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|name=Sul Ross Lobos |
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|university=Sul Ross State University |
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|conference=[[Lone Star Conference]] |
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|association=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] |
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|division=[[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] |
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|director=Bobby Mesker |
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|location=[[Alpine, Texas]] |
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|teams=14 varsity teams, [[National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association|NIRA]] rodeo |
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|stadium=Jackson Field |
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|basketballarena=Pete P. Gallego Center |
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|baseballfield=[[Kokernot Field]] |
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|arena2=Graves-Pierce Recreational Complex |
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|mascot=Sully |
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|nickname=Lobos |
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|color1=Red |
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|color2=Grey<ref name="symbols">{{cite web |url=http://www.sulross.edu/sites/default/files//sites/default/files/users/docs/admissions/merchant_guidelines_and_branding_standards_rev_03-03-2016.pdf |title= Sull Ross Merchant Guidelines and Branding Standards |access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref>{{rp|5}} |
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|pageurl=http://www.srlobos.com/ |
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The '''Sul Ross State University Lobos''' are the athletic teams of [[Sul Ross State University]], a [[public university]] in [[Alpine, Texas]]. They compete in the [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] level of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) in the [[Lone Star Conference]]. |
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Sul Ross State competes in 12 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.<ref>[https://srlobos.com/news/2018/6/4/general-track-and-field-at-sul-ross-ends-cross-country-continues-mens-soccer-begins.aspx "Track and Field Ends at Sul Ross"]</ref> |
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In July 2023, Lobos athletic programs were approved for reclassification to [[NCAA Division II|Division II]].<ref>[https://www.mrt.com/sports/college/article/sul-ross-moving-ncaa-division-ii-competition-18199904.php "Sul Ross moving up to NCAA Division II competition"] ''Midland Reporter-Telegram''. Retrieved 2023-07-26.</ref> On July 1, 2024, the university became a member of the [[Lone Star Conference]].<ref>[https://lonestarconference.org/news/2023/7/22/general-sul-ross-state-to-join-the-lsc-on-july-1-2024.aspx "Sul Ross State to join the LSC on July 1, 2024"] Lone Star Conference. Retrieved 2023-07-26.</ref> |
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==Volleyball== |
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In 1970 and 1971, the women's volleyball team won the first two [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women]] Volleyball National Championships. The AIAW governed women's sports prior to [[NCAA]] recognition. Sul Ross State defeated [[UCLA Bruins women's volleyball|UCLA]] and [[Long Beach State athletics|Long Beach State]], respectively, in the championship matches. In addition, Sul Ross won [[Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1976–1997)|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] Conference Championship in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1991. |
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==Football== |
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* Independent, 1923–1927 |
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* [[Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (TIAA), 1928–1929 |
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* Independent, 1930 |
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* TIAA, 1931–1932 |
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* Independent, 1933–1935 |
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* [[Alamo Conference]], 1936–1939 |
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:Co-champion: 1936 |
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* No teams fielded, 1940–1945 during [[World War II]] |
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* [[New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference]], 1946–1949 |
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:Champions: 1947, 1948, and 1949 |
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:As a member of the NMIC, Sul Ross never lost a conference game including during its initial, probationary 1946 season when the team did not play a complete conference schedule and was ineligible for a league title.<ref name="NMIC">{{cite web|title=New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference|url=http://cdm61prod.dlt.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/saylor/id/2304|last=Saylor|first=Roger B.|format=XLS|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref> |
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* [[Lone Star Conference]], 1950–1975 |
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:Champions: 1950 and 1965 |
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:1951 [[Aztec Bowl (game)|Aztec Bowl]] Champion defeating [[ONEFA]] All-Stars 41–40 |
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:1964 [[All-Sports Bowl]] Champion defeating [[East Central Tigers|East Central State]] 21–13 |
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:1965 [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] Div. I playoff loss to [[Linfield College#Athletics|Linfield College]], 27–30 |
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* [[Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1976–1997)|TIAA]], 1976–1995 |
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:Champion: 1982 (undefeated regular season) |
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:Co-champions: 1981, 1983, and 1985 |
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:1982 NAIA Div. II playoff loss to [[William Jewell Cardinals|William Jewell]], 43–44 |
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* [[American Southwest Conference]], 1996–present |
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:Co-champion: 1996 |
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In 2007, it was announced that 59-year-old [[Mike Flynt]] would be joining the Sul Ross football team. He had played college football when he was originally enrolled in college and his athletic eligibility had not expired.[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2986313]. |
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In 2015, the team finished 3–7.<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 Football Schedule|url=http://www.srlobos.com/schedule.aspx?path=football}}</ref> |
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==Baseball== |
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[[File:Kokernot Field 2008.jpg|right|thumb|Kokernot Field in 2008]] |
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* NAIA World Series Champion – 1957 |
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* TIAA Champions- 1988, 1990, 1996 |
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* ASC Champion – 1999 |
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The Lobos home park, [[Kokernot Field]], was the host for the first ever NAIA Baseball World Series. ''Texas Monthly'' called Kokernot Field the Yankee Stadium of Texas. |
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==Men's basketball championships== |
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* ASC Western Division – 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2018 |
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* ASC Tournament – 2004 |
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* NCAA D-III Sweet 16 – 2004 |
