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Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers

Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers

Athletic teams representing University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point

The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers (casually known as the UW-Stevens Point Pointers) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. The Pointers athletic teams compete in NCAA Division III.

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The visible mascot and logo of the Pointers is a pointer dog.

Football

Main article: Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football

The UW-Stevens Point football team holds the annual Spud Bowl game sponsored by local potato farms and brewery companies as the first home game of the season. The Pointers also hold the annual Pink Game, which benefits the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Central Wisconsin, and the Circle of Friends Foundation, which provides opportunities to kids with cancer. The Pointers play their home games at Goerke Field.

Basketball

The Pointers men's and women's basketball teams have combined for six NCAA Division III titles. The women's basketball team won the national title in 2002, 15 years after its first NCAA Division III title in 1987. The men's basketball team won back-to-back NCAA Division III titles in 2004 and 2005.[2]

Track and field

The UWSP men's track and field teams have won 3 individual NAIA national titles and 16 individual NCAA Division III national titles. The women's teams have combined to win 13 individual NCAA Division III titles. The men's team has had 61 All-American performances at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships since 1985[3] and over 70 at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships since 1982.[4] The women have had 24 indoor NCAA Division III All-American performances between 1985 and 2007[5] and 27 Outdoor All-American performances from 1984 to 2007.[6]

The men's track team coach Rick Witt, who has been head coach for over 30 years, was named National Coach of the Year once, Regional Coach of the Year seven times, and Conference Coach of the Year 14 times.[7]

National championships

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Notable athletes

References

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    "Communication Standards Manual" (PDF). Retrieved September 15, 2019.
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    Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers rally to beat Williams College for DIII title – ESPN
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    UW-Stevens Point Indoor All-Americans, Athletics, UWSP (pdf), retrieved June 11, 2014.
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    Pointer Outdoor All-Americans, Athletics, UWSP. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
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    Pointer Indoor All-Americans, Athletics, UWSP. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
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    Pointer Outdoor All-Americans, Athletics, UWSP. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
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    Rick Witt: Head Men's Cross Country/Track and Field Coach, Staff Directory, Men's Track & Field, Athletics, UWSP, retrieved June 11, 2014.
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