The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks, commonly known as the IUP Crimson Hawks and formerly called the IUP Indians, are the varsity athletic teams that represent

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) is a Public university, public research university in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and Carnegie Classification o ...

, which is located in

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. The university and all of its

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teams compete in the

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(PSAC) within the

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Division II. The university sponsors 19 different teams, including eight teams for men and eleven teams for women:

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, men's and women's

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, men's and women's cross country, women's

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, men's

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, men's and women's

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, women's

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, men's and women's indoor and outdoor

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, and women's

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Mascot

IUP originally dubbed its sports teams the "Indians", in reference to the town and school's name, and used a costumed student as a mascot. Following movements to eliminate Native American-related mascots, the university eliminated the Indian mascot in 1991, replacing it with an

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named

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- deriving from the name of the university's

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, though it retained the Indian nickname. In the early 2000s, the university actively moved to change the nickname as well. A campus poll in 2002 indicated the students favored the "Fighting Squirrels" as a nickname. In May 2006, the NCAA ruled that IUP would be prohibited from hosting postseason championship games and using the Indian nickname in postseason events, a year after the university was placed on a list of 18 schools whose mascots were non-compliant with NCAA policies. Suggestions following the NCAA ruling included

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s, "Ridge runners", and

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-related nicknames, all relevant to the university's location in

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. In December 2006, the Council of Trustees adopted the "Crimson Hawk" The mascot was introduced during the 2007 season-opening football game against Cheyney. In 2008, the hawk was named "Norm", in reference to the university's former name as the Indiana Normal School. With the change of the mascot, it was for the best that IUP would change its fight song, "Cherokee", as well since it makes references to a Native American tribe. In 2007, Dr. David Martynuik, director of the marching band, composed "Crimson Xpress", the new fight song that would replace "Cherokee" and would bring in a whole new era to IUP athletics. When a local sportswriter researched what a "Crimson Hawk" was, it was discovered that the

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crimsonhawk.com was the site of an adult cartoon character named "Crimson Hawk". Some criticized the university's lack of research prior to making the decision. The site owner moved his content to a different domain name without the university asking or the issue being brought to court. Today, IUP remains the IUP Crimson Hawks in all of their sports and club competitions.

Facilities

University athletic facilities are roughly divided into two sections. On campus near the Eberly College of Business is Frank Cignetti Field at George P. Miller Stadium, a 6,500-seat

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stadium that serves as the venue for football, field hockey, and track & field. Adjacent to Miller Stadium is the Memorial Field House, which used to be the host to men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball, and additionally houses athletic department offices. Also inside the Field House is the Pidgeon Natatorium, which is used by the men's and women's swimming team. The South Campus Athletic Complex holds other sports venues: Owen Dougherty Field, home of the baseball team, Podbielski Field for the softball team, a soccer field and a rugby pitch. Beginning in 1999, a construction project for a university convocation center was authorized by Pennsylvania Governor

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. Construction began near Miller Stadium in late 2008 for the complex that will hold a 6,000-seat arena. The Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex, which opened in the fall of 2011, is the current home of the men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball, replacing the Memorial Field House as these teams primary venues.

Men's sports

Baseball

*Conference championships: 1960, 1973, 1980, 1988, 1990. *NCAA Tournament appearances: 1988, 1990. * NAIA District 18 Champions: 1971, 1977. *NAIA District 30 Champions: 1960, 1964. *NAIA Area 8 Champions: 1960, 1971. *

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appearances: 1960, 1971 (third place).

Basketball

Through 2010, the men's basketball team has made nine appearances in the NCAA tournament. In the first in 1994 the team advanced to the

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, after winning their regional competition. In total, the team has advanced to the Elite Eight five times, the

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three times, and their first national championship game in 2010, where they were defeated by the

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. In 2010,

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was named the ''Basketball Times'' Division II Coach of the Year, following the team's finish as national runner-up. In the 2017–18 season, the team went to the PSAC Quarter Finals. *Conference championships: 1974, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013. * NCAA playoff appearances: 1994 (

), 1995 (

), 1996, 2000 (Elite Eight), 2002 (Final Four), 2004, 2005,

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

(National runner-up),

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

(Atlantic Region final/Sweet Sixteen),

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

(Atlantic Region final/Sweet Sixteen), 2015 (National runner-up), 2017

Football

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was formed in 1951 by the members of the Pennsylvania state university system, and the university has been a member since then, winning 17 West Division titles through 2010. In 1968 the team competed and lost to heavily favored

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in the

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. Under Frank Cignetti Sr., the Crimson Hawks regularly appeared in NCAA post-season competition, including two appearances in the NCAA Division II National Football Championship in 1990 and 1993. In 2012, under

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, the Crimson Hawks earned the PSAC title and another appearance in the NCAA Division II National Football Championship. They ultimately lost to the top seed in Super Region One,

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. In 2017, under first-year head coach Paul Tortorella, the Crimson Hawks finished regular season with a perfect 11–0 record winning the PSAC Championship and earning an appearance in the NCAA Division II National Football Championship.

