<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://nsuspartans.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Norfolk State University Athletics</title><link>https://nsuspartans.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for Norfolk State University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://nsuspartans.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Jones Adds Miles Mitchell to 2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster</title><link>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/6/4/jones-adds-miles-mitchell-to-2026-27-mens-basketball-roster.aspx</link><guid>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/6/4/jones-adds-miles-mitchell-to-2026-27-mens-basketball-roster.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Miles Mitchell" 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2026 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15499</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Basketball Announces Home-and-Home Series with North Carolina</title><link>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/6/1/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-announces-home-and-home-series-with-north-carolina.aspx</link><guid>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/6/1/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-announces-home-and-home-series-with-north-carolina.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Joseph Echols Hall" src="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/2/28/2Y4A0506.JPG" /><br /><br />Norfolk State Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Melody Webb and head women's basketball coach Jermaine Woods have announced a home-and-home series with nationally ranked North Carolina over the next two seasons.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15497</s:story_id></item><item><title>Stephens Closes Outdoor Season at NCAA East First Round</title><link>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/29/mens-track-stephens-closes-outdoor-season-at-ncaa-east-first-round.aspx</link><guid>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/29/mens-track-stephens-closes-outdoor-season-at-ncaa-east-first-round.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kristopher Stephens" src="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/29/1A7A3668.JPG" /><br /><br />Norfolk State men's field student-athlete Kristopher Stephens closed competition for the Spartans at the NCAA East First Round on Friday evening.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/29/1A7A3668.JPG" /><media:content url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/29/1A7A3668.JPG"><media:title>Kristopher Stephens</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/29/1A7A3668.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:15:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15496</s:story_id></item><item><title>Robinson Represents NSU Women’s Program on National Stage</title><link>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/28/womens-track-robinson-represents-nsu-womens-program-on-national-stage.aspx</link><guid>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/28/womens-track-robinson-represents-nsu-womens-program-on-national-stage.aspx</guid><category>Women's Track</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Brooklyn Robinson" src="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/28/GU8A0716.jpg" /><br /><br />Norfolk State women's track and field student-athlete Brooklyn Robinson represented the Spartans at the NCAA East First Round on Thursday evening.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/GU8A0716.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/GU8A0716.jpg"><media:title>Brooklyn Robinson</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/GU8A0716.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:02:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15495</s:story_id></item><item><title>Game Time Announced for Norfolk State-Old Dominion Football Clash</title><link>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/27/game-time-announced-for-norfolk-state-old-dominion-football-clash.aspx</link><guid>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/27/game-time-announced-for-norfolk-state-old-dominion-football-clash.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="William Dick Price Stadium 2025 Homecoming" src="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/10/IMG_3934.jpg" /><br /><br />NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk State Athletics announced on Wednesday that the Spartans' football matchup against Old Dominion University Athletics on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 will kick off at 6 p.m. at S.B. Ballard Stadium. The contest will broadcast live on ESPN+.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/10/IMG_3934.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/10/IMG_3934.jpg"><media:title>William Dick Price Stadium 2025 Homecoming</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/10/IMG_3934.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15493</s:story_id></item><item><title>Winfield, Basking Represent NSU to Open NCAA East Regional</title><link>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/27/mens-track-winfield-basking-represent-nsu-to-open-ncaa-east-regional.aspx</link><guid>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/27/mens-track-winfield-basking-represent-nsu-to-open-ncaa-east-regional.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kendrick Winfield and Christopher Basking" src="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/27/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg" /><br /><br />Norfolk State men's track and field athletes Kendrick Winfield and Christopher Basking competed at the NCAA East First Round on Wednesday evening.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg"><media:title>Kendrick Winfield and Christopher Basking</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 20:03:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15494</s:story_id></item><item><title>Norfolk State Wins Third Consecutive Talmadge Layman Hill Men’s All-Sports Award; Dr. Melody Webb Honored as Guardian of the Game</title><link>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/23/mens-basketball-norfolk-state-wins-third-consecutive-talmadge-layman-hill-mens-all-sports-award-dr-melody-webb-honored-as-guardian-of-the-game.aspx</link><guid>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/23/mens-basketball-norfolk-state-wins-third-consecutive-talmadge-layman-hill-mens-all-sports-award-dr-melody-webb-honored-as-guardian-of-the-game.aspx</guid><category>Women's Bowling, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Football, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Men's Track, Women's Track, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Khrystin Accepts the Talmadge Hillman Award" src="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/23/0D6A2370.JPG" /><br /><br />NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk State Athletics Department earned the Talmadge Layman Hill Men's All-Sports Award for the 2025-26 academic year, presented annually to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) institution with the greatest success across all men's athletic programs.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/23/0D6A2370.JPG" /><media:content url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/23/0D6A2370.JPG"><media:title>Khrystin Accepts the Talmadge Hillman Award</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/23/0D6A2370.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 08:02:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15492</s:story_id></item><item><title>Norfolk State Qualifies Four Student-Athletes for NCAA East First Round</title><link>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/21/mens-track-norfolk-state-qualifies-four-student-athletes-for-ncaa-east-first-round.aspx</link><guid>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/21/mens-track-norfolk-state-qualifies-four-student-athletes-for-ncaa-east-first-round.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track, Women's Track</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NCAA East Region Qualifiers" src="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/21/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg" /><br /><br />The Norfolk State track & field program qualified four student-athletes for the NCAA East First Round at the Jim Green Track and Field Center in Lexington, Ky., May 27-30.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg"><media:title>NCAA East Region Qualifiers</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:23:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15491</s:story_id></item><item><title>Blakeney, Journette Receive All-NEC Honors</title><link>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/20/baseball-blakeney-journette-receive-all-nec-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://nsuspartans.com/news/2026/5/20/baseball-blakeney-journette-receive-all-nec-honors.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ethan Blakeney and Justin Journette" src="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/19/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg" /><br /><br />Norfolk State baseball pitcher Ethan Blakeney and outfielder Justin Journette earned All-NEC Second Team honors, the conference announced on Wednesday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/19/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/19/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg"><media:title>Ethan Blakeney and Justin Journette</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsuspartans.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/19/HBCUAwardWinners.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:14:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15490</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>