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Fort Lewis Skyhawks
Athletic teams representing Fort Lewis College
Athletic teams representing Fort Lewis College
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Fort Lewis Skyhawks |
| logo | Fort Lewis Skyhawks logo.svg |
| university | Fort Lewis College |
| association | NCAA |
| conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| division | Division II |
| director | Shawn Jakubowski |
| location | Durango, Colorado |
| teams | 11 |
| stadium | Ray Dennison Memorial Field |
| basketballarena | Whalen Gymnasium |
| baseballfield | Brandt Field |
| soccerstadium | Dirks Field |
| nickname | Skyhawks |
| pageurl | http://www.goskyhawks.com/ |
| altlogo | [[File:Fort Lewis Athletics wordmark.svg]] |
The Fort Lewis Skyhawks are the athletic teams that represent Fort Lewis College, located in Durango, Colorado, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Skyhawks compete as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for all 11 varsity sports. The college's teams were previously known as the Beavers, Aggies, and Raiders.
Athletic facilities
Facilities include the 4,000 seat Ray Dennison Memorial Field for football and lacrosse, the 2,750-seat Whalen Gymnasium for men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball, Aspen Field for softball, and Dirks Field, with a seating capacity of 2,000 for men's and women's soccer.
Varsity sports
Teams
Men's sports
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Outdoor track
Women's sports
- Golf
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track & field
- Volleyball
- Outdoor track
- Cheer
Basketball
The Skyhawks women's basketball team earned a berth in the NCAA Division II national title game in 2010.
Football
The Fort Lewis College football team won the RMAC championship in 1984 and defeated Dixie State to win the 2006 Dixie Rotary Bowl. Quarterback Andrew Webb (2000–2003) holds the single game RMAC passing record with 636 yards vs. Mesa State on 11/16/2002 and has the 3rd-highest RMAC career passing yards with 11,742.
Golf
The men's golf team reached the NCAA Division II Championships in the 2010–2011 season.
Soccer
The Fort Lewis College men's soccer team won the 2011 NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer National Championships. The win was the team's third NCAA Division II national championship, having won in 2005, 2009, and 2011. The Skyhawks men's soccer team also reached the finals and were national runners-up in 1999 and 2006.
RMAC championships
Men's basketball: regular season (7) 1986–87, 1988–89, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2022–23; tournament (5) 2002, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2023
Football: (1) 1984
Men's golf: regular season (2) 2010, 2011; tournament (2) 1985, 2005
Men's soccer: regular season (7) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2023; Tournament (11) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Women's basketball: regular season (6) 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10; tournament (2) 2011, 2012
Women's cross country: all-time individual champion (1) Melissa Knight 1988
Women's soccer: regular season (1) 2010; tournament (4) 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009
Softball: tournament (2) 2008, 2012
Volleyball: regular season (4) 1988, 1989, 1994, 2007
National championships
Source:
Team
| 2011 | Lynn | 3–2 |
|---|
Club, intramural, and non-NCAA sports
Club sports teams are organized, coached, and administered by student team members and play intercollegiate schedules. Club sports include baseball, cycling, women's golf, men's lacrosse, men's and women's rugby, ski & snowboard, men's and women's soccer, tennis, track & field, and ultimate frisbee. Intramural sports offered include basketball, flag football, softball, soccer, volleyball, kickball, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee, badminton, and tennis.
Cycling
The Fort Lewis College Cycling team, a club sport, races in the USA Collegiate Cycling Division I as a member of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference, and was ranked first in the nation after the 2009–2010, 2010–2011, and 2011–2012 seasons. The team competes in track, mountain biking, cyclocross, road, and BMX disciplines, and has won 23 team national championships in those disciplines since 1995.
References
References
- "Fort Lewis College mascots and school colors—overview".
- (July 16, 2007). "Athletic Facilities". Fort Lewis College.
- Moss, Irv. (August 2012). "Fort Lewis women battle for Division II national title". The Denver Post.
- "FB Record Book July 2017 (PDF) – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference".
- Staff. (December 4, 2011). "Higgins resigns from his FLC post". The Durango Herald.
- Lewis, Steve. (December 4, 2011). "Meet YOUR national champions". The Durango Herald.
- Harkins, Jacob. (August 2012). "Futbol U". 5280 The Denver Magazine.
- (January 16, 2024). "Championship History – Updated 12.20.23 (PDF) – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference".
- "Club Sports". Fort Lewis College.
- "Intramural Sports". Fort Lewis College.
- Meyer, Matt. (October 6, 2012). "Mavericks modeling cycling program after Fort Lewis". Gran Junction Sentinel.
- "Fort Lewis College cycling claims 23rd national championship". Ballantine Communications.
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