Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks are composed of 16 teams representing Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in intercollegiate athletics. Stephen F. Austin teams participate in the Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), having joined that conference on July 1, 2021, leaving the Southland Conference. The football team competes in NCAA Division I (Football Championship Subdivision (FCS-formerly known as Division I-AA) for football).

Stephen F. Austin
Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks
UniversityStephen F. Austin State University
ConferenceWAC
NCAADivision I (FCS)
Athletic directorRyan Ivey
LocationNacogdoches, Texas
Varsity teams16
Football stadiumHomer Bryce Stadium
Basketball arenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
Baseball stadiumJaycees Field
Softball stadiumSFA Softball Field
Soccer stadiumSFA Soccer Field
Other venuesSchlief Tennis Complex
Shelton Gym
NicknameLumberjacks
ColorsPurple and white[1]
   
Websitewww.sfajacks.com

On July 1, 2021, SFA was one of five institutions to officially join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), alongside three other Southland members from Texas (Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston) plus Big Sky Conference member Southern Utah.[2] Initially, all five schools were to join in July 2022, but the entry of SFA and the other Texas schools was moved to 2021 after the Southland expelled its departing members.[3]

Sports sponsored
Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballBowling
Cross countryCross country
FootballGolf
GolfSoccer
Track and field†Softball
Tennis
Track and field†
Volleyball
Beach Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Bowling

The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks bowling team won the 2016 NCAA national championship, going to a deciding seventh game in defeating defending national champion Nebraska. The Ladyjacks added their second national title in five seasons in 2019, defeating Vanderbilt by a 4–1 score.[4]

Softball
Main article: Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks softball

The Ladyjacks softball team has appeared in four Women's College World Series in 1978, 1983, 1985,1986.[5]

National Championships

Team (3)

  • Softball: 1986
  • Bowling: 2016
  • Bowling: 2019

Individual (5)

  • Steve Riza (Men's Tennis - Singles): 1984
  • Tom Goles & Chris Langford (Men's Tennis - Doubles): 1985
  • Neil Smith (Men's Tennis - Singles): 1986
  • Demi Payne (Women's Pole Vault): 2015
  • Branson Ellis (Men's Pole Vault): 2021

References
  1. SFA Official University Identity Standards Manual (PDF). June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  2. "WAC Announces Expansion, Plans to Reinstate Football" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. "Stephen F. Austin wins first NCAA championship". Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  5. Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
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