The Parkside Rangers (previously Wisconsin–Parkside Rangers or UW–Parkside Rangers) are the athletic teams that represent the
University of Wisconsin–Parkside
The University of Wisconsin–Parkside (UWP) is a public university in Somers, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and has 4,644 students, 161 full-time faculty, and 89 lecturers and part-time faculty. The university of ...
, located in
Somers, in
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
Division II intercollegiate sports. The Rangers compete as members of
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.
...
(GLIAC) for 12 of 13 sports; the wrestling team competes in the
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the western Midwestern United States. Nine of its ...
(NSIC).
UW–Parkside has been a member of the GLIAC since the 2018–19 school year, at which time it adopted its current athletic branding as "Parkside". The Rangers were previously members of the
Great Lakes Valley Conference
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a List of NCAA conferences, college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division II, Division II level. Its thirteen member institutions a ...
(GLVC) from 1994–95 to 2017–18.
Nickname
UW–Parkside's nickname is the Rangers. The university's mascot, depicted by a brown bear in a Parkside jersey, is Ranger Bear. In January 2011 Ranger Bear qualified for the first time for the Universal Cheer Association Mascot Nationals, where he took third place.
Varsity teams
List of teams
Men's sports (7)
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Golf
*Soccer
*Track and field
*Wrestling
Women's sports (6)
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Soccer
*Softball
*Track and field
*Volleyball
National championships
Team
Conference championships
Parkside teams have won GLVC championships in men's soccer (2000), women's cross country (2007) and women's soccer (2008).
UWP teams have yet to win a national championship at the Division II level. However, Ranger athletes have won a total of 5 individual NCAA championships: one in women's indoor track and field and four in wrestling.
References
External links
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