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Southern Oregon Raiders

December 15, 2023

The Southern Oregon Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Southern Oregon University, located in Ashland, Oregon, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) for most of its sports since the 1993–94 academic year; while its football team competes in the Frontier Conference, and its wrestling team competes as an Independent.

Southern Oregon Raiders
UniversitySouthern Oregon University
AssociationNAIA
ConferenceCCC (primary)
Frontier (football)
Independent (wrestling)
Athletic directorMatt Sayre
LocationAshland, Oregon
Varsity teams20
Football stadiumRaider Stadium
Basketball arenaLithia Motors Pavilion
Softball stadiumSoftball Complex
Soccer stadiumUniversity Field
MascotRed-tailed hawk
NicknameRaiders
ColorsRed and black[1]
   
Websitesouraiders.com

History edit

Southern Oregon University adopted the nickname "Red Raiders" for its sports teams in 1946. The name was in reference to the abundant Native American tribe, the Modoc people, that had existed in Southern Oregon. In 1980 "Red" was removed from the nickname. The red-tailed hawk was adopted in 1998 to appease campus groups calling for a mascot and still respecting the Native American culture. The athletics logo of Southern Oregon has been through 7 editions, the most recent coming in 2011.

Varsity teams edit

Southern Oregon competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, cycling, football, golf, soccer, track & field and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, beach volleyball, cheerleading, cross country, cycling, dance, golf, soccer, softball, track & field, volleyball and wrestling. Club sports include baseball, crew, judo, lacrosse, rugby, skiing, men's soccer, swimming, men's tennis and ultimate frisbee.

Championships edit

National Championships edit

Conference Championships edit

  • Men's Basketball: 1998–99, 2004–05
  • Women's Basketball: 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99. 2001–02, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2015–16
  • Men's Cross Country: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Football: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1983, 1990, 2001, 2012
  • Softball: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2016
  • Men's Track & Field: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
  • Women's Track & Field: 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Volleyball: 1991, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011

Facilities edit

Raider Stadium edit

Raider Stadium was built in 1983 and cost $1.55 million and is the home venue for Southern Oregon's American football and track and field teams. The stadium seats 4,000 with a covered grandstand on the west side of the field and risers on the east side. The field at the stadium, named Fuller Field after John Fuller, has been the home field of the Raiders' football team since 1955. In 1999 the Meyer Fitness Center, which lies under the grandstand, was renovated to include a second floor, effectively doubling the floor space available for use.

McNeal Pavilion edit

Completed in 1957, McNeal Pavilion played host to both men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball and wrestling. The first of two changes to McNeal occurred in 1990 when the seating in the main arena was doubled to 1,400 during a complete building renovation. The second change happened during the 1998–99 season and involved resurfacing the gym floor and installing 550 new seat-backs for the seats on the east side of the gym. McNeal Pavilion also included a swimming pool, racquetball courts, a rock climbing gym, and training rooms. McNeal was torn down in 2016.

University Field edit

Behind the scoreboard at Raider Stadium lies University Field. Used from 2000 until 2014 for women's soccer, the field used risers as its sole type of seating. Soccer has been played at Raider Stadium since 2014.

Softball Complex edit

Softball Complex, formerly a baseball field, is a collection of three regulation fields with 500 seats at the main field. The complex has been used solely for softball, as the University does not play baseball, since the program was reinstated in 2000 after a 17-year hiatus.

References edit

  1. ^ Southern Oregon University ID Standards Booklet 2016 (PDF). Retrieved June 19, 2017.

External links edit

  • Official website

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competing in the Cascade Collegiate Conference CCC for most of its sports since the 1993 94 academic year while its football team competes in the Frontier Conference and its wrestling team competes as an Independent Southern Oregon RaidersUniversitySouthern Oregon UniversityAssociationNAIAConferenceCCC primary Frontier football Independent wrestling Athletic directorMatt SayreLocationAshland OregonVarsity teams20Football stadiumRaider StadiumBasketball arenaLithia Motors PavilionSoftball stadiumSoftball ComplexSoccer stadiumUniversity FieldMascotRed tailed hawkNicknameRaidersColorsRed and black 1 Websitesouraiders wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Varsity teams 3 Championships 3 1 National Championships 3 2 Conference Championships 4 Facilities 4 1 Raider Stadium 4 2 McNeal Pavilion 4 3 University Field 4 4 Softball Complex 5 References 6 External linksHistory editSouthern Oregon University adopted the nickname Red Raiders for its sports teams in 1946 The name was in reference to the abundant Native American tribe the Modoc people that had existed in Southern Oregon In 1980 Red was removed from the nickname The red tailed hawk was adopted in 1998 to appease campus groups calling for a mascot and still respecting the Native American culture The athletics logo of Southern Oregon has been through 7 editions the most recent coming in 2011 Varsity teams editSouthern Oregon competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports Men s sports include basketball cross country cycling football golf soccer track amp field and wrestling women s sports include basketball beach volleyball cheerleading cross country cycling dance golf soccer softball track amp field volleyball and wrestling Club sports include baseball crew judo lacrosse rugby skiing men s soccer swimming men s tennis and ultimate frisbee Championships editNational Championships edit Football National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA National Champions 2014 Cross Country National Men s Champions 2010 2016 Wrestling National Champions 1978 1983 1994 2001 Softball National Champions 2019 2021 2023Conference Championships edit Men s Basketball 1998 99 2004 05 Women s Basketball 1992 93 1997 98 1998 99 2001 02 2002 03 2007 08 2015 16 Men s Cross Country 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Football 1946 1947 1948 1955 1957 1961 1962 1964 1965 1983 1990 2001 2012 Softball 2003 2004 2005 2016 Men s Track amp Field 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2013 2014 2016 2017 Women s Track amp Field 2000 2001 2002 Volleyball 1991 2003 2004 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011Facilities editRaider Stadium edit Raider Stadium was built in 1983 and cost 1 55 million and is the home venue for Southern Oregon s American football and track and field teams The stadium seats 4 000 with a covered grandstand on the west side of the field and risers on the east side The field at the stadium named Fuller Field after John Fuller has been the home field of the Raiders football team since 1955 In 1999 the Meyer Fitness Center which lies under the grandstand was renovated to include a second floor effectively doubling the floor space available for use McNeal Pavilion edit Completed in 1957 McNeal Pavilion played host to both men s and women s basketball women s volleyball and wrestling The first of two changes to McNeal occurred in 1990 when the seating in the main arena was doubled to 1 400 during a complete building renovation The second change happened during the 1998 99 season and involved resurfacing the gym floor and installing 550 new seat backs for the seats on the east side of the gym McNeal Pavilion also included a swimming pool racquetball courts a rock climbing gym and training rooms McNeal was torn down in 2016 University Field edit Behind the scoreboard at Raider Stadium lies University Field Used from 2000 until 2014 for women s soccer the field used risers as its sole type of seating Soccer has been played at Raider Stadium since 2014 Softball Complex edit Softball Complex formerly a baseball field is a collection of three regulation fields with 500 seats at the main field The complex has been used solely for softball as the University does not play baseball since the program was reinstated in 2000 after a 17 year hiatus References edit Southern Oregon University ID Standards Booklet 2016 PDF Retrieved June 19 2017 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southern Oregon Raiders amp oldid 1160484535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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