As of Fall 2014, the Hilltopper varsity athletic teams made 29 NCAA Tournament appearances over the last five seasons. Since joining the NCAA in 1999, the Hilltopper teams have won 55 Heartland Conference Championships. In 2008–2009, five St. Edward's athletes were named All-American, and 56 individuals were named to the All-Heartland Conference Team. St. Edward's men's soccer team was the Heartland Conference Champions in 2009. The women's soccer team has been very successful since 2006, posting winning records each season, and being selected to the NCAA Tournament 6 out of 7 years.[2]
The university's official spirit group is the HillRaisers. The university's student-athlete graduation rate of 88% is fourth highest in the nation out of 270 Division II institutions.[citation needed] The Dallas Cowboysfootball team used the campus for pre-season training from 1990 to 1997.[3]
Early history
In late 1926, St. Edward's joined the Texas Conference,[4] where they competed until late 1939, when the university discontinued intercollegiate athletics.[5] During the pre-World War II era, St. Edward's teams had at least three different nicknames: Saints, Tigers, and Crusaders.[6]
Present era
In April 2020, St. Edward's abruptly discontinued five NCAA Division II programs: men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s soccer, while also downgrading its cheer squad to a club sport.[7]
St. Edward's fielded an intercollegiate football team, last known as the Crusaders. The program was discontinued following the 1939 season.
Club sports and campus recreation
In 2009, the university added a Campus Recreation program to meet the growing needs of the student population. All club sports are housed within the Campus Recreation office. The university supports several club-level programs including:
Competitive club sports teams
Cycling
Men's Basketball
Men's Lacrosse
Men's Soccer
Rugby
Rowing
Women's Soccer
Swimming
Women's Volleyball
Conditional club sports teams
Archery
Bass Fishing Club
Cultural Dance Club
Dance Team
Karate
Men's Volleyball
Outdoor Adventure Club
Ving Tsun Martial Arts Club
Women's Basketball
Women's Lacrosse
Intramural sports
5-on-5 Basketball
7-on-7 Soccer
Dodgeball
Flag football
Indoor Soccer
Indoor Volleyball
Innertube Water Polo
Racquetball
Ultimate Frisbee
Volleyball
Rugby club
Founded in 2009, the St Edward’s University Rugby Football Club plays in NSCRO or National Small College Rugby Organization in the Lonestar Conference. St. Edward's joined the Lonestar Conference in May 2013. St. Edward's ascended from Division III to Division I being promoted to the next division in three straight seasons from 2011-2013. In 2010-2011, their first season, St. Edwards had an undefeated regular season, won the Texas DIII league, and finished fifth nationally among small schools. In 2011-2012, St. Edwards again had an undefeated regular season in DII winning their conference. 2012-2013 saw St. Edward's join the DI South West Conference where they finished as the runner up in both 15's and 7's rugby. St. Edward's then rejoined the NSCRO Lone Star conference and finished with consecutive undefeated conference records and conference championships in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. In 2014 St. Edward's won the inaugural Texas Cup competition which is an open tournament across all divisions and brackets in Texas college rugby, they also became the first team in the history of NSCRO to defeat a Varsity Cup team when they defeated the University of Texas.[8] In 2015 St. Edwards was named men's college rugby program of the year.[9] St. Edward's has seen an increase in applications and matriculating students who target the school because of its rugby program, and as a result, the administration has put more support behind the rugby program.
References
^St. Edwards Logo Reference Sheet(PDF). April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
^"Camp Returning to Oxnard" 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Dallas Morning News (Cowboys Blog), 29 Feb 2008
^"St. Edwards Admitted To Texas Conference Thursday". Austin American-Statesman. December 10, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^"Saint Abdication Seems Definite". Austin American-Statesman. December 11, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^Hart, Weldon (August 31, 1939). "The Tigers Are Crusaders Now". Austin American-Statesman. p. 19. Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^"Slashed St. Ed's: Reeling school cuts teams, breaks hearts". Associated Press. 7 May 2020.
^"USA Rugby Class of 2014 Review: How Our Predictions Fared".
