East Central Tigers

East Central Tigers

University	East Central University
Conference	Great American Conference
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Jeff Williams
Location	Ada, Oklahoma
Varsity teams	13
Football stadium	Norris Field
Basketball arena	Kerr Activities Center
Baseball stadium	ECU Baseball Field
Soccer stadium	ECU Women's Soccer Field
Mascot	Roary the Tiger
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Black and Orange^[1]
Website	www.ecutigers.com

The East Central Tigers (also ECU Tigers) are the athletic teams that represent East Central University, located in Ada, Oklahoma, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Tigers compete as members of the Great American Conference for all 13 varsity sports.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports

Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Tennis

Women's sports

Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball

Individual sports

Football

Division II game between East Central and NSU.

In 1993, the Tigers won the NAIA national football championship against Glenville State 49-35 at ECU's Norris Field. In 2011^[2] won the inaugural GAC regular season Championship and the Conference tournament Championship.

Basketball

On November 20, 2008, the Tigers Men's Basketball team and Texas Tech set a school record for points scored in a game in a 167-115 loss to the Red Raiders.^[3]^[4]

Alumni

Harry "The Cat" Brecheen, former baseball player
Mark Gastineau, professional football player
Todd Graham, Arizona State Sun Devils Head Football Coach
Christopher Lane, baseball player
Dewey McClain, football player
Gil Morgan, professional golfer
Cliff Thrift, former San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams professional football player
Lloyd Waner, baseball hall-of-famer
Paul Waner, baseball hall-of-famer

References

↑ ECU Identity Standards (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-18.
↑ women's soccer
↑ 167-115 loss to Red Raiders
↑ Distance Education-Centers and Programs-East Central University-Ada, Oklahoma

External links

Official website

Great American Conference

Members	Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys & Golden Suns Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils & Cotton Blossoms East Central Tigers Harding Bisons & Lady Bisons Henderson State Reddies Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers Oklahoma Baptist Bison Ouachita Baptist Tigers Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm Southern Arkansas Muleriders Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs

Affiliates	Oklahoma Christian Eagles Rogers State Hillcats

College sports teams in Oklahoma

NCAA Division I	Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Tulsa Golden Hurricane

NCAA Division II	Cameron Aggies Central Oklahoma Bronchos East Central Tigers Northeastern State RiverHawks Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers Oklahoma Christian Eagles Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies Rogers State Hillcats Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm

NAIA Division I	Bacone Warriors Langston Lions Mid-America Christian Evangels Oklahoma Baptist Bison Oklahoma City Stars Oklahoma Science & Arts Drovers St. Gregory's Cavaliers

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.