Tabor Bluejays
| Tabor College Bluejays | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Tabor College |
| Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| NAIA | Region IV |
| Athletic director | Rusty Allen |
| Location | Hillsboro, KS |
| Varsity teams | 15 |
| Football stadium | Joel Wiens Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Campus Recreation Center |
| Baseball stadium | Bluejay Baseball Field |
| Nickname | Bluejays |
| Colors |
Blue and Gold |
| Website |
www |
Tabor College athletic teams are known as the Bluejays. They are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
| Men's Sports | Women's Sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball Basketball Bowling Cross Country Football Soccer Tennis Track & Field |
Basketball Bowling Cross Country Soccer Softball Tennis Track & Field Volleyball |
Football
The current head football coach at Tabor is Mike Gardner. Coach Gardner returned to take over the 2010 season after serving as head coach for the 2004 and 2005 seasons, where the teams posted a combined record of 20 wins and 3 losses with two consecutive conference championships and two post-season appearances.[1] In 2009, Tabor College built a Joel Wiens Stadium, a new football complex that is shared with Hillsboro High School.[2]
In 2012, Tabor redshirt Junior Brandon Brown was found murdered in nearby McPherson, Kansas. Two former members of the McPherson Bulldogs football team were charged. As of October 5, 2012, the investigation is ongoing.[3]
Women's basketball
Tabor college women's basketball team was nationally ranked in 2007.[4]
References
- ↑ Malone Resignation Announcement
- ↑ Tabor College and USD 410 Break Ground for New Athletics Facility; tabor.edu; November 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Murder cases continued". McPherson Sentinel. October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ↑ Hillsboro Free Press "Tabor team spells consistency D-o-n-y-a" by Tom Stoppel, February 7, 2007
