| LIU Post Pioneers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University |
| Conference | East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference (Northeast Conference starting in 2019) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Bryan Collins |
| Location | Brookville, New York |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Football stadium | Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Pratt Recreation Center |
| Baseball stadium | LIU Post Baseball Field |
| Softball stadium | LIU Post Softball Complex |
| Soccer stadium | Pioneer Soccer Park |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
| Colors | Green and gold[1] |
| Website | liupostpioneers |
The LIU Post Pioneers (also Long Island–Post Pioneers and formerly the C.W. Post Pioneers) were the athletic teams that represented the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, located in Brookville, New York, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports through the 2018–19 school year. The Pioneers most recently competed as members of the East Coast Conference for most sports; the football team was an affiliate of the Northeast-10 Conference. LIU Post has been a member of the ECC since 1989, when the league was established as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference.
The LIU Post Pioneers passed into history after the 2018–19 school year when LIU merged the Pioneers with the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, the Division I program of the school's Brooklyn campus. The current LIU program now competes as the LIU Sharks, with the new nickname having been selected by polling of alumni and students of the two campuses.[2] Since LIU Brooklyn was a long-established Division I program, the Division II LIU Post teams for sports that had not been sponsored by LIU Brooklyn immediately moved to Division I without the usual transition period for an institution moving to a different division. Teams for sports sponsored by both campuses were merged, and D-II athletes unable to make the D-I teams were allowed to either continue their athletic scholarships without competing or to be granted waivers that allowed them to transfer to another D-II school without having to sit out a season. The LIU Sharks inherited the Northeast Conference membership of the Brooklyn campus.[3][4]
- ^ LIU Post Athletic Brand Guidelines (PDF). May 30, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot" (Press release). Long Island University. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ "LIU combining Post and Brooklyn athletic programs". Newsday. October 3, 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "#OneLIU website". Long Island University. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2018.