Fort Hays State Tigers
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| University | Fort Hays State University |
| Conference | MIAA |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Curtis Hammeke |
| Location | Hays, Kansas |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Football stadium | Lewis Field |
| Basketball arena | Gross Memorial Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | Larks Park |
| Mascot | Victor E. Tiger |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Website | fhsuathletics |
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The Fort Hays State Tigers athletic teams represent Fort Hays State University. The school's teams participate in the NCAA Division II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), except for wrestling, which competes as a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).
Fort Hays State offers sixteen sports at a varsity level. Entering the 2010–2011 school year, Fort Hays State has captured 58 Conference titles in the following conference, Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC), Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC), Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (Great Plains Athletic Conference, Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC), and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. They also have captured nine total national championships.
The Fort Hay State Tiger are represented in the following NCAA Division II varsity sports:
The Fort Hays State basketball program holds several national basketball titles; the men's team claimed national championships in 1984 and 1985 (NAIA), back to back, and in 1996 (NCAA Division II) with a remarkable 34 and 0 record.
The women's basketball team also brought home the national title in 1991 (NAIA).
Maddie Holub just completed one of the most decorated regular seasons in Fort Hays State history. She led the MIAA and ranked in the top five in NCAA Division II in strikeouts (279) and saves (4) and set an FHSU single-season record in both categories. Holub is currently 17-8 on the year with a 1.64 ERA in 175.0 innings pitched. She was a three-time MIAA Player of the Week, twice as a pitcher and once as a hitter, and was just named the Louisville Slugger Division II Pitcher of the Week by the NFCA on Wednesday. Holub, a junior from Hays, is also one of the Tigers top offensive threats, leading the team in batting average (.347), hits (51) and home runs (7) and ranking in the top three in almost every other offensive category. This is the third All-MIAA selection for Holub, who was a second team choice in 2010 and an honorable mention selection last season, both as a utility player.
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