Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Southern Utah Thunderbirds

University	Southern Utah University
Conference	Big Sky Conference
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Ken Beazer
Location	Cedar City, Utah
Varsity teams	15
Football stadium	Eccles Coliseum
Basketball arena	Centrum Arena
Soccer stadium	Thunderbird Park Complex
Nickname	Thunderbirds
Colors	Scarlet and White^[1]
Website	www.suutbirds.com

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors fifteen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, tennis, and track and field; women's-only gymnastics, soccer, softball, and volleyball; and men's-only football. The baseball program was dropped after the 2011–12 season.^[2] The Thunderbirds compete in NCAA Division I and joined the Big Sky Conference on July 1, 2012 after departing from The Summit League.^[3]

Teams

Varsity sports

Men's	Women's
Basketball	Basketball
Cross Country	Cross Country
Football	Golf
Golf	Gymnastics
Tennis	Soccer
Track & Field	Softball
	Tennis
	Track & Field
	Volleyball

References

↑ "Academic Style Guide". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
↑ http://www.sltrib.com. "College baseball: Southern Utah mourns, celebrates dropped program | The Salt Lake Tribune". Sltrib.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
↑ "Big Sky Conference - Member Institutions". Bigskyconf.com. 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

External links

Official website

Southern Utah University

Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball

Facilities	Centrum Arena Eccles Coliseum Thunderbird Park

Media	KSUU

Related	List of Presidents of Southern Utah University Utah Shakespeare Festival

Big Sky Conference

Full members (all sports)	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho State Bengals Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz Montana State Bobcats North Dakota Fighting Hawks Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets Southern Utah Thunderbirds Weber State Wildcats

Full member (non-football)	Idaho Vandals (football returning to Big Sky in 2018)

Football-only members	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs UC Davis Aggies

Men's golf-only members	Binghamton Bearcats Hartford Hawks

Sports teams based in Utah

Baseball	PCL Salt Lake Bees Pioneer League Orem Owlz Ogden Raptors

Basketball	NBA Utah Jazz D-League Salt Lake City Stars

Football	IFL Salt Lake Screaming Eagles WFA Utah Blitz IWFL Utah Falconz

Hockey	ECHL Utah Grizzlies

Roller derby	WFTDA Junction City Roller Dolls Wasatch Roller Derby Others Salt City Derby Girls

Rugby	ANRL Utah Avalanche RSL Utah Warriors

Soccer	MLS Real Salt Lake USL Real Monarchs PDL BYU Cougars WPSL Real Salt Lake Women

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Utah Utes BYU Cougars Utah State Aggies SUU Thunderbirds UVU Wolverines Weber State Wildcats

(NCAA Division II)	Dixie State Trailblazers

(NAIA)	Westminster Griffins

(NJCAA)	CEU Golden Eagles SLCC Bruins Snow College Badgers

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