Fort Lewis Skyhawks Explained

Fort Lewis Skyhawks
University:Fort Lewis College
Association:NCAA
Conference:Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Division:Division II
Director:Brandon Leimbach
Location:Durango, Colorado
Teams:11
Stadium:Ray Dennison Memorial Field
Basketballarena:Whalen Gymnasium
Baseballfield:Brandt Field
Soccerstadium:Dirks Field
Nickname:Skyhawks
Pageurl:http://www.goskyhawks.com/

The Fort Lewis Skyhawks are the athletic teams that represent Fort Lewis College, located in Durango, Colorado, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Skyhawks compete as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for all 11 varsity sports. The college's teams were previously known as the Beavers, Aggies, and Raiders.[1]

Athletic facilities

Facilities include the 4,000 seat Ray Dennison Memorial Field for football and lacrosse, the 2,750–seat Whalen Gymnasium for men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball, Aspen Field for softball, and Dirks Field, with a seating capacity of 2,000 for men's and women's soccer.[2]

Varsity sports

Teams

Men's sports

Women's sports

Basketball

The Skyhawks women's basketball team earned a berth in the NCAA Division II national title game in 2010.[3]

Football

The Fort Lewis College football team won the RMAC championship in 1984 and defeated Dixie State to win the 2006 Dixie Rotary Bowl. Quarterback Andrew Webb (2000-2003) holds the single game RMAC passing record with 636 yards vs. Mesa State on 11/16/2002 and has the 3rd-highest RMAC career passing yards with 11,742.[4]

Golf

The men's golf team reached the NCAA Division II Championships in the 2010-2011 season.[5]

Soccer

The Fort Lewis College men's soccer team won the 2011 NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer National Championships.[6] The win was the team's third NCAA Division II national championship, having won in 2005, 2009, and 2011. The Skyhawks men's soccer team also reached the finals and were national runners-up in 1999 and 2006.[7]

RMAC Championships

Source:[8]

Men's Basketball - Regular Season (7) 1986-87, 1988-89, 2004-05, 2007-08, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2022-23; Tournament (5) 2002, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2023

Football (1) 1984

Men's Golf - Regular Season (2) 2010-2011; Tournament (2) 1985, 2005

Men's Soccer - Regular Season (7) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2023; Tournament (11) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

Women's Basketball - Regular Season (6) 1982-83, 1985-86, 1988-89, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10; Tournament (2) 2011, 2012

Women's Cross Country - All-Time Individual Champion (1) Melissa Knight 1988

Women's Soccer - Regular Season (1) 2010; Tournament (4) 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009

Softball - Tournament (2) 2008, 2012

Volleyball - Regular Season (4) 1988, 1989, 1994, 2007

National championships

Source:

Team

Men's SoccerNCAADivision II2005Franklin Pierce3–1
2009Lees–McRae1–0
2011Lynn3–2

Club, intramural, and non-NCAA sports

Club sports teams are organized, coached, and administered by student team members and play intercollegiate schedules. Club sports include baseball, cycling, women's golf, men's lacrosse, men's and women's rugby, ski & snowboard, men's and women's soccer, tennis, track & field, and ultimate frisbee.[9] Intramural sports offered include basketball, flag football, softball, soccer, volleyball, kickball, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee, badminton, and tennis.[10]

Cycling

The Fort Lewis College Cycling team, a club sport, races in the USA Collegiate Cycling Division I as a member of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference, and was ranked first in the nation after the 2009-2010, 2010-2011, and 2011-2012 seasons. The team competes in track, mountain biking, cyclocross, road, and BMX disciplines, and has won 23 team national championships in those disciplines since 1995.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fort Lewis College mascots and school colors--overview.
  2. Web site: Fort Lewis College. Athletic Facilities. July 16, 2007. January 20, 2013.
  3. News: Moss. Irv. The Denver Post. Fort Lewis women battle for Division II national title. August 2012. January 20, 2013.
  4. Web site: FB Record Book July 2017 (PDF) - Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference . 2024-01-16 . rmacsports.org . en.
  5. News: Staff. The Durango Herald. Higgins resigns from his FLC post. December 4, 2011. January 20, 2013.
  6. News: Lewis. Steve. The Durango Herald. Meet YOUR national champions. December 4, 2011. January 20, 2013. February 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201233209/http://durangoherald.com/article/20111205/SPORTS02/712059918/Meet-YOUR-national-champions. dead.
  7. Harkins. Jacob. 5280 The Denver Magazine. Futbol U. August 2012. January 20, 2013.
  8. Web site: Championship History - Updated 12.20.23 (PDF) - Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference . 2024-01-16 . rmacsports.org . en.
  9. Web site: Fort Lewis College. Club Sports. January 20, 2013.
  10. Web site: Fort Lewis College. Intramural Sports. January 20, 2013.
  11. News: Meyer. Matt. Gran Junction Sentinel. Mavericks modeling cycling program after Fort Lewis. October 6, 2012. January 20, 2013. July 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140730200851/http://www.gjsentinel.com/special_sections/articles/mavericks-modeling-cycling-program-after-fort-lewi. dead.
  12. News: Livingston. John. Fort Lewis College cycling claims 23rd national championship. 19 December 2017. The Durango Herald. 23 October 2017. Ballantine Communications. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052105/https://durangoherald.com/articles/190618. dead.