The Fort Hays State Tigers are the athletic teams that represent Fort Hays State University, located in Hays, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) for most of its sports since the 2006–07 academic year;MIAA Conference Fort Hays State while its men's soccer team competes in the Great American Conference (GAC). The Tigers previously competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1989–90 to 2005–06 (which they were a member on a previous stint from 1968–69 to 1971–72); in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68; and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1902–03 to 1922–23.
Athletics department overview
Fort Hays State offers eighteen sports at a varsity level. Entering the 2010–2011 school year, Fort Hays State has captured 58 Conference titles. They also have captured nine total national championships.
Conference membership history 1902–1927: Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1928–1968: Central Intercollegiate Conference 1969–1975: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 1976–1990: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1991–2006: Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 2006–present: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Varsity teams Fort Hays State competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.
Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross country Cross country Golf Football Soccer Golf Softball Soccer Tennis Track and field† Track and field† Wrestling Volleyball
Basketball Men's The Fort Hays State basketball program holds several national basketball titles; the men's team claimed national championships in 1984 and 1985 (NAIA), back to back, and in 1996 (NCAA Division II) with a 34–0 record. In 2020, the team upset Division I Kansas State with an 81–68 victory.
Women's The women's basketball team also brought home the national title in 1991 (NAIA). The team is currently coached by Talia Kahrs.
Football
The football program at Fort Hays began in 1902.College Football Data Warehouse Fort Hays State, 1902–1904 The first year a coach was assigned to the team was 1913 when Ira Van Cleave led the team to a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.College Football Data Warehouse Fort Hays State 1913 results Other coaches in the school's history include Wayne J. McConnell, Jim Gilstrap, James J. Yeager, and former Kansas Governor Andrew Frank Schoeppel. The coach beginning in 2011 is Chris Brown. Fort Hays State captured their first ever MIAA conference championship with a 13–12 win over Northwest Missouri State University on November 4, 2017, as they won their 10th game of the season against no losses with one regular season game against the University of Nebraska at Kearney remaining.
National championships Team Men's basketball (2) NAIA (2) Single (2) 1984 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 48–46 (OT) 1985 Wayland Baptist 82–80 (OT)
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