Hillsdale Chargers#Basketball
{{Short description|Sports programs at Hillsdale College in Michigan}}
{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Hillsdale Chargers
| logo = Hillsdale Chargers logo.svg
| logo_width = 150
| university = Hillsdale College
| association = NCAA
| conference = Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (until 2017)
Great Midwest Athletic Conference (from 2017)
| division = Division II
| director = John Tharp
| location = Hillsdale, Michigan
| teams = 14
| stadium = Frank D. "Muddy" Waters Stadium
| basketballarena = Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena
| icehockeyarena =
| baseballfield = Simpson Field
| soccerstadium =
| softballstadium = Johnny Williams Field
| lacrossestadium =
| natatorium = Jack McAvoy Natatorium
| arena2 = Ken Herrick Track
Hayden Park
Margot V. Biermann Center
| mascot =
| nickname = Chargers{{cite web |url=http://www.hillsdalechargers.com/athletics/quickfacts |title=Hillsdale College Athletics: Quick Facts |access-date=2014-05-13}}
| pageurl = http://www.hillsdalechargers.com/
}}
The Hillsdale Chargers are the athletic teams that represent Hillsdale College, located in Hillsdale, Michigan, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Chargers (The Dales until a 1968 mascot name change) are currently members of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference as of 2017. The Chargers had been members of the GLIAC since 1975.{{cite web |url=http://www.hillsdale.edu/athletics/default.asp |title=Hillsdale College Athletics: Official Homes of the Chargers |access-date=2010-12-23}}
The college also has club teams and intramural sports that vary from year to year.{{cite web |url=http://www.hillsdale.edu/admissions/faq/faq_list.asp?iSectionID=1&iGroupID=46&iQuestionID=155 |title=About Hillsdale College: Frequently Asked Questions |access-date=2010-12-23}}
Varsity teams
=List of teams=
| class="wikitable" style="float:center; clear:center; margin:0 0 1em 1em;" | |
| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Hillsdale Chargers|Men (7)|Women (7)}} | |
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross Country |
| Cross Country | Softball |
| Football | Swimming and diving |
| Golf | Tennis |
| Tennis | Track and field |
| Track & Field | Volleyball |
| colspan="2" style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Hillsdale Chargers}}" | |
Individual sports
=Football=
File:HC Chargers Spring Game.JPG
The Hillsdale College Chargers football teams play their home games at Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium. The stadium has an official seating capacity of 8,500 spectators.{{cite web |url=http://www.hillsdalechargers.com/athletics/facilities |title=Hillsdale College Athletic Facilities |access-date=April 26, 2016}} Football coach Muddy Waters was the head coach at Hillsdale from 1954 to 1973. The football stadium is named in his honor.{{cite web |url=http://www.hillsdale.edu/athletics/complex/facilities.asp#Muddy |title=Hillsdale College Athletics: Facilities |access-date=2010-12-23}}
=Basketball=
The men's and women's basketball programs of Hillsdale College play their home games in the newly renovated Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena. The arena is located within the Roche Sports Complex and is adjacent to Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium. It has a maximum seating capacity of 2,200 spectators.{{cite web |url=http://www.hillsdalecollegian.com/2014/09/sports-facilities-revamped-and-renamed/ |title=Sports facilities: revamped and renamed |access-date=April 26, 2016}} However, additional standing room is available.
=Volleyball=
=Baseball=
The Chargers baseball team plays their home games at Simpson Field, located near Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium. The Chargers made their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2016 where they fell to the Grand Valley State Lakers and the Indianapolis Greyhounds. After the Chargers move to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, the Chargers secured their first conference championship since 1960 with a 15–2 over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers.
=Softball=
At Hillsdale, the varsity softball team competes at their home Johnny Williams Field. The Charger softball team won the Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship in 2018, the school's softball team's first conference championship at the NCAA Division II level. This win earned them a berth in the NCAA regional tournament where the Chargers went on to beat the nationally ranked, and first place in the region, Grand Valley State University Lakers before falling to that year’s national champions: the Eagles of the University of Southern Indiana. The Charger softball team has recently acquired a new coach, Kyle Gross, after previous head coach Joe Abraham took the position at University of Toledo. Gross, who took over in the 2019 season, led the Chargers to yet another G-MAC conference championship and a 13–11 conference record.
