Rogers State Hillcats
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The Rogers State University Hillcats are the athletic teams that represent Rogers State University
. Their mascot, a fictional animal based on a bobcat
and named for the hill that the school sits upon, was chosen in 2005 by a group of students. The school participates in the NAIA
's region six and is a member of the Sooner Athletic Conference
.
The university fields men's teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf and soccer and women's teams in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and softball.
The school's women's softball team became the first RSU athletic team to be nationally ranked on March 28, 2007, entering the NAIA softball ratings at number 22. The men's basketball team became the school's first number one on January 26, 2009, topping the NAIA DI men's basketball poll.
The Hillcats' current athletic director is Ryan Bradley, named the second athletic director in school history replacing Wren Baker. Justin Barkley is the men's basketball coach, Amy Williams is the women's basketball coach, Ron Bradley is the baseball coach, Mark Dicus is the softball coach, Derek Larkin is the men's and women's soccer coach, Lynn Blevins is the men's and women's golf coach, and Chris McCormick is the men's and women's cross country coach.
Rogers State University
Rogers State University is a public, co-educational university located in Claremore, Oklahoma with branch campuses in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Pryor Creek, Oklahoma. Since it began offering bachelor's degrees in 2000, it has outpaced the growth of all other public universities in Oklahoma...
. Their mascot, a fictional animal based on a bobcat
Bobcat
The bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...
and named for the hill that the school sits upon, was chosen in 2005 by a group of students. The school participates in the NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
's region six and is a member of the Sooner Athletic Conference
Sooner Athletic Conference
The Sooner Athletic Conference is an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics . Its 12 member institutions are located in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas....
.
The university fields men's teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf and soccer and women's teams in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and softball.
The school's women's softball team became the first RSU athletic team to be nationally ranked on March 28, 2007, entering the NAIA softball ratings at number 22. The men's basketball team became the school's first number one on January 26, 2009, topping the NAIA DI men's basketball poll.
The Hillcats' current athletic director is Ryan Bradley, named the second athletic director in school history replacing Wren Baker. Justin Barkley is the men's basketball coach, Amy Williams is the women's basketball coach, Ron Bradley is the baseball coach, Mark Dicus is the softball coach, Derek Larkin is the men's and women's soccer coach, Lynn Blevins is the men's and women's golf coach, and Chris McCormick is the men's and women's cross country coach.