Kutztown Golden Bears
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| University | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania |
| Conference | PSAC |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Greg Bamberger |
| Location | Kutztown, Pennsylvania |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Football stadium | Andre Reed Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Keystone Hall |
| Baseball stadium | North Campus Field |
| Nickname | Golden Bears |
| Fight song | "Go, Bears, Go" |
| Colors | Maroon and Gold |
| Website | www |
The Kutztown Golden Bears are the sports teams that represent Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Kutztown University is a member of NCAA Division II and competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The university sports eight men's and thirteen women's intercollegiate sports. In 2007–08, Kutztown University added Women's Lacrosse and Women's Bowling to the list of varsity sports that it offers.
Kutztown won the Dixon Trophy in 2006, which is awarded to the PSAC school with the best overall athletic program that year. Kutztown became the fifth league school to win the award after placing second in the rankings in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 school years. Famous former athletes from Kutztown include football stars Andre Reed, John Mobley, Bruce Harper and Doug Dennison and baseball standout Ryan Vogelsong.
The university provides an array of intramural and club sports programs for students. Leagues and tournaments are organized by the Recreational Services department every semester, and range from badminton tournaments to rock climbing competitions.
From the mid-1930s up until 1961, Kutztown's sports teams were known as the Golden Avalanche. In 1961, Kutztown replaced the Golden Avalanche nickname with the Golden Bears as the University's nickname. In later years, Golden Bear mascots came into play. Before 2005, Goldie and Griz served as the KU Golden Bear mascots. However, they were both "graduated" to make way for a new mascot. The Raymond Entertainment Group of Newark, Delaware, helped KU create the new mascot. On October 1, 2005, at Kutztown's football game versus West Chester University, Kutztown University unveiled Avalanche as the school's new mascot. Avalanche is so named to honor Kutztown State College during the time of the Golden Avalanche sports teams.
The Golden Bears can be seen in more places than the sports fields. Golden Bear statues are located near the basketball courts on South Campus and in North Campus near the Boehm Science Building. Along with the statues, several residential areas are named after the Golden Bear. Golden Bear Village South behind University Place and Golden Bear Village West next to Rothermel Hall are student apartments which hold the Golden Bear moniker.
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