The Pikeville Bears, also the UPike Bears (stylized as "UPIKE"), are the athletic teams that represent the University of Pikeville, located in Pikeville, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2023–24 academic year. The Bears previously competed in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). They have been known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) from 1958–59 to 1999–2000. More recently, the Bears competed in the Mid-South Conference from 2000–2001 to 2022–2023.
Conference affiliations NAIA Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1958–2000) Mid-South Conference (2000–2023) Appalachian Athletic Conference (2023–present)
Varsity teams UPike competes in the following intercollegiate varsity sports:
Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Bowling Bowling Cross country Cross country Golf Football Soccer Golf Softball Soccer Swimming Swimming Tennis Tennis Track and field Track and field Volleyball Wrestling
Accomplishments Pikeville athletics have won numerous conference championships and three national championships: two in women's bowling in 2004 and 2008 and a NAIA Division I men's basketball championship in 2011.
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