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Football Fits in the Long Term Plan at Mount Marty College

Football Fits in the Long Term Plan at Mount Marty College

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Mount Marty College made the announcement yesterday (Tuesday) that they will begin a varsity football program and compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. (GPAC)

President Marc Long says adding football fits into their over strategic plan…

Long says it took a while to get to this decision..

Long says besides starting construction of a fieldhouse and adding football, they continue to emphasis academics…

Mount Marty will play home games at Crane-Youngworth Field, which was the home of Yankton College until the school closed in 1984.The first season will kick off in the fall of 2022.

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