Northeastern State RiverHawks

Northeastern State RiverHawks
University Northeastern State University
Conference The MIAA
NCAA Division II
Athletic director Tony Duckworth
Location Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Varsity teams 10
Football stadium Doc Wadley Stadium
Basketball arena NSU Event Center
Mascot Rowdy the RiverHawk
Nickname RiverHawks
Fight song "Northeastern, Northeastern"
Colors Green and White[1]
         
Website www.goriverhawksgo.com

The Northeastern State RiverHawks are the sports teams of Northeastern State University located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. They participate in the NCAA's Division II and in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).

Name change

Northeastern State University announced on May 23, 2006 that they would be dropping "Redmen" and selecting a new mascot. The change was made proactively in response to the 2005 NCAA Native American mascot decision.[2] The university announced its new athletic name as the RiverHawks on November 14, 2006.[3]

Sports sponsored

Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballGolf
FootballSoccer
GolfSoftball
SoccerTennis

Men's basketball

In 2003, the men's basketball team won the Division II national championship, beating Kentucky Wesleyan 75–64.[4]

Notable alumni

NSU's 2007 Homecoming Game

References

  1. ↑ Northeastern State University Graphic Standards (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NSU Announces Plans to Find a New Mascot". NSU. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  3. ↑ "It's Official – It's the NSU RiverHawks". NSU. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  4. ↑ "ESPN". ESPN.com.
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