External links
Official website
March 03, 2023
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The St Edward s Hilltoppers are the athletic teams that represent St Edward s University located in Austin Texas in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions The Hilltoppers compete as members of the Lone Star Conference for all 13 varsity sports St Edward s was a member of the Heartland Conference from 1999 to 2019 St Edward s HilltoppersUniversitySt Edward s UniversityConferenceLone Star ConferenceNCAADivision IIAthletic directorDebbie TaylorLocationAustin TexasVarsity teams13Basketball arenaRecreation and Convocation CenterBaseball stadiumLucian Hamilton FieldSoftball stadiumDiane Daniels FieldSoccer stadiumLewis Chen Family FieldMascotMountain goatNicknameHilltoppersColorsNavy and Vegas gold 1 Websitegohilltoppers wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Present era 2 Varsity teams 2 1 List of teams 2 2 Football 3 Club sports and campus recreation 3 1 Competitive club sports teams 3 2 Conditional club sports teams 3 3 Intramural sports 3 4 Rugby club 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditAs of Fall 2014 the Hilltopper varsity athletic teams made 29 NCAA Tournament appearances over the last five seasons Since joining the NCAA in 1999 the Hilltopper teams have won 55 Heartland Conference Championships In 2008 2009 five St Edward s athletes were named All American and 56 individuals were named to the All Heartland Conference Team St Edward s men s soccer team was the Heartland Conference Champions in 2009 The women s soccer team has been very successful since 2006 posting winning records each season and being selected to the NCAA Tournament 6 out of 7 years 2 The university s official spirit group is the HillRaisers The university s student athlete graduation rate of 88 is fourth highest in the nation out of 270 Division II institutions citation needed The Dallas Cowboys football team used the campus for pre season training from 1990 to 1997 3 Early history Edit In late 1926 St Edward s joined the Texas Conference 4 where they competed until late 1939 when the university discontinued intercollegiate athletics 5 During the pre World War II era St Edward s teams had at least three different nicknames Saints Tigers and Crusaders 6 Present era Edit In April 2020 St Edward s abruptly discontinued five NCAA Division II programs men s and women s golf men s and women s tennis and men s soccer while also downgrading its cheer squad to a club sport 7 Varsity teams Edit The Hilltoppers softball team in action against the Texas A amp M Commerce Lions in 2015 List of teams Edit Men s sports 3 Baseball Basketball Cross country Women s sports 5 Basketball Cross country Soccer Softball Volleyball Football Edit St Edward s fielded an intercollegiate football team last known as the Crusaders The program was discontinued following the 1939 season Club sports and campus recreation EditIn 2009 the university added a Campus Recreation program to meet the growing needs of the student population All club sports are housed within the Campus Recreation office The university supports several club level programs including Competitive club sports teams Edit Cycling Men s Basketball Men s Lacrosse Men s Soccer Rugby Rowing Women s Soccer Swimming Women s VolleyballConditional club sports teams Edit Archery Bass Fishing Club Cultural Dance Club Dance Team Karate Men s Volleyball Outdoor Adventure Club Ving Tsun Martial Arts Club Women s Basketball Women s LacrosseIntramural sports Edit 5 on 5 Basketball 7 on 7 Soccer Dodgeball Flag football Indoor Soccer Indoor Volleyball Innertube Water Polo Racquetball Ultimate Frisbee VolleyballRugby club Edit Founded in 2009 the St Edward s University Rugby Football Club plays in NSCRO or National Small College Rugby Organization in the Lonestar Conference St Edward s joined the Lonestar Conference in May 2013 St Edward s ascended from Division III to Division I being promoted to the next division in three straight seasons from 2011 2013 In 2010 2011 their first season St Edwards had an undefeated regular season won the Texas DIII league and finished fifth nationally among small schools In 2011 2012 St Edwards again had an undefeated regular season in DII winning their conference 2012 2013 saw St Edward s join the DI South West Conference where they finished as the runner up in both 15 s and 7 s rugby St Edward s then rejoined the NSCRO Lone Star conference and finished with consecutive undefeated conference records and conference championships in 2013 2014 and 2014 2015 In 2014 St Edward s won the inaugural Texas Cup competition which is an open tournament across all divisions and brackets in Texas college rugby they also became the first team in the history of NSCRO to defeat a Varsity Cup team when they defeated the University of Texas 8 In 2015 St Edwards was named men s college rugby program of the year 9 St Edward s has seen an increase in applications and matriculating students who target the school because of its rugby program and as a result the administration has put more support behind the rugby program References Edit St Edwards Logo Reference Sheet PDF April 28 2017 Retrieved August 23 2019 Hilltoppers Athletics 2015 2016 Camp Returning to Oxnard Archived 2009 05 31 at the Wayback Machine Dallas Morning News Cowboys Blog 29 Feb 2008 St Edwards Admitted To Texas Conference Thursday Austin American Statesman December 10 1926 p 11 Retrieved January 11 2020 via newspapers com Saint Abdication Seems Definite Austin American Statesman December 11 1939 p 11 Retrieved January 11 2020 via newspapers com Hart Weldon August 31 1939 The Tigers Are Crusaders Now Austin American Statesman p 19 Retrieved January 11 2020 via newspapers com Slashed St Ed s Reeling school cuts teams breaks hearts Associated Press 7 May 2020 http www nscro org news article show 440165 referrer id 1276243 USA Rugby Class of 2014 Review How Our Predictions Fared External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Edward 27s Hilltoppers amp oldid 1127764450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
