<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://esuhornets.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Emporia State University Athletics</title><link>https://esuhornets.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for Emporia State University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://esuhornets.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>47 Hornets Earn MIAA Academic Honors in Outdoor Track &amp; Field</title><link>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/10/mens-track-and-field-47-hornets-earn-miaa-academic-honors-in-outdoor-track-field.aspx</link><guid>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/10/mens-track-and-field-47-hornets-earn-miaa-academic-honors-in-outdoor-track-field.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 MIAA Academic Awards 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Honors</title><link>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/9/mens-tennis-nine-hornet-tennis-players-earn-miaa-academic-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/9/mens-tennis-nine-hornet-tennis-players-earn-miaa-academic-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 MIAA Tennis Academic Awards graphic" src="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/9/2026_tennis_academic_awards_copy.png" /><br /><br />June 9, 2026 – Diego Calvo and Anton Sarunic were named MIAA Scholar Athletes, to highlight nine Emporia State tennis student-athletes that were recognized by the conference for the academic accomplishments.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/9/2026_tennis_academic_awards_copy.png" /><media:content 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CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11643</s:story_id></item><item><title>Welcome New Emporia State Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Justin Tabor</title><link>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/9/welcome-new-emporia-state-mens-basketball-assistant-coach-justin-tabor.aspx</link><guid>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/9/welcome-new-emporia-state-mens-basketball-assistant-coach-justin-tabor.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Welcome Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Justin Tabor graphic" src="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/9/Welcome_Staff_Tabor_MBB.png" /><br /><br />June 9, 2026-Emporia State men's basketball coach Tom Billeter has announced the addition of Justin Tabor to the Hornet coaching staff.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Kyndal Moore will play for the Blue Team while Jade Xu will play for the Red Team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/KVA_All-Star_Game.jpg" /><media:content url="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/KVA_All-Star_Game.jpg"><media:title>2026 Emporia State Volleyball players Kyndal Moore and Jade Xu in KVA All-Star Game</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/KVA_All-Star_Game.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 5 Jun 2026 11:56:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11778</s:story_id></item><item><title>Welcome New Emporia State Soccer Assistant Coach Josue Rivas</title><link>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/4/womens-soccer-welcome-new-emporia-state-soccer-assistant-coach-josue-rivas.aspx</link><guid>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/4/womens-soccer-welcome-new-emporia-state-soccer-assistant-coach-josue-rivas.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Welcome New Emporia State Soccer Assistant Coach Josue Rivas graphic" src="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Welcome_Staff_Rivas_2026.png" /><br /><br />June 4, 2026-Emporia State soccer coach Jane Grimley-Gunn has announced the addition of Josue Rivas to the Hornet coaching staff.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Welcome_Staff_Rivas_2026.png" /><media:content url="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Welcome_Staff_Rivas_2026.png"><media:title>Welcome New Emporia State Soccer Assistant Coach Josue Rivas graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Welcome_Staff_Rivas_2026.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2026 14:59:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11777</s:story_id></item><item><title>Emporia State Athletics Recognized at MIAA Awards Celebration</title><link>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/2/softball-emporia-state-athletics-recognized-at-miaa-awards-celebration.aspx</link><guid>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/2/softball-emporia-state-athletics-recognized-at-miaa-awards-celebration.aspx</guid><category>Football, Men's Track and Field, Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Compilation of Landon Boss, Miranda Campbell and Josh Honeycutt" src="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/2/2026_MIAA_Night_of_Celebration.png" /><br /><br />June 2, 2026- Emporia State national champion triple jumper Josh Honeycutt and National Softball Player of the Year Miranda Campbell were formally inducted into the MIAA Hall of Fame on Monday night as part of the MIAA Awards Celebration Ceremony presented by Seigfreid Bingham on Monday, June 1, at the Nelson-Atkins Museum  Auditorium in Kansas City. Hornet All-American linebacker Landon Boss was one of five finalists for the Ken B. Jones Award recognized on stage as well.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/2/2026_MIAA_Night_of_Celebration.png" /><media:content url="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/2/2026_MIAA_Night_of_Celebration.png"><media:title>Compilation of Landon Boss, Miranda Campbell and Josh Honeycutt</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/2/2026_MIAA_Night_of_Celebration.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2026 15:57:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11776</s:story_id></item><item><title>Five from Hornet Baseball Named Academic All-District</title><link>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/2/five-from-hornet-baseball-named-academic-all-district.aspx</link><guid>https://esuhornets.com/news/2026/6/2/five-from-hornet-baseball-named-academic-all-district.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="26 ESU BB CSC Academic All-District" src="https://esuhornets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/2/baseball_all_district.png" /><br /><br />June 2, 2026 - For the fourth consecutive year, Emporia State baseball had five players earn Academic All-District honors as selected by College Sports Communicators. 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