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| Upper Iowa Peacocks | |
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| University | Upper Iowa University |
| Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Rick Hartzell |
| Location | Fayette, Iowa |
| Varsity teams | 13 |
| Football stadium | Harms-Eischeid Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Dorman Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | Robertson Woods Field |
| Soccer stadium | Pattison Field |
| Nickname | Peacock |
| Colors | Peacock blue and white |
| Website | uiupeacocks |
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TheUpper Iowa Peacocks (alsoUIU Peacocks) are the athletic teams that representUpper Iowa University, located inFayette, Iowa, in intercollegiate sports at theDivision II level of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in theGreat Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) for most of their sports since the 2023–24 academic year. The Peacocks previously competed in theNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) from 2003-04 to 2022-23, and theIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC; known as theAmerican Rivers Conference since the 2018–19 academic year) of theNCAA Division III ranks from 1922–23 to 2002–03. Their colors are blue and white.
Upper Iowa competes in 13 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheer and dance.
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Football | Golf |
| Golf | Soccer |
| Soccer | Softball |
| Wrestling | Track and field |
| Volleyball | |
| Wrestling |
Upper Iowa's softball team appeared in twoWomen's College World Series, in 1970 and 1971.[1]
Upper Iowa's men's soccer team won the MIAA conference title in 2015. In the same year they reached the 'Sweet 16' stage of the NCAA tournament.
Football
Upper Iowa’s football team defeated theHillsdale Chargers 37-28 in the inaugural Albanese Candy Bowl (formerly known as the American Crossroads Bowl) Upper Iowa boasts a 1-0 record in bowl games.
In 2023, Upper Iowa cut men's and women's bowling, men's cross country, men's indoor and outdoor track and field, women's tennis, women’s lacrosse, and shotgun sports.
