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University | Western Michigan University |
Conference | MAC (primary) NCHC (men's hockey) MVC (men's soccer) |
NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
Athletic director | Dan Bartholomae |
Location | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Varsity teams | 16 |
Football stadium | Waldo Stadium |
Basketball arena | University Arena |
Ice hockey arena | Lawson Arena |
Baseball stadium | Hyames Field |
Softball stadium | Ebert Field |
Soccer stadium | WMU Soccer Complex |
Mascot | Buster Bronco |
Nickname | Broncos |
Colors | Brown and gold[1] |
Website | www |
The Western Michigan Broncos are a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I program representing Western Michigan University (WMU) in college athletics. They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football (within the Football Bowl Subdivision), and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. The men's ice hockey team competes in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and the men's soccer team competes in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Broncos also have a flight team, the SkyBroncos, who have won the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) National Championship award five times.
The Broncos have won two NCAA national championships. The men's cross country team won the NCAA title in 1964 and 1965. WMU finished as national runners up in 1955 for baseball and 1958 for men's cross country.
The facilities include Waldo Stadium (football), University Arena (men's and women's basketball, volleyball), Lawson Arena (hockey), Hyames Field (baseball), Ebert Field (softball), Sorensen Courts/West Hills Athletic Club (men's and women's tennis), and Kanley Track (women's track and field). The soccer teams compete at the WMU Soccer Complex located near the Parkview Campus.
The school's primary rival is Central Michigan University.