National championships 1960–2015
File:Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena-Home Side.JPG
- 1960: Baseball – NAIA
- 1985: Football – NAIA Division I{{cite web |url=http://naia.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/naia/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/ChampionshipRecordsJan29 |title=NAIA Football: Championship History |access-date=2010-12-23}}
- 1993 and 1994: NAIA Men's Indoor Track & Field, High Jump Champion: Jim McHugh
- 2010 NCAA Division II Men's Indoor Track & Field, 35# Weight Throw Champion: Jason Stomps
- 2012: NCAA Division II Women's Indoor Track & Field, 800 Meter and 1 Mile Champion: Amanda Putt{{cite web |url=http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0026/0098/women_final_pdf.pdf |title=2012 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships |access-date=2012-03-13}}
- 2012: ACUI Collegiate Clay Target Division III Champions{{cite web|url=http://www.nssa-nsca.org/index.php/2012/05/hillsdale-college-youth-conference/|title=Hillsdale College Youth Conference : NSSA-NSCA|work=nssa-nsca.org|access-date=2016-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201020938/http://www.nssa-nsca.org/index.php/2012/05/hillsdale-college-youth-conference/|archive-date=2016-02-01|url-status=dead}} Combined High Overall Team{{cite web|url=http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=14&id=17742|title=2012 Clay Target Championship Results|author=ACUI|work=acui.org}} in American Skeet, American Trap, International Skeet, International Trap, Five Stand, Sporting Clays
- 2015: NCAA Division II Women's Indoor Track & Field, Distance Medley Relay (DMR) Champions: Kate Royer, Corinne Zehner, Amy Kerst, Emily Oren; 3000 Meter Champion: Emily Oren{{Cite web|title = 2015 DII Indoor|url = http://www.pttiming.com/page/show/1656762-2015-ncaa-division-ii-indoor-track-and-field|access-date = 2015-09-14|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150916234250/http://www.pttiming.com/page/show/1656762-2015-ncaa-division-ii-indoor-track-and-field|archive-date = 2015-09-16|url-status = dead}}
- 2015: NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3000 Meter Steeplechase{{Cite web|title = NCAA Division II Championships – FloTrack|url = http://results.flotrack.org/2015/05-21-NCAAD2/Web/Track.php?EN=6&RN=2&D=2|website = results.flotrack.org|access-date = 2015-09-14}} and 5000 Meter Champion:{{Cite web|title = NCAA Division II Championships – FloTrack|url = http://results.flotrack.org/2015/05-21-NCAAD2/Web/Track.php?EN=7&RN=1&D=3|website = results.flotrack.org|access-date = 2015-09-14}} Emily Oren
- 2015: NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track & Field, 400 Meter Hurdles Champion: Maurice Jones{{Cite web|title = NCAA Division II Championships – FloTrack|url = http://results.flotrack.org/2015/05-21-NCAAD2/Web/Track.php?EN=30&RN=2&D=3|website = results.flotrack.org|access-date = 2015-09-14}}
=National Runners-up=
- 1957: Football – NAIA
- 1992: Men's Cross Country – NAIA{{cite web |url=http://naia.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/naia/sports/m-xc/auto_pdf/MXCNatChampRecords |title=NAIA Cross Country: Championship History |access-date=2010-12-23}}
- 1994: Men's Cross Country – NAIA
- 1992: NAIA Men's Outdoor Track & Field, High Jump : Jim McHugh
- 1994: NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field, High Jump : Jim McHugh
- 2014: NCAA DII Women's Cross Country,{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/lakers/index.ssf/2014/12/grand_valley_state_takes_home.html |title=NCAA Cross Country Women's Championship |access-date=2014-12-10}}
- 2015: NCAA DII Women's Indoor Track & Field
- 2015: NCAA DII Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3000 Meter and 5000 Meter: Kristina Galat
- 2015: NCAA DII Men's Indoor Track & Field, Pole Vault: Jared Schipper
=Basketball Final Four=
Alumni
Chargers athletes have enjoyed numerous accolades in their respective sports, and many have moved on to the professional level:
- Football – Howard Mudd (San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears), Chester Marcol (Green Bay Packers, Houston Oilers), Jared Veldheer (Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers), Andre Holmes (Oakland Raiders), Nate Johnson (wide receiver) (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- Basketball – Cory Coe (United States, Portugal and Germany), Tim Deselski (Luxembourg), Tony Gugino (Bulgaria, Switzerland), Brad Guinane (United Kingdom), Michael Lake (Germany), Tim Martin (Canada), Nick Washburn (Spain), Jack Gohlke (Oakland).{{cite web|url=http://basketball.usbasket.com/team/USA/Hillsdale_College/1664?Page=4 |title=Hillsdale College basketball}}
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