| Texas Woman's Pioneers | |
| University: | Texas Woman's University |
| Association: | NCAA |
| Conference: | LSC (primary) Midwest Independent Conference (gymnastics) |
| Division: | Division II |
| Director: | Sandee Mott |
| Location: | Denton, Texas |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Mens Teams: | 0 |
| Womens Teams: | 9 |
| Basketballarena: | Kitty Magee Arena |
| Softballstadium: | Dianne Baker Field |
| Soccerstadium: | Pioneer Soccer Park |
| Mascot: | Oakley the Barn Owl |
| Nickname: | Pioneers |
| Pageurl: | https://twuathletics.com/ |
The Texas Woman's Pioneers (also TWU Pioneers) are the athletics teams that represent Texas Woman's University, located in Denton, Texas, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. Even though TWU accepts male students, only female sports are sponsored. The Pioneers compete as members of the Lone Star Conference in basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball, and as an independent in gymnastics. The gymnastics team competes in the Midwest Independent Conference which comprises NCAA Division I, II and III institutions. TWU also fields teams in artistic swimming, dance, stunt, and wrestling.
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| Gymnastics | |
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| Volleyball |
As an AIAW Division I team in the 1979 Women's College World Series, the Pioneer softball team won the national championship by defeating UCLA, 1–0, in the deciding game, led by pitcher Kathy Arendsen.[1]
The TWU Gymnastics squad has won the USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships (non-NCAA) with a record 11 team championships since 1993. The most recent championship was in 2018.[2] TWU is the only varsity-level intercollegiate gymnastics program in the state of Texas.
TWU won three women's collegiate outdoor track-and-field national championships: in 1969, 1971, and 1973. These included the first (and three of the first five) DGWS/AIAW track-and-field championships ever held.
The TWU basketball team reached the championship game at the 2024 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Minnesota State.[3] They finished the season with a program-record 34 wins.[3]
In 1973, TWU reached the national championship match of the AIAW women's volleyball tournament, only to fall to Long Beach State.