<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="http://artuathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Academy of Art University Athletics</title><link>http://artuathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=msoc</link><description>Latest news items for Academy of Art University Athletics</description><atom:link href="http://artuathletics.com/rss?path=msoc" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>30 Knights Celebrated As ART U Athletics Class Of 2025</title><link>http://artuathletics.com/news/2025/5/19/30-knights-celebrated-as-art-u-athletics-class-of-2025.aspx</link><guid>http://artuathletics.com/news/2025/5/19/30-knights-celebrated-as-art-u-athletics-class-of-2025.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Men's Track &amp; 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PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>28</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7721</s:story_id></item><item><title>2024 Men's Soccer Season In Review</title><link>http://artuathletics.com/news/2024/12/16/2024-mens-soccer-season-in-review.aspx</link><guid>http://artuathletics.com/news/2024/12/16/2024-mens-soccer-season-in-review.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2024 Men's Soccer Team (cropped)" src="http://artuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/8/30/2024_Men_s_Soccer_Team__cropped_.png" /><br /><br />Academy of Art men's soccer hung tough in their 2024 season with Head Coach Danny Kirkland closing out his third season at the Urban Knights' helm in a year focused on building towards the future with 13 new players competing for the squad.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Duo</title><link>http://artuathletics.com/news/2024/11/9/mens-soccer-closes-out-2024-by-celebrating-senior-duo.aspx</link><guid>http://artuathletics.com/news/2024/11/9/mens-soccer-closes-out-2024-by-celebrating-senior-duo.aspx</guid><category>Men's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Chris Stokes & Elvis Mensah" src="http://artuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/9/Chris_Stokes___Elvis_Mensah.png" /><br /><br />Out at CCSF Soccer Field for the Urban Knights' Senior Day where they honored defender Chris Stokes and forward Elvis Mensah prior to the match, it was Point Loma that would take the Pacific West Conference win to close out 2024 for ART U.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="http://artuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/9/Chris_Stokes___Elvis_Mensah.png" /><media:content 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