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| Texas Woman's Pioneers | |
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| University | Texas Woman's University |
| Conference | LSC (primary) Midwest Independent Conference (gymnastics) |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Sandee Mott |
| Location | Denton, Texas |
| Varsity teams | 9 (0 men's, 9 women's) |
| Basketball arena | Kitty Magee Arena |
| Softball stadium | Dianne Baker Field |
| Soccer stadium | Pioneer Soccer Park |
| Mascot | Oakley theBarn Owl |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] |
| Website | twuathletics |
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TheTexas Woman's Pioneers (alsoTWU Pioneers) are the athletics teams that representTexas Woman's University, located inDenton, Texas, inNCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. Even though TWU accepts male students, only female sports are sponsored. The Pioneers compete as members of theLone Star Conference in basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball, and as an independent in gymnastics. The gymnastics team competes in the Midwest Independent Conference which comprises NCAA Division I, II and III institutions. TWU also fields teams in artistic swimming, dance, stunt, and wrestling.
| Texas Woman's Pioneers sports |
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| Artistic Swim |
| Basketball |
| Dance |
| Gymnastics |
| Soccer |
| Softball |
| Stunt |
| Volleyball |
| Wrestling |
As anAIAW Division I team in the 1979Women's College World Series, the Pioneer softball team won the national championship by defeating UCLA, 1–0, in the deciding game, led by pitcherKathy Arendsen.[2]
The TWU Gymnastics squad has won theUSA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships (non-NCAA) with a record 11 team championships since 1993. The most recent championship was in 2018.[3] TWU is the only varsity-level intercollegiate gymnastics program in the state of Texas.
TWU won three women's collegiate outdoor track-and-field national championships: in1969,1971, and1973. These included the first (and three of the first five)DGWS/AIAW track-and-field championships ever held.
The TWU basketball team reached the championship game at the2024 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, where they lost toMinnesota State.[4] They finished the season with a program-record 34 wins.[4]
In 1973, TWU reached the national championship match of the AIAW women's volleyball tournament, only to fall to Long Beach State.
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