Parkside Rangers

Parkside Rangers
University	University of Wisconsin–Parkside
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (wrestling)
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Adam Schemm
Location	Somers, Wisconsin
Varsity teams	13
Basketball arena	DeSimone Gymnasium
Baseball stadium	Oberbrunner Field
Softball stadium	Case Softball Complex
Soccer stadium	Wood Road Field
Other venues	Petretti Fieldhouse
Mascot	Ranger Bear
Nickname	Rangers
Colors	Green and Black
Website	www.parksiderangers.com

The Parkside Rangers (formerly Wisconsin–Parkside Rangers or UW–Parkside Rangers) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Wisconsin–Parkside, located in Somers, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Rangers compete as members of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) for 12 of 13 sports; the wrestling team competes in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (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 (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.^{[citation needed]}

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

Association	Division	Sport	Year	Opponent/Runner-up	Score
Women's cross country (2)[1]	NAIA	Single	1980	Emporia State	52–100
			1986	Emporia State	121–151

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 eight individual NCAA championships: one in women's indoor track and field and seven in wrestling.^[2]

References

1. "NAIA Women's Cross Country Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA Honors.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. "CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARY" (PDF). NCAA Statistics website. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

External links

• Official website