Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
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| University | Western Kentucky University |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| NCAA | FBS |
| Athletic director | Todd Stewart |
| Location | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Football stadium | Houchens Industries - L. T. Smith Stadium |
| Basketball arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Nick Denes Field |
| Softball stadium | WKU Softball Complex |
| Mascot | Big Red |
| Nickname | Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers |
| Fight song | Stand Up and Cheer |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Website | www |
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers are the athletic teams that represent Western Kentucky University (WKU). The men's teams uses the name Hilltoppers; however, the women's teams use the name Lady Toppers. The university's athletic program fields 17 varsity teams in 11 different sports. WKU participates in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and competes as a member of Conference USA.
On March 12, 2010, Ross Bjork, who was the senior associate athletic director for Development and External Relations for the UCLA Bruins, replaced Dr. Wood Selig, as WKU's athletic director. But in March 2012, Bjork accepted the job as athletic director at Ole Miss. Todd Stewart, who had served as Senior Associate Athletic Director since 2010, was named interim athletic director until May when he was officially named athletic director.
On April 1, 2013, it was announced Western Kentucky would depart the Sun Belt Conference for Conference USA, effective July 1, 2014.
A member of Conference USA, Western Kentucky sponsors teams in seven men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball program is nationally recognized, and one of the winningest programs in NCAA history. Rick Stansbury is the current head coach of the Hilltoppers. The program has over 1,600 victories, forty 20-win seasons, 38 Postseason Tournament Appearances and 28 All-Americans.
During the 1980s, Coach Paul Sanderford built Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball into a national power, appearing in 3 NCAA Final Fours. In recent years, the Lady Toppers and Hilltoppers have had a continued record of success; under current head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, the Lady Toppers won the Conference USA title in 2015, advancing to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship tournament in 2014 and 2015, and receiving invitations to the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2013 and 2016.
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