Baker Wildcats

Baker Wildcats
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UniversityBaker University
ConferenceHAAC (primary)
NAIADivision I
Athletic directorSusan Decker
LocationBaldwin City, Kansas
Varsity teams23
Football stadiumListon Stadium
ArenaCollins Gymnasium
Baseball stadiumSauder Field
Softball stadiumCavaness Field
Soccer stadiumHartley Field
Other venuesAlvamar Golf Course
Laury Tennis Courts
Mabee Memorial Hall
MascotWOWzer the Wildcat
NicknameBaker Wildcats
Fight songBaker University Fight Song
Cheer"The Clap Chant"
ColorsBlue and orange[1]
   
Websitewww.bakerwildcats.com

The Baker Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Baker University, located in Baldwin City, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing as a founding member of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) since its inception in the 1971–72 academic year. The Wildcats previously competed in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1902–03 to 1970–71.

Varsity teams

Baker competes in 23 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling; and co-ed sports includes cheerleading, dance and eSports.

Colors

They have only one official color: cadmium orange. The only other school in the country to have orange as their only official color is Syracuse University.

Facilities

  • Alvamar Golf Course: Golf[2]
  • Cavaness Field: Softball[3]
  • Collins Gymnasium: Basketball, volleyball, and wrestling[4]
  • Laury Tennis Courts: Tennis[5]
  • Liston Stadium: Football, track, and select soccer matches
  • Mabee Memorial Hall: Practice facilities (basketball), Cheer, Athletic offices[6]
  • North Park: Baseball[7]

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.[8]

Notable alumni

Notable coaches

See also

References

  1. ^ "Media Kit - Baker University". Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Alvamar Golf Course". Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  3. ^ "Cavaness Field". Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  4. ^ "Collins Gymnasium". Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  5. ^ "Laury Tennis Courts". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  6. ^ "Mabee Memorial Hall". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  7. ^ "North Park". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  8. ^ "Baker University's mascot, WOWzer the Wildcat". Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2013-11-16.