| Columbus State Cougars | |
| University: | Columbus State University |
| Association: | NCAA |
| Conference: | Peach Belt (primary) |
| Division: | Division II |
| Director: | Jay Sparks (interim) |
| Location: | Columbus, Georgia |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Mens Teams: | 6 |
| Womens Teams: | 7 |
| Coed Teams: | 1 |
| Basketballarena: | Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center |
| Baseballfield: | Burger King Stadium at Ragsdale Field |
| Softballstadium: | Cougar Field |
| Soccerstadium: | Walden Soccer Complex |
| Tenniscourt: | John W. Walden Tennis Center |
| Mascot: | Cody Cougar |
| Nickname: | Cougars |
| Color1: | Columbus State Blue |
| Color2: | Columbus State Red[1] |
| Hex1: | 003359 |
| Hex2: | c60c30 |
| Pageurl: | https://csucougars.com/ |
| Ncaa Titles: | 5 |
| Indiv Relay Ncaa Champs: | 3[2] |
The Columbus State Cougars are the athletic teams that represent Columbus State University, located in Columbus, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Peach Belt Conference since the 1990–91 academic year.
Columbus State competes in thirteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, tennis, and track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and track and field.
NCAA
The Cougars competed in women's volleyball from 2013 to 2016, compiling a 54–65 record over four seasons.[4]
| Men's sports | Women's sports | |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball | |
| Basketball | Cross country | |
| Cross country | Golf | |
| Golf | Soccer | |
| Tennis | Softball | |
| Track and field | Tennis | |
| Track and field |
The Columbus State baseball team has made eight appearances to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship, twenty-four NCAA Regional Championship appearances, and is frequently in the NCSWA National Top 30 Poll. The Cougars won the 2002 NCAA Division II World Series and were the national runner-up at the 1986, 2007 and 2018 NCAA Division II World Series.
The CSU golf team has won six NCAA National Championships; 1978, 1980, 1989, 1992, 1994 and 1997.[5]
In April 2015, the school's co-ed rifle program was discontinued after existing for six seasons. Prior to discontinuation the team competed at the Division I level as members of the Ohio Valley Conference starting in the 2012–13 school year.[6]
Former assistant rifle coach, Jamie Gray, won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the Women's 50 meter rifle three positions event with a score of 691.9.
Columbus State Athletics Department co-hosted the 2011 Rifle National Championship with Fort Benning. This was the first time a national championship was hosted on CSU's campus.
The Lady Cougar soccer team has made 13 consecutive NCAA Tournaments since 2006, just its third season in existence. Columbus State has won or shared 12 of the last 14 Peach Belt Conference regular season championships, making 12 PBC Tournament championship games in that span and winning eight (2006–08, 2010, 2014–16, 2018). Head coach Jay Entlich, a seven-time PBC Coach of the Year (2005, 2008, 2014–18), has guided the Lady Cougars since their 2004 inception.[7]
| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent/Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA | Division II | Men's Golf | 1992 | Troy State | 1,144–1,176 |
| 1994 | North Florida | 1,175–1,179 | |||
| 1997 | North Florida | 1,149–1,153 | |||
| Baseball[8] | 2002 | Chico State | 5–3 | ||
| Men's Tennis[9] | 2018 | Barry | 5–4 |
| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Individual(s) | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA | Division II | Men's Golf | 1991 | Clete Cole | Individual Title | 287 |
| 1992 | Diego Ventureira | 285 | ||||
| 2007 | Christian Ries | 286 |