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Truman State University Athletics
The Truman State Bulldogs compete in the NCAA’s Division II and in the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAA). Men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling. Women’s sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball. Truman State is home to a first-class natatorium that includes a six-lane, 25-yard swimming pool for competition and practice in the winter and spring. Truman State’s swimmers compete nationally, and the women’s swim team won national championships in 2001 and 2002. Students are invited to use the natatorium for general recreation throughout the week. Stokes stadium is home to the football team and includes Gardner Track for the track and field teams. The soccer field is located near the stadium, as are the tennis and baseball/softball facilities. Pershing Arena houses three basketball courts, with separate courts reserved for volleyball and for men’s and women’s basketball. There are also student-use handball and racquetball courts located in Pershing Arena. In the last seven years, Truman State’s athletics program has finished in the top 10 of the United States Sports Academy’s Directors’ Cup, which honors broad-based athletics programs at select institutions. In five of the last seven years, Truman State has been the top-ranked MIAA school in Directors’ Cup finishing.
Truman State University is an NCAA Division II School. Teams compete in the Midwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, and wrestling. Women’s sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, and volleyball. The team nick-name is the Bulldogs.
p. Athletic facilities at Truman State University include a natatorium, a gymnasium, a stadium and track, softball and baseball fields, soccer fields, and tennis courts.
p. Among the championships and awards that Truman State University has received are several conference and tournament titles, and five consecutive national championships in women’s swimming. A number of athletes have also been honored for their academic success.
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