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teams that represent

Winthrop University Winthrop University is a public university in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was founded in 1886 by David Bancroft Johnson, who served as the superintendent of Columbia, South Carolina, schools. He received a grant from Robert Charles Winthrop, ...

, located in

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. Winthrop's 17 men's and women's teams compete at the

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(NCAA) Division I level as a member of the

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NCAA Championships

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History

Winthrop University was founded in 1886, but the school didn't become an NCAA Division I institution until 1987. It joined the Big South conference in 1983, the year the conference was established. Many student athletes from WU have gone on to play professionally in the United States or abroad after their collegiate careers. A few of these figures include:

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(baseball), Pam Barnett (golf),

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(basketball), and Michael Jenkins (basketball).

Teams

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* Big South Tournament Championships (4): 1985, 1987, 1999, 2005 * Big South Regular Season Championships (5): 1995, 2001, 2014, 2017

Softball

* Big South Tournament Championships (6): 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2008 * Big South Regular Season Championships (6): 1988, 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2008

Men's Basketball

* Big South Tournament Championships (13): 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020, 2021 * Big South Regular Season Championships (11): 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021

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* Big South Tournament Championships (1): 2014

Men's Cross Country

* Big South Championships (2): 1999, 2000

Women's Cross Country

* Big South Championships (0):

Esports

* Big South Championships (0):

Women's Golf

* Big South Championships (3): 1989, 1990, 1991

Men's Soccer

* Big South Tournament Championships (6): 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015 * Big South Regular Season Championships (5): 1987, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2015

Women's Soccer

* Big South Tournament Championships (0): * Big South Regular Season Championships (3): 2006, 2010, 2011

Men's Tennis

* Big South Tournament Championships (7): 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015 * Big South Regular Season Championships (9): 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2018

Women's Tennis

* Big South Tournament Championships (20): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 * Big South Regular Season Championships (19): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018

Men's Track and Field

* Big South Tournament Championships (0): * Big South Regular Season Championships (0):

Women's Track and Field

* Big South Tournament Championships (0): * Big South Regular Season Championships (0):

Women's Lacrosse

* Big South Tournament Championships (2): 2015, 2016 * Big South Regular Season Championships (2): 2015, 2016

Women's Volleyball

* Big South Tournament Championships (5): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 * Big South Regular Season Championships (6): 1988, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011

Miscellaneous

Mascot: Big Stuff (and Little Stuff) Chant: “Rock the Hill” Outfitter:

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NCAA statistical leaders

In the 2006–07 season, James Shuler (men's basketball) led the nation in highest single game free-throw percentage (100%, 18/18). In the 2007–08 season, Michael Jenkins (men's basketball) led the nation in most three-point field goals made in a single game (12). In the 2012–13 season, Diana Choibekova (women's basketball) led the nation in three-point field goal average (3.9 per game). In the 2018–19 season, the men's basketball team led the nation in three-point field goals per game (12.4). In the 2019–20 season, Chase Claxton (men's basketball) shot 81.2% to lead the nation in two-point shooting average. In the 2019–20 season, the men's basketball team had 1388 rebounds to lead the nation in total rebounds. In the 2020–21 season,

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(men's basketball) led the nation in triple-doubles at 3 in total.

Olympics

References

External links

* {{South Carolina Sports