The Winona State Warriors are the athletic teams of

Winona State University Winona State University (Winona) is a public university in Winona, Minnesota. It was founded as First State Normal School of Minnesota in 1858 and is the oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It was the first no ...

, located in Winona, Minnesota. They compete in the

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, Division II for all sports except for women's gymnastics, which competes in the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association. There are 14 teams (9 women's, 5 men's) representing

on the varsity level. All varsity sports compete in the

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, with the exception of the women's gymnastics team which competes in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Athletics

Winona State fields 14 teams.

Men's

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* Cross Country *

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Women's

* Cross Country *

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Men's Basketball

The Warriors have won 2 National Championships (

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), 5 NSIC Tournament Championships (2001, 06, 07, 08, 11), 14 NSIC Regular Season Championships, 9 NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances and 4 NAIA Division I Tournament Appearances In the 2007–08 season, the Warriors won 38 games, which stands as an NCAA record for wins in a single season, tied with the

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. Over the course of two seasons, the Warriors won an NCAA Division II record 57 consecutive games.

Football

The Winona State Warriors are coached by alum Tom Sawyer. The team plays at Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium. The Warriors have won 18 NSIC titles, most recently in 2011. The Warriors added a south division title in 2010 when NSIC split into divisions. They have made six NCAA postseason appearances (2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017), as well as one NAIA postseason appearance in 1993. In addition, the Warriors have played in four

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s (2000, 2002, 2012, 2019).

Soccer

Women's Soccer has been a sponsored sport at Winona State since the 1995 season. They are coached by Ali Omar. As of the end of the 2013 season, the Warriors all-time record is 272–88–23. Ali Omar has been the only head coach in the team's history. The Warriors made the NCAA playoffs four times (2001, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2013). The Warriors have won 11 conference titles, most recently in 2011. Winona State has posted a losing record only once, the 1995 campaign when they went 1–7.

Baseball

Winona State baseball has been coached by Kyle Poock, who has led the team since 2003. The Warriors have made the

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tournament six times (1998, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2011 2012) and the NAIA tournament 21 times. WSU has made it to the NAIA World Series six times, most recently in 1992. Winona State has made it to one NCAA World Series, coming in 2011 when they finished as runner-up. The Warriors have only had one losing season since 1947, coming the 1982 season. Former head coach

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won 1,020 games in his career, making him one of nine coaches in NCAA Division II history to have achieved the mark (as of the 2013 season). Grob coached Winona State from 1967 to 1974, then again from 1976 to 2002.

Softball

Winona State softball is led by Greg Jones, who has coached the Warriors since the 2001 season. The Warriors have made the

tournament ten times, most recently in 2014. The Warriors have appeared in two Women's College World Series, in 1974 (no divisions) and 2009.

Championships

has enjoyed a varied level of success since the first fielding athletic teams in the late 1800s. Several teams have captured conference, regional and national honors. NCAA Regional titles *Men's Golf – 3 (1993, 1994, 2006) *Men's Basketball – 4 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2013) *Women's Softball – 1 (2009) *Men's Baseball – 1 (2011) NCAA Runner-up *Men's Basketball –1 (2007) *Men's Baseball –1 (2011) NCAA National titles *Men's Basketball – 2 (2006, 2008) NAIA National titles *Women's Gymnastics – 2 (1985, 1987)

Facilities

Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium, also known as Maxwell Field, is a stadium at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. It has been the home to Winona State Warriors football team since at least the 1937 season, and the women's soccer team ...

is the home the men's football and women's soccer teams. McCown Gym is home to men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the women's volleyball and women's gymnastics teams. Home tennis match are played at the SMU Tennis Center, near WSU's west campus. Baseball games are played at Loughrey Field. Softball games are played at Alumni Field.

References

External links

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