Southwestern Moundbuilders

intercollegiate sports teams of Southwestern College

The Southwestern Moundbuilders are the athletic teams that represent Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. They are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). They compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).

Southwestern Moundbuilders
UniversitySouthwestern College
ConferenceKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIARegion IV
Athletic directorMike McCoy
LocationWinfield, Kansas
Varsity teams14
Football stadiumRichard L. Jantz Stadium (4,000)
Basketball arenaStewart Field House (1,000)
MascotJinx
NicknameMoundbuilders
ColorsPurple and White[1]
         
Websitewww.buildersports.com
Men's Sports Women's Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Tennis
Track & Field
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

Accomplishments

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The school boasts the following accomplishments:

  • 143 KCAC Championships in 10 different sports since 1960
  • 15 NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes in 2005–06
  • SC finished 77th out of nearly 300 NAIA institutions in the United States Sports Academy Directors Cup for all sports in 2006.
  • Seven KCAC Championships this past year[when?] in Softball, Men's Golf, Men's and Women's Track, Men's Basketball, and Men's and Women's Cross Country.
  • NAIA Region IV titles in Men's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Golf to advance to NAIA National competition.
  • Men's Basketball won the KCAC Post-Season tournament and advanced to the National Tournament.
  • Women's Track and Men's Track each had National Champions in 2004.
  • An SC student-athlete was featured in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" in 2006.
  • Women's Tennis and Women's Cross Country were NAIA Region IV runners-up in 2005–06.
  • In excess of 170 NAIA All-America Scholar Athletes since 1981, an honor requiring a 3.5 GPA.
  • Women's Basketball advanced to the "Sweet 16" of the 2004 NAIA National Tournament.
  • Conference champions in football in 1997, 1998, 1999.
  • Men's and Women's soccer teams advanced to the semi-finals in the 2003 KCAC Post-Season tournament.[2]

References

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  1. Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Style Guide (PDF). July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. Southwestern College in Winfield, KS Archived 2002-04-23 at Archive.today