Baker Wildcats
The Baker University Wildcats are the official sports teams of Baker University located in Baldwin City, Kansas. They participate in the NAIA and in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC).[2]
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University | Baker University |
Conference | Heart of America Athletic Conference |
NAIA | Division I |
Athletic director | Nate Houser |
Location | Baldwin City, Kansas |
Varsity teams | 18 |
Football stadium | Liston Stadium |
Arena | Collins Gymnasium |
Baseball stadium | Sauder Field |
Softball stadium | Cavaness Field |
Soccer stadium | North Park |
Other arenas | Alvamar Golf Course Laury Tennis Courts Mabee Memorial Hall |
Mascot | WOWzer the Wildcat |
Nickname | Baker Wildcats |
Fight song | Baker University Fight Song |
Cheer | "The Clap Chant" |
Colors | Blue and Orange[1] |
Website | www |
Athletics
Men's sports
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Women's sports
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Facilities
- Alvamar Golf Course: Golf[3]
- Cavaness Field: Softball[4]
- Collins Gymnasium: Basketball, volleyball, and wrestling[5]
- Laury Tennis Courts: Tennis[6]
- Liston Stadium: Football, track, and select soccer matches
- Mabee Memorial Hall: Practice facilities (basketball), Cheer, Athletic offices[7]
- North Park: Baseball[8]
Mascot
The official mascot of Baker University Athletic teams is WOWzer the Wildcat. WOWZer debuted, as the new mascot, on September 8, 2007, at the football home-opener in honor of the University's sesquicentennial. Reina Murphy, a freshman from the Kansas City metropolitan area, won the University's name the Wildcat contest.[9]
Notable alumni
- Mike Gardner, American football head coach
- George LaFrance, American football player
- Mike McCarthy, American football head coach
- Vidal Nuño, baseball player
- Tanner Purdum, American football player
- Blake Treinen, baseball player
Notable coaches
- Phog Allen, basketball coach at Baker University, the University of Central Missouri and the University of Kansas
- Emil Liston basketball coach (1930–1945) and administrator, inductee to Basketball Hall of Fame, and creator of the NAIA college basketball tournament
- Charlie Richard, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
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See also
- 1890 Kansas vs. Baker football game, the first college football game played in the state of Kansas.
References
- "Media Kit - Baker University". Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- HAAC Members
- "Alvamar Golf Course". Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- "Cavaness Field". Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- "Collins Gymnasium". Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- "Laury Tennis Courts". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- "Mabee Memorial Hall". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- "North Park". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- "Baker University's mascot, WOWzer the Wildcat". Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
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