CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves
The Colorado State University Pueblo ThunderWolves (shortened to CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves in their athletics context) are the athletic teams at Colorado State University Pueblo. The ThunderWolves are a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. They were previously known as the University of Southern Colorado Indians and then the University of Southern Colorado ThunderWolves. The program includes 7 men's sports: baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and wrestling. The women's program has 8 sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and track.[2] Dropped following the 1984 season, football returned in 2008 and the team posted a 4–6 record. The ThunderWolves won the 2014 NCAA Division II Football National Championship, its first in football program history, by blanking previously undefeated Minnesota State University, Mankato 13–0.[3][4]
| CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves | |
|---|---|
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| University | Colorado State University–Pueblo |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Joe Folda |
| Location | Pueblo, Colorado |
| Varsity teams | 15 |
| Football stadium | Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl |
| Basketball arena | Massari Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Rawlings Field |
| Mascot | Tundra The T-Wolf |
| Nickname | ThunderWolves |
| Colors | Red and blue[1] |
| Website | www |
Conference affiliations
- 1938–39 to 1962–63 – NJCAA Independent
- 1963–64 to 1966–67 – NAIA Independent
- 1967–68 to 1971–72 – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference - Plains Division
- 1972–73 to 1975–76 – Great Plains Athletic Conference
- 1976–77 to 1989–90 – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
- 1990–91 to 1995–96 – Colorado Athletic Conference
- 1996–97 to Present – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
History
1980s
In 1984, the school ended its football and baseball programs due to budget cuts.
1990s
In 1994, Dan DeRose, the athletic director, re-established the school's baseball program and had a new stadium complex built for baseball.[5]
2000s
CSU Pueblo saw the return of football in 2008 with the construction and completion of its new football stadium, the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl.
2010s to present
CSU Pueblo announced further restoration of athletic programs under new president Lesley Di Mare.
Mascot
The ThunderWolves mascot is Wolfie.
Football
References
- "CSU–Pueblo Web Style, Standards, and Best Practices". March 1, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- "CSU PUEBLO:Official Site of ThunderWolves Athletics". Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- "CSU PUEBLO THUNDERWOLVES | PUEBLO'S TEAM". www.gothunderwolves.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24.
- College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2008-11-09 at the Wayback Machine - CSU-Pueblo - accessed 2010-06-09
- Berge, Torin. "Revival big hit at USC." Denver Post. Saturday April 16, 1994. Saturday 1st Edition. Sports p. D-02. Retrieved on May 15, 2013. Available at LexisNexis. "Budget cuts forced Southern Colorado to drop its program in 1984. Athletic director Dan DeRose not only brought back baseball but put the team in a new 50-acre, $ 2 million complex that includes Rawlings Field for baseball, a soccer field, a 500-car parking lot and a three-field softball complex. The softball and baseball fields have lights."