The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (SVSU Cardinals) are the athletic teams that represent
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) is a public university in University Center, Michigan in Saginaw County. It was founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College. It is located on in Saginaw County's Kochville Township, approximately north of ...
, located in
University Center, Michigan
University Center is an unincorporated community in Frankenlust Township, Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the name of the post office with the ZIP code of 48710.
The locale is named for the institutions of higher education served b ...
, in
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Cardinals compete as members of the
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) is a competitive List of NCAA conferences, college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division II, Division II level.
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for all 16 varsity sports. The Cardinals have been members of the GLIAC since it was founded in 1972.
Varsity teams
Championships
National championships
* 1982 – Men's Indoor Track and Field – NAIA
* 1983 – Men's Indoor Track and Field – NAIA
* 1989 – Softball – NAIA
* 1991 – Men's Bowling – USBC Collegiate
* 1997 – Men's Bowling – USBC Collegiate
* 2006 – Men's Bowling – USBC Collegiate
* 2007 – Men's Bowling – USBC Collegiate
* 2009 – Men's Ice Hockey – ACHA Division III
* 2010 – Men's Ice Hockey – ACHA Division III
National runners-up
* 1977 – Men's Cross Country – NAIA
* 1978 – Men's Cross Country – NAIA
* 1982 – Men's Cross Country – NAIA
* 1983 – Men's Outdoor Track and Field – NAIA
* 1984 – Men's Outdoor Track and Field – NAIA
* 1984 – Men's Golf – NAIA
* 1985 – Women's Basketball – NAIA Division I
* 1996 – Men's Bowling – USBC Collegiate
* 2004 – Men's Bowling – USBC Collegiate
* 2009 – Men's Bowling – USBC Collegiate
* 2012 – Men's Soccer – NCAA Division II
Basketball Final Four
* 1982 – Women's Basketball – NAIA Division I
* 1985 – Women's Basketball – NAIA Division I (Runner-up)
References
External links
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