| Tabor Bluejays | |
|---|---|
| University | Tabor College |
| Conference | KCAC |
| NAIA | Region IV |
| Athletic director | Jeff Brewer |
| Location | Hillsboro,Kansas |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Football stadium | Joel H. Wiens Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Tabor College Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | West Side Athletic Field |
| Softball stadium | Bluejay Field |
| Soccer stadium | Joel H. Wiens Stadium |
| Tennis venue | Indoor Tennis Center |
| Nickname | Bluejays |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| Website | taborbluejays |
TheTabor Bluejays are the athletic teams that represent Tabor College, located inHillsboro, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in theKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1968–69 academic year.
Tabor competes in 16 intercollegiate varsity sports:
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Golf |
| Football | Soccer |
| Golf | Softball |
| Soccer | Tennis |
| Tennis | Track and field1 |
| Track and field1 | Volleyball |
| 1 – includes both indoor and outdoor | |
Tabor college women's basketball team was nationally ranked in 2007.[2]
The current head football coach at Tabor isMike Gardner. Coach Gardner returned to take over the 2010 season after serving as head coach for the 2004 and 2005 seasons, where the teams posted a combined record of 20 wins and 3 losses with two consecutive conference championships and two post-season appearances.[3] In 2009, Tabor College builtJoel Wiens Stadium, a new football complex that is shared withHillsboro High School.[4]
In 2012, Tabor redshirt Junior Brandon Brown was foundmurdered in nearbyMcPherson, Kansas. Two former members of theMcPherson Bulldogs football team were charged. As of October 5, 2012, the investigation is ongoing.[5]
| Venue | Sport(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Joel H. Wiens Stadium | Football Soccer Track and field | [6] |
| West Side Athletic Field | Baseball | [7] |
| Bluejay Field | Baseball | [8] |
| Tabor College Gymnasium | Basketball Volleyball | [9][10] |
| Indoor Tennis Center | Tennis | [11] |