| Columbus State Cougars | |
|---|---|
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| University | Columbus State University |
| Conference | Peach Belt (primary) |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Justin Hay |
| Location | Columbus, Georgia |
| Varsity teams | 16 (7 men's, 8 women's, 1 co-ed) |
| Basketball arena | Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center |
| Baseball stadium | Burger King Stadium at Ragsdale Field |
| Softball stadium | Cougar Field |
| Soccer stadium | Walden Soccer Complex |
| Tennis venue | John W. Walden Tennis Center |
| Mascot | Cody Cougar |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Colors | Columbus State Blue and Columbus State Red[1] |
| Website | csucougars |
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| Team NCAA championships | |
| 5 | |
| Individual and relay NCAA champions | |
| 3[2] | |
TheColumbus State Cougars are the athletic teams that representColumbus State University, located inColumbus, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports at theDivision II level of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in thePeach Belt Conference since the 1990–91 academic year.
Columbus State competes in sixteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, tennis, and track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and track and field. The school also offers a cheer team.
NCAA
The Cougars competed in women's volleyball from 2013 to 2016, compiling a 54–65 record over four seasons.[4]
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Golf |
| Golf | Soccer |
| Tennis | Softball |
| Track and field | Tennis |
| Track and field |
The Columbus State baseball team has made eight appearances to theNCAA Division II Baseball Championship, twenty-four NCAA Regional Championship appearances, and is frequently in theNCSWA National Top 30 Poll. The Cougars won the 2002 NCAA Division II World Series and were the national runner-up at the 1986, 2007 and 2018 NCAA Division II World Series.
The CSU golf team has won six NCAA National Championships; 1978, 1980, 1989, 1992, 1994 and 1997.[5]
In April 2015, the school's co-ed rifle program was discontinued after existing for six seasons. Prior to discontinuation the team competed at theDivision I level as members of theOhio Valley Conference starting in the 2012–13 school year.[6]
Former assistant rifle coach,Jamie Gray, won the gold medal at the2012 London Olympics in theWomen's 50 meter rifle three positions event with a score of 691.9.
Columbus State Athletics Department co-hosted the 2011 Rifle National Championship withFort Benning. This was the first time a national championship was hosted on CSU's campus.
The Lady Cougar soccer team has made 13 consecutive NCAA Tournaments since 2006, just its third season in existence. Columbus State has won or shared 12 of the last 14 Peach Belt Conference regular season championships, making 12 PBC Tournament championship games in that span and winning eight (2006–08, 2010, 2014–16, 2018). Head coach Jay Entlich, a seven-time PBC Coach of the Year (2005, 2008, 2014–18), has guided the Lady Cougars since their 2004 inception.[7]
| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Rival | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA | Division II | Men's Golf | 1992 | Troy State | 1,144–1,176 |
| 1994 | North Florida | 1,175–1,179 | |||
| 1997 | North Florida | 1,149–1,153 | |||
| Baseball[8] | 2002 | Chico State | 5–3 | ||
| Men's Tennis[9] | 2018 | Barry | 5–4 |
| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Individual(s) | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA | Division II | Men's Golf | 1991 | Clete Cole | Individual Title | 287 |
| 1992 | Diego Ventureira | 285 | ||||
| 2007 | Christian Ries | 286 |
