| Colorado College Tigers | |
|---|---|
| University | Colorado College |
| Conference | SCAC,NCHC,MWC |
| NCAA | Division III / Division I |
| Athletic director | Lesley Irvine |
| Location | Colorado Springs,Colorado |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Basketball arena | Reid Arena |
| Ice hockey arena | Ed Robson Arena |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Colors | Black and gold[1] |
| Website | cctigers |
TheColorado College Tigers are composed of 16 teams representingColorado College in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and track and field. Men's sports include ice hockey. Women's sports include volleyball. The Tigers compete inNCAA Division III and are members of theSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conference for all sports except men's ice hockey and women's soccer, which compete inNCAA Division I. Themen's ice hockey team is a member of theNational Collegiate Hockey Conference, while the women's soccer team is a member of theMountain West Conference.[2]
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Basketball | Basketball |
| Cross Country | Cross Country |
| Ice Hockey | Lacrosse |
| Lacrosse | Soccer |
| Soccer | Swimming & Diving |
| Swimming & Diving | Tennis |
| Tennis | Track and Field |
| Track and Field | Volleyball |

The school's sports teams are nicknamed the "Tigers" Colorado College competes at theNCAADivision III level in all sports except men'shockey, in which it participates in theNCAA Division INational Collegiate Hockey Conference, and women's soccer, where it competes as an NCAA Division I team in theMountain West Conference. CC dropped its intercollegiate athletic programs infootball, softball, and women'swater polo following the 2008–09 academic year.[3]
In 1994, a student referendum to change the athletic teams' nicknames to the Cutthroat Trout narrowly failed, by a margin of 468–423.[4]
The Tigers hockey team won the NCAA Division I championship twice (1950, 1957), were runners up three times (1952, 1955, 1996) and have made the NCAA Tournament eighteen times, including eleven times since 1995.[5] In 1996, 1997, and 2005, CC played in theFrozen Four, finishing second in 1996. Fifty-five CC Tigers have been named All-Americans.[6] Hockey Hall of Fame coach Bob Johnson coached the Tigers from 1963 to 1966.[7]
The current hockey coach isKris Mayotte, who was named the 15th head coach in the history of the school's hockey program in April 2021.[8]
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