Kentucky State Thorobreds and Thorobrettes
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UniversityKentucky State University
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorRamon Johnson (Interim)[1]
LocationFrankfort, Kentucky
Varsity teams14
Football stadiumAlumni Stadium
NicknameThorobreds and Thorobrettes
ColorsGreen and gold[2]
   
Websitewww.ksuthorobreds.com

The Kentucky State Thorobreds and Thorobrettes are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Kentucky State University, located in Frankfort, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Thorobreds and Thorobrettes are members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), which they have competed since the 1997–98 academic year.[3] Kentucky State previously competed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) from 1989–90 to 1993–94.

Varsity teams

Facilities

The William Exum Center, the university's athletic and recreational complex, was named after William Exum, the first African-American varsity football player at the University of Wisconsin.[4] Exum was hired as head of KSU's Physical Education department in 1949, and later made head of the Athletics department. He then became manager of the United States Track and Field teams at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. Exum retired from KSU in 1980.

List of teams

Notes
  1. ^ a b The NCAA considers indoor and outdoor track & field to be two separate sports. Indoor track is part of the NCAA's winter season, with outdoor track in the NCAA spring season.

Men's basketball

From 1970 to 1972, the Thorobreds won three straight NAIA national titles (1970, 1971, 1972). As of 2017, they are still only the second team to do so, joining Tennessee State (1957, 1958, 1959).

National championships

Team

Sport Association Division Year Opponent/Runner-up Score/Points
Men's basketball (3) NAIA Single 1970 Central Washington State 79–71
1971 Eastern Michigan 102–82
1972 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 71–62
Women's basketball (1) NAIA Single 1981 Texas Southern 73–67
Men's cross country (1) NCAA College 1964 NE Missouri State Teachers 95–105 (-10)
Men's outdoor track and field (1) NCAA College 1971 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 42–31

Conferences

Classifications

NCAA
NAIA

Conference affiliations

References

  1. ^ "Ramon Johnson - Interim Athletic Director". Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Kentucky State University 2017 Graphic Standards Manual" (PDF). March 19, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "KSU Thorobreds". Kentucky State University. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Exum, William". University of Kentucky Libraries. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "First Point Volleyball Foundation and USA Volleyball Makes a $1 Million Investment to SIAC Member Institutions". Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

External links

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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