Concordia Golden Bears

Concordia Golden Bears
University	Concordia University, St. Paul
Conference	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Lunch McKenzie
Location	St. Paul, MN
Varsity teams	13
Football stadium	Sea Foam Stadium
Basketball arena	Gangelhoff Center
Baseball stadium	Robert E. Barnes Field
Soccer stadium	Sea Foam Stadium
Mascot	Comet
Nickname	Golden Bears
Fight song	On Concordia
Colors	Vegas Gold and Navy Blue
Website	cugoldenbears.com

The Concordia Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Golden Bears compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for all 13 varsity sports.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Track & Field

Women's sports Basketball Cross Country Golf Lacrosse Soccer Softball Track & Field Volleyball

National championships

Team

Association	Division	Sport	Year	Opponent	Score
NCAA	Division II	Women's Volleyball[1]	2007	Western Washington	3–1
			2008	Cal State San Bernardino	3–2
			2009	West Texas A&M	3–0
			2010	Tampa	3–1
			2011	Cal State San Bernardino	3–0
			2012	Tampa	3–2
			2013	BYU Hawaii	3–0

Individual sports

Women's sports

In 2007 the Golden Bears women's volleyball team won the NCAA Division II national title, defeating the Western Washington Vikings 3-1 in the final. In 2008, they followed up that victory with another NCAA Division II national title, this time beating Cal State-San Bernardino 3-2. In 2009, they won their third NCAA Division II national title, becoming the first NCAA Division I or II team to win three in a row. The Golden Bear volleyball team had a 75 match winning streak from 2008-2010. They won their fourth straight national title in 2010 defeating the University of Tampa 3-1. On December 3, 2011, they defeated California State San Bernadrino 3-0 for their fifth consecutive title. On December 8, 2012, the Golden Bears dropped the first two sets to the Tampa Spartans but rallied to win 3-2 for their sixth straight national championship. On December 14, 2013, the Golden Bears swept the BYU-Hawaii Seasiders in three straight sets to win their seventh consecutive national championship at the Division-II level. This passed the 1991-96 run by Washington University in Saint Louis at the Division-III level.^[2]

References

1. "NCAA Women's Division II Volleyball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
2. http://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-women/article/2013-12-14/concordia-st-paul-earns-seventh-consecutive-national-title

External links

• Concordia Golden Bears Athletics website