Delta State competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, and tennis.
The Lady Statesman began play in 1925. They are the only Division II team with 1,000 wins. They play in the Gulf South Conference. Delta State plays their home games at Walter Sillers Coliseum. They have made the NCAA Tournament 27 times, with a record of 57–25. They are coached by Craig Roden. Margaret Wade coached them to three AIAW National titles, while Lloyd Clark coached them to three Division II titles.[5][6]
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The Delta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen are the athletic teams that represent Delta State University located in Cleveland Mississippi in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA The Statesmen have primarily competed in the Gulf South Conference since the 1970 71 academic year Delta State Statesmen and Lady StatesmenUniversityDelta State UniversityConferenceGulf SouthNCAADivision IIAthletic directorMike Kinnison 1 LocationCleveland MississippiVarsity teams14 7 men s 6 women s 1 co ed Football stadiumParker Field at McCool StadiumBasketball arenaWalter Sillers ColiseumBaseball stadiumHarvey Stadium at Ferriss FieldSoftball stadiumUniversity FieldSoccer stadiumDelta FieldAquatics centerRonald G Mayers Aquatics CenterTennis venueCleveland Country ClubMascotThe StatesmanColorsForest green and white 2 Websitegostatesmen wbr comTeam NCAA championships5Delta State competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports Men s sports include baseball basketball cheerleading football golf soccer swimming and diving and tennis while women s sports include basketball cheerleading cross country soccer softball swimming and diving and tennis Contents 1 Conference affiliations 2 Varsity teams 3 Baseball 3 1 National Championships 3 2 Draft 4 Football 4 1 Program achievements 5 Women s basketball 5 1 AIAW Championships 5 2 NCAA Division II Championships 6 Notable alumni 6 1 Baseball 6 2 Football 6 3 Men s basketball 6 4 Women s swimming and diving 7 References 8 External linksConference affiliations editGulf South Conference 1970 present Varsity teams edit nbsp The Delta State football team in action against the Texas A amp M Commerce Lions in 2013Men s sports Women s sportsBaseball BasketballBasketball CheerleadingCheerleading Cross countryFootball SoccerGolf SoftballSoccer Swimming and divingSwimming and diving TennisTennisBaseball editNational Championships edit Association Division Sport Year Opponent ScoreNCAA Division II Baseball 3 2004 Grand Valley State 12 8Draft edit Delta State has had 34 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965 4 Statesmen in the Major League Baseball DraftYear Player Round Team1965 Joe DiFabio 1 Cardinals1971 Steve Prestridge 6 Red Sox1972 Mike Payne 1 Royals1973 Mike Payne 1 Red Sox1977 Stew Cliburn 4 Pirates1978 Judson Thigpen 29 Tigers1978 John Crawford 20 Tigers1981 Barry Lyons 25 Tigers1982 Christopher Burgess 16 Padres1982 Barry Lyons 15 Mets1987 Tom Hostetler 8 Giants1988 Eddie Tucker 5 Giants1994 Bubba Dixon 14 Padres1995 Dave Townsend 49 Giants1996 Andre Thompson 39 Red Sox1996 Rodney Batts 22 Phillies1996 Dave Townsend 6 Marlins1998 Nathan Price 40 Royals2000 Dee Haynes 14 Cardinals2001 Eli Whiteside 6 Orioles2003 Edwin Maysonet 19 Astros2003 Dusty Hughes 11 Royals2004 Mark Broome 41 Cardinals2005 Brent Leach 6 Dodgers2007 Jareck West 25 Athletics2007 Brett Durand 11 Marlins2008 Kenny Smalley 24 Athletics2009 Devin Goodwin 33 Cardinals2012 James Hudelson 28 White Sox2012 Aaron Newcomb 19 Angels2012 Brandon Hardin 10 White Sox2013 Garrett Pickens 29 Blue Jays2014 Carlos Leal 34 Brewers2014 Taylor Stark 30 BrewersFootball edit nbsp For the current season see 2023 Delta State Statesmen football team Program achievements edit Gulf South Conference Champions 1998 2000 2007 2008 2010 2011 2014 2022 2023NCAA Division II Team Playoff Participants 1998 2000 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2014 2017 2022 2023NCAA Division II Regional Championships 2000 2006 2010 2011NCAA Division II National Championships 2000Women s basketball editMain article Delta State Lady Statesmen basketball The Lady Statesman began play in 1925 They are the only Division II team with 1 000 wins They play in the Gulf South Conference Delta State plays their home games at Walter Sillers Coliseum They have made the NCAA Tournament 27 times with a record of 57 25 They are coached by Craig Roden Margaret Wade coached them to three AIAW National titles while Lloyd Clark coached them to three Division II titles 5 6 AIAW Championships edit Association Sport YearAIAW Basketball 1975AIAW Basketball 1976AIAW Basketball 1977NCAA Division II Championships edit Association Division Sport YearNCAA Division II Basketball 1989NCAA Division II Basketball 1990NCAA Division II Basketball 1992Notable alumni editBaseball edit Trent Giambrone Greg Goff Brent LeachFootball edit George Chesser Pete Golding Jack Gregory Mark Hudspeth Anthony Maddox Aubrey Matthews Wilbur Myers Aubrey RozzellMen s basketball edit Thermon Blacklidge Sam Little Todd Mundt Scott Nagy Chico Potts Jeremy RichardsonWomen s swimming and diving edit Gabriela SantisReferences edit Mike Kinnison Director of Athletics Retrieved January 28 2023 Delta State University Identity Standards Guide PDF Retrieved June 12 2016 Division II Baseball Championship Results PDF NCAA NCAA org Retrieved January 17 2016 MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from Delta State University Cleveland MS Baseball Reference com Retrieved July 15 2014 2016 2017 Recordbook Spreads PDF Women s Basketball External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Delta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen amp oldid 1215420428 Football, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
