Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm

Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm
University	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Conference	Great American Conference
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Keith Baxter
Location	Durant, Oklahoma
Varsity teams	10
Football stadium	Paul Laird Field
Basketball arena	Bloomer Sullivan Arena
Baseball stadium	The Ballpark in Durant
Other venues	Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium
Nickname	Savage Storm
Colors	Blue and gold[1]
Website	gosoutheastern.com

The Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm (also Southeastern Savage Storm and SOSU Savage Storm), formerly known as the Savages until 2006,^[2] are the athletic teams that represent Southeastern Oklahoma State University, located in Durant, Oklahoma, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Savage Storm compete as members of the Great American Conference for all 10 varsity sports.

Varsity teams

List of teams

The Savage Storm volleyball team in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2014

Men's sports Baseball Basketball Football Golf Rodeo Tennis

Women's sports Basketball Cross Country Rodeo Softball Tennis Volleyball

National championships

Team (1)

Association	Division	Sport	Year	Opponent	Score
NCAA	Division II	Baseball[3]	2000	Fort Hays State	7–2

Individual sports

Baseball

Baseball Field on the Southeastern campus

Southeastern's Baseball team has made 11 College World Series appearances, has had the most (66) All-American honors of any college baseball program in the state of Oklahoma, and 64 players have gone on to play professionally.^[4] The 2000 team won the NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship.^[5]

Alumni

• Brett Butler, major league baseball player
• Daren Brown, major league baseball coach in the Seattle Mariners organization
• Jeff Frye, major league baseball player
• Earnest Hunter, former NFL Running back for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints
• Kirby Minter, member of the 1950 US FIBA World championship basketball team
• Crystal Robinson, professional basketball player
• Dennis Rodman, Hall of Fame basketball player, celebrity
• Jerry Shipp, captain and leading scorer of the 1964 Gold Medal Olympic men's basketball team
• Randall Burks, former Chicago Bears wide receiver
• Codey McElroy, professional American football player

References

1. SEOSU Athletic Logo Graphic Standards and Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
2. "Savage no more | Archive | tulsaworld.com".
3. "Division II Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
4. "Southeastern Oklahoma State University - Tradition". Gosoutheastern.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
5. "Baseball DII". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.

External links

• Official website