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Pikeville Bears

Sports teams of the University of Pikeville in Kentucky

Summary

Sports teams of the University of Pikeville in Kentucky

Field	Value
name	Pikeville Bears
logo	UPike logo.svg
logo_width	200
university	University of Pikeville
association	NAIA
conference	AAC (primary)
director	Corey Fipps
location	Pikeville, Kentucky
teams	25
mens_teams	11
womens_teams	10
coed_teams	4
stadium	Hambley Athletic Complex
basketballarena	Appalachian Wireless Arena
baseballfield	Johnnie Lemaster Field
softballstadium	Paul Butcher Field
soccerfield	Bob Amos Complex
nickname	Bears
pageurl	https://upikebears.com/
altlogo	[[File:Upike bears logo.png	250px]]

The Pikeville Bears, also the UPike Bears (stylized as "UPIKE"), are the athletic teams that represent the University of Pikeville, located in Pikeville, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2023–24 academic year. The Bears previously competed in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). They have been known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) from 1958–59 to 1999–2000. More recently, the Bears competed in the Mid-South Conference from 2000–2001 to 2022–2023.

Conference affiliations

NAIA

Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1958–2000)
Mid-South Conference (2000–2023)
Appalachian Athletic Conference (2023–present)

Varsity teams

UPike competes in the following intercollegiate varsity sports:

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Bowling
Bowling	Cross country
Cross country	Golf
Football	Soccer
Golf	Softball
Soccer	Swimming
Swimming	Tennis
Tennis	Track and field
Track and field	Volleyball
Wrestling

Accomplishments

Pikeville athletics have won numerous conference championships and three national championships: two in women's bowling in 2004 and 2008 and a NAIA Division I men's basketball championship in 2011.

References

"About Pikeville Athletics". University of Pikeville.
"Athletic Highlights". University of Pikeville.
Staff. (March 23, 2011). "Unseeded Pikeville wins NAIA championship game in overtime". [[CBS Sports]].

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