Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers

The Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers (also known as NWOSU Rangers) are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern Oklahoma State University, located in Alva, Oklahoma, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Rangers compete as members of the Great American Conference for all 11 varsity sports.

Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers
UniversityNorthwestern Oklahoma State University
ConferenceGreat American Conference
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorBrad Franz
LocationAlva, Oklahoma
Varsity teams11
Football stadiumRanger Field
Basketball arenaPercefull Fieldhouse
Baseball stadiumMyers Stadium
Soccer stadiumAlva Recreational Complex
NicknameRangers
ColorsBlack and Red[1]
         
Websitewww.riderangersride.com

On May 11, 2011, Northwestern announced that they had accepted an invitation to the Great American Conference for all sports in the 2012–2013 academic year and would begin their transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II. On July 12, 2011 Northwestern Oklahoma State University was denied admittance into the NCAA Division 2 Membership Process for the 2011–12 cycle; the school was accepted into the membership process one year later.[2] Schools must complete a membership process, spanning 3 years, before gaining active status and becoming eligible for championship competition. On July 17, 2015 the NCAA announced that effective September 1, 2015, the school will be active Division II members.[3]

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's Sports

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Rodeo

Women's Sports

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Rodeo
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball

Softball

The Ranger softball team appeared in one Women's College World Series in 1976.[4]

Track and field

On January 26, 2018, following a 30-year absence from competition, Northwestern Director of Athletics Brad Franz announced that the school would be adding women's track & field to its varsity sports.[5] The team competed in its first event February 1, 2019, at the Wichita State Invitational under head coach Jill Lancaster.[6]

Alumni

References
  1. Northwestern Rangers Official Style Guide (PDF). July 28, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. "About the Great American Conference". the Great American Conference. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. Stark, Rachel (July 17, 2015). "Seven Schools to join Division II". NCAA. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  4. Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
  5. "Northwestern to Add Women's Track and Field". Northwestern Oklahoma State Athletics. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  6. "TRACK ATHLETES FINISH THIRD IN HISTORIC MEET". Northwestern Oklahoma State Athletics. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  7. "Korey Williams". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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