Fort Hays State Tigers

Fort Hays State Tigers
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UniversityFort Hays State University
ConferenceThe MIAA (primary)
GAC (men's soccer)
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorCurtis Hammeke
LocationHays, Kansas
Varsity teams18
Football stadiumLewis Field
Basketball arenaGross Memorial Coliseum
Baseball stadiumLarks Park
MascotVictor E. Tiger
NicknameTigers
ColorsBlack and gold[1]
   
Websitefhsuathletics.com

The Fort Hays State Tigers are the athletic teams that represent Fort Hays State University, located in Hays, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) for most of its sports since the 2006–07 academic year;[2] while its men's soccer team competes in the Great American Conference (GAC). The Tigers previously competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1989–90 to 2005–06 (which they were a member on a previous stint from 1968–69 to 1971–72); in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 1972–73 to 1975–76; in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1967–68; and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1902–03 to 1922–23.

  1. ^ Fort Hays State University Brand Standards (PDF). December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  2. ^ MIAA Conference Archived 2015-05-27 at the Wayback Machine Fort Hays State