guid>https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/6/8/general-red-raider-golf-classic-prize-and-raffle-recap.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="gen-rrgc-260608 " src="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/8/DSC09631.JPG" /><br /><br />ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Northwestern hosted its annual Red Raider Golf Classic on Friday at Landsmeer Golf Club, with Raider supporters hitting the links to benefit student-athletes and their sport programs.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/8/DSC09631.JPG" /><media:content url="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/8/DSC09631.JPG"><media:title>gen-rrgc-260608 </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/8/DSC09631.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2026 10:23:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29526</s:story_id></item><item><title>Baseball Adds Three CSC Academic All-District Selections</title><link>https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-adds-three-csc-academic-all-district-selections.aspx</link><guid>https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-adds-three-csc-academic-all-district-selections.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="bsb-csc-2026" src="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/2/bsb-cscalldistrict-2026.png" /><br /><br />GREENWOOD, Ind. – Three Northwestern baseball student-athletes have been recognized with College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/2/bsb-cscalldistrict-2026.png" /><media:content 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CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29524</s:story_id></item><item><title>Northwestern Women End Battle at NAIA Championships</title><link>https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/5/22/womens-track-and-field-northwestern-women-end-battle-at-naia-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/5/22/womens-track-and-field-northwestern-women-end-battle-at-naia-championships.aspx</guid><category>Women's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="wtrack-recap260522" src="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/22/IMG_9721.jpeg" /><br /><br />ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Red Raider women closed their season at the NAIA Championships, with Addison Smith and the 4x800m relay representing.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/IMG_9721.jpeg" /><media:content 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NAIA Meet</title><link>https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/5/21/mens-track-and-field-season-bests-all-american-finish-culminate-mens-season-at-naia-meet.aspx</link><guid>https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/5/21/mens-track-and-field-season-bests-all-american-finish-culminate-mens-season-at-naia-meet.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="mtrack-recap-260521" src="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/21/_DSC1911.jpg" /><br /><br />ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Braden Kalvelage earned his third career outdoor NAIA All-American finish on Thursday, leaping to a 7.53m mark for third place.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/_DSC1911.jpg" /><media:content 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CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>9</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29520</s:story_id></item><item><title>Northwestern to Compete on National Stage This Weekend</title><link>https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/5/19/womens-track-and-field-northwestern-to-compete-on-national-stage-this-weekend.aspx</link><guid>https://nwcraiders.com/news/2026/5/19/womens-track-and-field-northwestern-to-compete-on-national-stage-this-weekend.aspx</guid><category>Women's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="wtrack-preview-260519" src="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/19/DSC08433.jpg" /><br /><br />ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The NAIA Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Championship is set to take place from May 20-22, 2026, at Karl Straus Track in Asheville, North Carolina.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/19/DSC08433.jpg" 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Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="track-outdoornaia-260513" src="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/12/track-outdoornaia-260513.png" /><br /><br />KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released its qualifiers for the 2026 NAIA Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/12/track-outdoornaia-260513.png" /><media:content url="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/12/track-outdoornaia-260513.png"><media:title>track-outdoornaia-260513</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nwcraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/12/track-outdoornaia-260513.png" 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