The week of Nov. 18-22 marks the 20th anniversary of International Education Week, which is an annual celebration of international education and exchange worldwide and a perfect time to highlight the many contributions that international student-athletes bring to the intercollegiate athletic teams here at St. Cloud State University.
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Laura Kluge
A total of 26 athletes representing 13 different countries are currently participating in intercollegiate athletics here at St. Cloud State University. These international students compete in a variety of sports at St. Cloud State with women's hockey leading the list with eight international players on its 2019-20 roster.
SCSU men's hockey has six international student on its current roster, while the Huskies' men's basketball team has five international players representing Sweden, New Zealand, Norway, Spain and Australia. The international influence is also felt on the SCSU men's swim and dive team with athletes from Brazil, Germany, Spain and Sweden and the SCSU women's swim team with an athlete from Malaysia. The St. Cloud State soccer and softball teams also have one international athlete apiece.
"Our International guys have experience playing within their national programs and have had the opportunity to play against older, more experienced players," SCSU men's basketball coach Matt Reimer said. "This in turn has exposed them to a lot of different situations on the basketball floor that helps prepare them for the college game.​"
Here are some facts about the state's and SCSU's engagement in international education as reported by Open Doors 2019 data and shared this week by the Institute of International Education (IIE):
Minnesota ranks 19th in the United States for number of international students.
There are 15,279 international students studying at institutions in the State of Minnesota.
St. Cloud State University is ranked 2nd in the state of Minnesota for the highest number of internationalstudents with 1,714 international students
St. Cloud State University is ranked 11th in the nation among the Master's granting institutions for the number of international students.
St. Cloud State is ranked 39th in the top 40 Master's Colleges and Universities for study abroad nationwide.
8,490 American students studied abroad through Minnesota institutions in 2017/2018 (346 from St. Cloud State University)
Here is a rundown of the international student-athletes who are competing for St. Cloud State University in 2019-20.