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==Women's basketball championships== |
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* ASC – 1987, 1992 and 1995 |
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==Tennis championships== |
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* Men's TIAA – 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1988 |
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* Women's TIAA – 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983. 1985, 1988, and 1992 |
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==Track and field championships== |
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* Men's LSC – 1971 |
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* Frank Krhut – LSC Coach of the Year 1971 |
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* Women's TIAA – 1980 |
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==Cross country== |
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* Men – the Lobos best ASC Conference Meet finish was fifth place in 2008. |
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* Women – the Lady Lobos placed fifth at the ASC Conference Meet in 2004, 2005 and 2006. |
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==Softball== |
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Sul Ross began playing softball in 1996. |
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==Women's Soccer== |
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Sul Ross State University hired Marquis Muse in July 2015 as its first Head Women's Soccer Coach. The Lobos finished 2–8 in conference play and 3–13 overall in its inaugural season. |
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==Men's golf== |
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Sul Ross captured the 1985 TIAA Golf Championship by 80 strokes. 1st Team All Conference\Medalist Blake Moody(Ozona, TX), 1st Team All Conference Daniel Nunez(Alpine, TX) and Kevin Farrer(Alpine, TX), 2nd Team All Conference Ronnie Martinez(Marfa, TX) and Kevin Burnett(Pecos, TX), but has subsequently dropped the program. |
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==Intercollegiate rodeo== |
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Sul Ross was a founding member of the [[National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association]] and has a long and successful history with seven national titles, placing in the top 10 at the College National Finals Rodeo 33 times, and having six all-around cowboys and cowgirls. |
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* Men's NIRA Titles – 1949, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1982, and 1983 |
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* Women's NIRA Title – 1985 |
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* All-Around Cowboys – Harley May 1949 and 1950, Tex Martin 1953, and Cody Lambert 1982 |
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* All-Around Cowgirls – Donna Jean Saul 1962 |
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==Notable athletes and coaches== |
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* [[Paul Pierce (American football)|Paul Pierce]] (1914–2004) – He participated in football and basketball, and graduated in 1938 with his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. In 1946, Pierce was hired at his alma mater to rebuild a football program that was discontinued during WWII. He guided the Lobos to 18 consecutive wins, four conference championships, and two bowl games, including the 1949 Tangerine Bowl. He returned to Sul Ross in 1968 as a professor of health and education and chairman of the physical education department. Although better known for his football teams, he had an outstanding record at Sul Ross as the women's volleyball coach. From 1971 to 1975, he directed them to the national tournament three times, won the national championship, and placed fifth in the nation twice. |
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* [[Norm Cash]] (1934–1986) – He was selected All-Lone Star Conference in football and baseball. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears as a running back in 1955, but declined to play pro football. Cash was a first baseman who spent almost his entire career with the [[Detroit Tigers]]. An outstanding power hitter, his 377 career home runs were the fourth-most by an AL left-handed hitter when he retired, behind Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and Lou Gehrig; his 373 home runs with the Tigers rank second in franchise history behind his teammate Al Kaline (399). He also led the AL in assists three times and fielding percentage twice; he ranked among the all-time leaders in assists (fourth, 1317) and double plays (10th, 1347) upon his retirement, and was fifth in AL history in games at first base (1943). Honors include: 1968 World Series Champion, five-time MLB All-Star, and 1961 AL batting champion. |
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* [[Gene Alford]] (1905–1975) (football) – QB Portsmith Spartans [[NFL]] 1931–33 and Cincinnati/St. Louis 1934 |
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* [[Don Bingham]] (1929–1997) (football) – RB [[Chicago Bears]] 1956, [[BC Lions]] 1958 |
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* [[Wilbur Huckle]] (born 1941) (baseball) – Infielder in the New York Mets minor league system from 1963 to 1971, and managed a Mets farm team from 1972 to 1974. Played baseball at Sul Ross State in 1961 and 1962.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56973542/lobo-baseball-team-rates-with-the-best/ |title=Lobo Baseball Team Rates With The Best |newspaper=[[Del Rio News-Herald]] |location=[[Del Rio, Texas]] |page=6 |date=June 5, 1961 |access-date=August 8, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56979864/uofa-unloads-big-guns-mauls-sul-ross/ |title=UofA Unloads Big Guns; Mauls Sul Ross, 22-10 |newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]] |location=[[Phoenix, Arizona]] |page=31 |date=April 10, 1962 |access-date=August 8, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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* [[John Hatley (American football)|John Hatley]] (football) – OL/DL Chicago Bears 1953–1955 and [[Denver Broncos]] 1960 |
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* [[Alfredo Avila (American football)|Alfredo Avila]] (football) – DB [[Washington Redskins]] and San Antonio Toros, Little All-America in 1965 and 1966, set a national record with five interceptions in a 1965 game against East Texas State, claimed 36 career interceptions, still a school record |
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* [[Randall Carroll]] (born 1991) (football) – DB free agent contract with the [[Minnesota Vikings]] 2014 |
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* [[Larry Jackson (basketball)|Larry Jackson]] (basketball) – Ninth-round draft choice [[Atlanta Hawks]] 1970 |
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* [[Scott Kubosh]] (baseball) – All-Conference shortstop 1999, ASC Western Division Player of the year 1999, [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] organization with the Johnstown Johnnies of the [[Frontier League]] 1999–2000 |
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* [[Dakota Dill]] (baseball) – [[Atlanta Braves]] organization with [[Danville Braves]] of the [[Appalachian League]] 2013 |
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* [[Derrick Bernard]] (baseball and football) – [[New York Mets]] organization with the Port St. Lucie Mets of the [[Gulf Coast League]] |
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* [[Dominique Carson]] (football) – 2014 [[CPIFL]] Rookie of the Year, RB [[Dodge City Law]], during his final season with the Lobos, Carson led all NCAA Division III players with 2368 all purpose yards. He tied the NCAA record for touchdowns in a game when he scored eight times in a 70–65 victory at Texas Lutheran. |
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* [[Mychal Pinson]] (basketball) – [[Soles de Mexicali]] in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Mexico. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.srlobos.com/ Official website] |
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