<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://athletics.macalester.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Macalester College Athletics</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/rss.aspx?path=football</link><description>Latest news items for Macalester College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.macalester.edu/rss?path=football" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Football: Ten Scots Inducted into Hampshire Honor Society</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2026/4/8/football-ten-scots-inducted-into-hampshire-honor-society.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2026/4/8/football-ten-scots-inducted-into-hampshire-honor-society.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="FB Group 02concordia 25sid" src="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Group_02concordia_25sid.jpg" /><br /><br />Ten members of the Macalester College football team were inducted into the 2026 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF & College Hall of Fame announced today. The NFF Hampshire Honor Society recognizes college football players who have distinguished themselves both academically and athletically.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Group_02concordia_25sid.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Group_02concordia_25sid.jpg"><media:title>FB Group 02concordia 25sid</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/Group_02concordia_25sid.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 14:51:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15574</s:story_id></item><item><title>MIAC Recognizes 88 Scots with Fall Academic All-MIAC Honors</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2026/1/29/recruiting-miac-recognizes-88-scots-with-fall-academic-all-miac-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2026/1/29/recruiting-miac-recognizes-88-scots-with-fall-academic-all-miac-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Recruiting</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MIAC Acad fall25" src="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/29/MIAC_acad_2025_fall.jpg" /><br /><br />Eighty-eight Macalester College student-athletes were named to the Fall 2025 Academic All-Conference team, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced today.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/29/MIAC_acad_2025_fall.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/29/MIAC_acad_2025_fall.jpg"><media:title>MIAC Acad fall25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/29/MIAC_acad_2025_fall.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:21:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15426</s:story_id></item><item><title>Football: Macalester Places Eight on Academic All-District Team</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2026/1/6/football-macalester-places-eight-on-academic-all-district-team.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2026/1/6/football-macalester-places-eight-on-academic-all-district-team.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="FB Acad All District 26" src="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/6/fb_acad_all_dist_1626.jpg" /><br /><br />Eight members of the Macalester College football team earned a spot on the Division III Football Academic All-District Team, the College Sports Communicators announced today. Senior offensive linemen Max Clifford (Arvada, Colo./Pomona), Adam Lail (Eagan, Minn./Two Rivers) and Noel Raehl (Chicago, Ill./Whitney M. Young Magnet), senior defensive back Jacob Degnan (Kansas City, Mo./The Pembroke Hill School), sophomore receiver Paxton Boyd (Newton, Mass./Newton South), sophomore linebacker Dylan Jeppe (Glencoe, Ill./New Trier), sophomore defensive lineman Jake Ray (Houston, Texas/Tompkins) and sophomore running back Tucker Snow (Gresham, Ore./Gresham) earned Academic All-District honors, which recognizes student-athletes for excellence in academics and athletics.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/fb_acad_all_dist_1626.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/fb_acad_all_dist_1626.jpg"><media:title>FB Acad All District 26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/fb_acad_all_dist_1626.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:19:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15404</s:story_id></item><item><title>Football: Clifford Named All-MIAC, Green, Litchford Receive Honorable Mention</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/24/football-clifford-named-all-miac-green-litchford-receive-honorable-mention.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/24/football-clifford-named-all-miac-green-litchford-receive-honorable-mention.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="FB All MIAC 25" src="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/24/fb_all_miac25.jpg" /><br /><br />Senior offensive lineman Max Clifford (Arvada, Colo./Pomona) was selected to the All-MIAC Team, as the conference announced its season awards for football today. Also, sophomore defensive back Jay Green (Roseville, Minn./Mounds Park Academy) and first year running back Brennan Litchford (Milwaukee, Wis./Ronald Reagan) received All-MIAC honorable mention.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/24/fb_all_miac25.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/24/fb_all_miac25.jpg"><media:title>FB All MIAC 25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/24/fb_all_miac25.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:18:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15377</s:story_id></item><item><title>Butler, Green to Attend NCAA Leadership Forum Nov. 20-23</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/18/butler-green-to-attend-ncaa-leadership-forum-nov-20-23.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/18/butler-green-to-attend-ncaa-leadership-forum-nov-20-23.aspx</guid><category>General, Football, Softball, Recruiting</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NCAA SALF 25" src="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/18/ncaa_SALF_25.png" /><br /><br />Macalester College sophomores Safiya Butler (St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield School) of the softball team and Jay Green (Roseville, Minn./Mounds park Academy) will be attending the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum, held Nov. 20-23 in Dallas, Texas. Macalester Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Success and Development Devyn Smith also will be representing Macalester at the forum, which is in its 28th year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/18/ncaa_SALF_25.