| Fort Hays State Tigers | |
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| University | Fort Hays State University |
| Conference | The MIAA (primary) GAC (men's soccer) |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Lisa Goddard McGuirk |
| Location | Hays,Kansas |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | Lewis Field |
| Basketball arena | Gross Memorial Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | Larks Park |
| Mascot | Victor E. Tiger |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Colors | Black and gold[1] |
| Website | fhsuathletics |
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TheFort Hays State Tigers are the athletic teams that representFort Hays State University, located inHays,Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of theNCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in theMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) for most of its sports since the 2006–07 academic year;[2] while its men's soccer team competes in theGreat American Conference (GAC). The Tigers previously competed in theRocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1989–90 to 2005–06 (which they were a member on a previous stint from 1968–69 to 1971–72); in theCentral States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) of theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; in theGreat Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; in theCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68; and in theKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1902–03 to 1922–23.
Fort Hays State offers eighteen sports at a varsity level. Entering the 2010–2011 school year, Fort Hays State has captured 58 Conference titles. They also have captured nine total national championships.[3]
Fort Hays State competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
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| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Golf |
| Football | Soccer |
| Golf | Softball |
| Soccer | Tennis |
| Track and field† | Track and field† |
| Wrestling | Volleyball |
| † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor | |
The Fort Hays Statebasketball program holds several national basketball titles; the men's team claimed national championships in 1984 and 1985 (NAIA), back to back, and in 1996 (NCAA Division II) with a 34–0 record. In 2020, the team upset Division IKansas State with an 81–68 victory.
The women's basketball team also brought home the national title in 1991 (NAIA). The team is currently coached byTalia Kahrs.
Thefootball program at Fort Hays began in 1902.[4] The first year a coach was assigned to the team was 1913 whenIra Van Cleave led the team to a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.[5] Other coaches in the school's history includeWayne J. McConnell,Jim Gilstrap,James J. Yeager, and formerKansasGovernorAndrew Frank Schoeppel. The coach beginning in 2011 isChris Brown. Fort Hays State captured their first ever MIAA conference championship with a 13–12 win over Northwest Missouri State University on November 4, 2017, as they won their 10th game of the season against no losses with one regular season game against the University of Nebraska at Kearney remaining.
| Sport | Association | Division | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
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| Men's basketball (2) | NAIA (2) | Single (2) | 1984 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 48–46 (OT) |
| 1985 | Wayland Baptist | 82–80 (OT) |
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