The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks are composed of 16 teams representing
Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in intercollegiate athletics. Stephen F. Austin teams participate in the
Division I as a member of the
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington (state), Washington, and Texa ...
(WAC), having joined that conference on July 1, 2021, leaving the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...
. The football team competes in NCAA Division I (Football Championship Subdivision (FCS-formerly known as Division I-AA) for
football
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).
On July 1, 2021, SFA was one of five institutions announced as future members of the
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington (state), Washington, and Texa ...
(WAC), alongside three other Southland members from Texas (
Abilene Christian,
Lamar,
Sam Houston
Samuel Houston (, ; March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two i ...
) plus
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the eigh ...
member
Southern Utah
Southern Utah University (SUU) is a public university in Cedar City, Utah. Founded in 1897 as a normal school, Southern Utah University now graduates over 1,800 students each year with baccalaureate and graduate degrees from its six colleges. ...
. Initially, all five schools were to join in July 2022, but the entry of SFA and the other Texas schools was moved to 2021 after the Southland expelled its departing members. Because the WAC does not sponsor beach volleyball, SFA joined the
ASUN Conference
The ASUN Conference, formerly the Atlantic Sun Conference, is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and began sponsoring football at the Divisio ...
for that sport.
Sports sponsored
Bowling
The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks bowling team won the
2016 NCAA national championship, going to a deciding seventh game in defeating defending national champion Nebraska. The Ladyjacks added their second national title in five seasons in 2019, defeating Vanderbilt by a 4–1 score.
Softball
The Ladyjacks softball team has appeared in four
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 1978, 1983, 1985,1986.
National Championships
Team (3)
*Softball: 1986
*Bowling: 2016
*Bowling: 2019
Individual (5)
*Steve Riza (Men's Tennis - Singles): 1984
*Tom Goles & Chris Langford (Men's Tennis - Doubles): 1985
*Neil Smith (Men's Tennis - Singles): 1986
*
Demi Payne (Women's Pole Vault): 2015
* Branson Ellis (Men's Pole Vault): 2021
References
External links
*
NCAAsports.com
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