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/18/ncaa_SALF_25.png"><media:title>NCAA SALF 25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/18/ncaa_SALF_25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:14:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15364</s:story_id></item><item><title>Football: Macalester Finishes Season at Gustavus Adolphus</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/15/football-macalester-finishes-season-at-gustavus-adolphus.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/15/football-macalester-finishes-season-at-gustavus-adolphus.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Vasco Sierra 01sto 25rc" src="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/15/Sierra_Vasco_02sto_25rc.jpg" /><br /><br />ST. PETER, Minn. – The Macalester College football team finished its season today at Gustavus Adolphus College, where it fell to the Gusties, 38-14. Mac concludes its season at 3-7 overall and 2-7 in the MIAC, good for seventh place in the conference, while Gustavus concludes at 5-5 overall and 5-4 in the MIAC, good for fifth.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/Sierra_Vasco_02sto_25rc.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/Sierra_Vasco_02sto_25rc.jpg"><media:title>Vasco Sierra 01sto 25rc</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/Sierra_Vasco_02sto_25rc.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:03:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15353</s:story_id></item><item><title>Football: Strong Effort Comes Up Short in Narrow Loss to Concordia</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/8/football-strong-effort-comes-up-short-in-narrow-loss-to-concordia.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/8/football-strong-effort-comes-up-short-in-narrow-loss-to-concordia.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="FB Group 01concordia 25sid" src="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Group_01concordia_25sid.jpg" /><br /><br />A late touchdown ruined an outstanding effort by the Macalester College football team in a 17-14 loss to visiting Concordia College Saturday afternoon in the final home game of 2025 at John Leaney Field at Macalester Stadium. The MIAC defeat drops the Scots to 3-6 overall and 2-6 in conference play, while the Cobbers improve to 6-3 overall and 5-3 in the MIAC.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Group_01concordia_25sid.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Group_01concordia_25sid.jpg"><media:title>FB Group 01concordia 25sid</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Group_01concordia_25sid.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2025 22:23:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15339</s:story_id></item><item><title>Football: Valley News Article Highlights Frechette Twins</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/5/football-valley-news-article-highlights-frechette-twins.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/5/football-valley-news-article-highlights-frechette-twins.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Frechette Twins feature 25" src="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/5/fb_frechette_11525.jpg" /><br /><br />The Valley News (N.H.) featured Macalester first year twins Andrew and David Frechette (Hanover, N.H./Hanover), who are playing their first season on the Scots' football team. The story discusses why the brothers chose to attend Macalester and their experiences during their first few months in St. Paul. Click here to read the story.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/fb_frechette_11525.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/fb_frechette_11525.jpg"><media:title>Frechette Twins feature 25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/fb_frechette_11525.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2025 15:28:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15331</s:story_id></item><item><title>Football: Weaver Included on D3football.com National Team of the Week</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/4/football-weaver-included-on-d3football-com-national-team-of-the-week.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/4/football-weaver-included-on-d3football-com-national-team-of-the-week.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jason Weaver 07sto 25rc" src="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Weaver_Jason_07sto_25rc.jpg" /><br /><br />Macalester College junior linebacker Jason Weaver (Roselle Park, N.J./Pingry) was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week, the website announced today. The D3football.com Team of the Week recognizes standout Division III players from across the country at each position.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Weaver_Jason_07sto_25rc.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Weaver_Jason_07sto_25rc.jpg"><media:title>Jason Weaver 07sto 25rc</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/Weaver_Jason_07sto_25rc.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2025 12:35:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15327</s:story_id></item><item><title>Football: Jason Weaver Named MIAC Defensive Player of the Week</title><link>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/3/football-jason-weaver-named-miac-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2025/11/3/football-jason-weaver-named-miac-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jason Weaver 04sto 25rc" src="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/3/Weaver_Jason_04sto_25rc.jpg" /><br /><br />Macalester College junior linebacker Jason Weaver (Roselle Park, N.J./Pingry) was selected the MIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 2, the league announced today. Weaver had several big plays to help the Scots defeat St. Olaf, 27-6 this past Saturday at John Leaney Field at Macalester Stadium.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/3/Weaver_Jason_04sto_25rc.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/3/Weaver_Jason_04sto_25rc.jpg"><media:title>Jason Weaver 04sto 25rc</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.macalester.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/3/Weaver_Jason_04sto_25rc.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2025 13:36:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15324</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>