The East Stroudsburg Warriors are the athletic teams that represent

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) is a public university in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of ten state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). History What today is East ...

, located in

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Poconos region of the state. Originally known as "Dansbury", East Stroudsburg was renamed for geographic reasons when the Delaware, Lackawanna, and ...

, in

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Division II

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. The Warriors are members of the

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The conference was originally formed in 1951 as the State Teachers C ...

(PSAC) for all eighteen varsity sports and have been members of the PSAC since its foundation in 1951.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports (7) *Baseball *Basketball *Cross country *Football *Soccer *Track and field *Wrestling Women's sports (11) *Basketball *Cross country *Field hockey *Golf *Lacrosse *Soccer *Softball *Swimming and diving *Tennis *Track and field *Volleyball

Individual sports

Basketball

In 2018 the men's basketball team advanced to the Elite 8 quarterfinals.

Field hockey

* East Stroudsburg's 2001 women's field hockey team finished runner-up for the

NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship The NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship is an annual single-elimination tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's Division II collegiate field hockey in the United St ...

. * East Stroudsburg's 2015 women's field hockey team won the

Football

* East Stroudsburg's 2005 football team got to the Division II semi-finals & quarterback

Jimmy Terwilliger Jimmy Terwilliger is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. From 2009 to 2013, he was the head football coach at Pleasant Valley High School. He played colleg ...

won the

Harlon Hill Trophy The Harlon Hill Trophy is an award in American college football given to the individual selected as the most valuable player in NCAA Division II. The award is named for former University of North Alabama and National Football League player Harlo ...

. * James Franklin, the current Head Coach of Penn State, was quarterback from 1991 to 1994.

Gymnastics

* East Stroudsburg won the 1983 & 1984

NCAA Division II Men's Gymnastics Championships The NCAA Division II Men's Gymnastics Championships were the annual collegiate gymnastics championships for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for athletes competing at universities in Division II. The championship wa ...

(runner-up in 1982, fifth place in 1981). * East Stroudsburg won the 1985

Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League The Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (EIGL) is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which sponsors men’s gymnastics. It is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Members :''See footnote'' * Army Black ...

championship (runner-up in 1984, third place in 1983).

Men's soccer

* East Stroudsburg won the 1962

NAIA national men's soccer championship The NAIA Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA men's collegiate soccer in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1959. The most successful program is Quincy (IL), w ...

. * East Stroudsburg's 1972 men's soccer team produced Division I All-American goalkeeper

Bob Rigby Bob Rigby (born July 3, 1951, in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania) is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper. Rigby played twelve seasons in the North American Soccer League, three in the Major Indoor Soccer League, one in the Western Soccer Alliance and ear ...

Softball

* East Stroudsburg's softball team appeared in two

Women's College World Series The Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Division I softball tournament for college softball in the United States. Eight teams participate in the WCWS, which begins with a double-elimination tournament. In other wo ...

in 1975 and 1976.

Other sports

* East Stroudsburg's 2000 women's rugby team finished runner up for the

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. * East Stroudsburg's 2009 women's rugby team finished runner up for the

NSCRO National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) formerly the "National Small College Rugby Organization" is a rugby union governing body in the United States. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, NCR was created in 2007 by Chip Auscavitch and Steve Cohen to supp ...

. * East Stroudsburg's club archery team won numerous national collegiate team championships bestowed by the National Archery Association over an era extending into the 1970s.

References

External links

* {{Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference navbox https://esu.desire2learn.com/