Chicago State Cougars

Chicago State Cougars
University Chicago State University
Conference Western Athletic Conference
NCAA Division I
Athletic director Denisha Hendricks
Location Chicago, Illinois
Varsity teams 13
Basketball arena Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Baseball stadium Cougar Stadium
Soccer stadium Ray and Joan Kroc Stadium
Other arenas Jacoby D. Dickens Center (volleyball)
Nickname Cougars
Colors Green and White[1]
         
Website www.gocsucougars.com

The Chicago State Cougars are the varsity athletic teams representing Chicago State University of Chicago, Illinois in intercollegiate athletics. The university currently sponsors twelve varsity teams.[2] The Cougars compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Western Athletic Conference, joining that conference on July 1, 2013.[2]

Teams

Chicago State University currently sponsors seven men's and eight women's teams in NCAA sanctioned sports with men's soccer to be added:[3]

Program history

Melvin Bland was the first CSU student athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Tyrone Everhart also was a NAIA Honorable Mention All-American wrestler the same year. Fred Evans as a sophomore became the first black swimmer ever to win a National Championship in 1975.[5] The Chicago State University Ice Hockey Team produced 2 NCAA Division 2 All-Americans in the 1975–76 season. George Hansen and Bob Janecyk were selected in 1975–76 to the NCAA (College Division) West All-American Team. Janecyk was selected two more times designated as an NCAA (College Division) West All-American Team goaltender for CSU in 1976–77 and 1977–78. He went on to play for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.[6] The first NAIA District #20 Championship Team in any sport was the 1975 wrestling team, which captured the NAIA District #20 Championship coached by Dr. James G. Pappas. The Cougar Wrestling Team also won District #20 titles in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980.

In 1984, the CSU Men's Basketball Team captured third place at the NAIA National Championships.[7] The team's performance throughout the tournament was as follows:

Chicago State (Ill.) 79, Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 62

Chicago State 105, Kearney State (Neb.) 104 2OT

Chicago State 68, Chaminade (Hawaii) 66 (Quarterfinals)

Fort Hays State (Kan.) 86, Chicago State 84 OT (Semifinals)

Chicago State 86, Westmont (Calif.) 82 OT (3rd)

NAIA honors and All-Americans

References

  1. ↑ Chicago State University Brand Style Guide (PDF). 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  2. 1 2 "The Official Site of Chicago State Athletics - Chicago State University Joins Western Athletic Conference". Gocsucougars.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  3. ↑ "The Official Site of Chicago State Athletics". Gocsucougars.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  4. ↑ "University Budget Committee minutes" (PDF). Chicago State University. April 26, 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (June 1975). "Ebony".
  6. ↑ "Bob Janecyk". Hockeygoalies.org. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  7. ↑ "NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. December 23, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-04-01.

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