Golf

*Conference championships: 1957, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004 (spring), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 *Team national championship: **1968 ( NAIA) *Individual national champions: **1968 – Rick Hrip (NAIA) **2009 – Gavin Smith

Women's sports

Women's basketball

The IUP Women's basketball team won the Atlantic Regional Championships Elite Eight Division II in March 2018. The team has also gone to the PSAC Semifinals and Division II Final Four Semifinals in 2018 and 2019. Their coach, Tom McConnell has led them to many victories over the past few years. *Conference championships: 1988, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017 * NCAA playoff appearances: 1988, 1998 (Elite Eight), 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Final Four and 2019 Final Four

Field hockey

*Conference championships: 2007. *NCAA tournament appearances: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006 (National semifinals), 2007 (National semifinals), 2008.

Soccer

*Conference championships: 1995, 2004. *Division championships: 2005, 2006. * NCAA playoff appearances: 2004, 2006, 2009.

Softball

The women's

team began play in 1979. Beginning in 2009, they compete in the Central Division of the PSAC. They have made appearances in the NCAA tournament in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2010.

Volleyball

*Conference championships: 2002.

Lacrosse

The women's lacrosse program began play in 1999, and achieved their first winning season in 2001 with an 8–7 record.

Tennis

In the 2010–2011 season, the women's tennis team defeated Slippery Rock placing 2nd in their division just behind California University of Pennsylvania. The team lost in the first round to Armstrong Atlantic 5–0. The women also had the most wins ever in a season (21–8). * Conference championships: 2017 * NCAA playoff appearances: 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 * NCAA Sweet 16 appearances: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Co-ed sports

Cross country

*Men's conference championships: 1972, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1996. *Women's conference championships: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1967, 1987, 1990. *Women's individual championships: 1986, 1987, 1991, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2003.

Swimming

*Women's conference championships: 1999.

Track & field

The PSAC offers both indoor winter and outdoor spring track & field seasons. *Women's conference championships: 1988 *Individual national champions **2011 – Nafee Harris,

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(indoor) **2010 – Nafee Harris, long jump (outdoor) **2010 – Nafee Harris, long jump (indoor) **2009 – Nafee Harris, long jump (outdoor) **2008 – Sean Strauman,

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**2002 – Mark Bridge,

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**2001 – Amber Plowden,

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**2001 – Derek Brinkley,

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**1993 – Bob Vranich, javelin **1992 – Alan Pugh, discus **1990 – Bob Babiak,

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**1990 – Jeffrey Neral, javelin **1987 – Dave Maudie, javelin **1986 – Tammy Donnelly,

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**1973 – John Elliot, javelin ( NAIA)

Club sports

The university offers many club sports that compete intercollegiately but are not sponsored by the athletic department include: * Sailing - Member of

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*Ultimate Frisbee- Men's and Women's *

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–

Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference The ECCC or Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference is a collegiate cycling conference based in the north east United States. The conference encompasses 71 colleges within Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Y ...

Men's ice hockey
–

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, ACHA Division I; Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League, ACHA Division II. **The men's

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team competes at the Division I level of the

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(ACHA) in the

, ACHA Division and plays at the S&T Bank Arena. In the 2018–19 season, won the CHMA season championship. In the 2019–20 season, the team won the CHMA playoffs and awarded a bid to the ACHA National Tournament as the 19th seed, but the tournament was canceled due to the

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. **Between 1998 and 2005, the top men's team (then at the Division II level) won the championship of the

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three times, and was runner-up four times. *Women's ice hockey – Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference, ACHA Division II **The women's ice hockey team won the DVCHC in 2005. *Men's

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– Keystone Division, National College Lacrosse League *Men's volleyball – Penn-Ohio Volleyball League **The men's volleyball team won the POVL in 2009 and 2010. *Men's

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**The men's rugby team 2022 D2 7s National Champions, 2022 15s National Finalists. Finished 4th in 2013. Finished 3rd in the Division I national championship in 2000, behind California-Berkeley and Wyoming Universities. IUP finished ahead of fourth-place Army. 2023 National Champions: In December 2023, IUP secured its first national championship in the 15s format by defeating the University of Memphis in Houston, Texas. This victory followed their earlier triumph in the 7s format against North Carolina State in the spring of 2023 . Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2024 National Champions: The Crimson Hawks successfully defended their Division II national title in December 2024 with a 38-29 victory over the University of Northern Iowa. The match was a thrilling contest, with standout performances from players like Ethan Miller, Cam Taylor, and Dylan Deasy. Grant Euker was named the Division II Finals MVP. Collegiate Rugby Championship Performance: In April 2024, IUP advanced to the semifinals of the Collegiate Rugby Championship, defeating Coastal Carolina and Montana State in the earlier rounds. Dominic Holmes was a key contributor, scoring multiple tries throughout the tournament . *Women's rugby *Men's soccer * Men's Club Baseball- Member of National Club Baseball Association The IUP

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team won three intercollegiate national championships (1973, 1975, 1976). In 1999, Samantha Zipp of IUP was the women's individual orienteering national champion.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni that have played for IUP teams include: *

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, former soccer player and official,

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and college football assistant coach * Frank Cignetti Sr.,

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and IUP football coach *

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, early professional football players * Kris Griffin, former NFL player *

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, former college basketball coach *

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, former NFL player and head coach * Jack Henry, former NFL assistant coach * Mike Jemison, former NFL and NFL Europe player *

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, former NFL player *

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assistant coach * LeRon McCoy, former NFL player *

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, former NFL player *Ryan Uhl, former MLB player *Ethan Cooper, current NFL player *Christian Cochran, Actor and Writer

References

External links

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