The Shippensburg Raiders are the athletic teams that represent
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Ship or SU) is a public university in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Founded in 1871, it later became the first teachers college in Pennsylvania. ...
, located in
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Shippensburg is a borough in Cumberland and Franklin counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Settled in 1730, Shippensburg lies in the Cumberland Valley, southwest of Harrisburg, and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan ...
, in
NCAA
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Division II intercollegiate sports
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World University Games
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The Raiders are members of the
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The conference was originally formed in 1951 as the State Teachers C ...
(PSAC) for all varsity sports. Shippensburg have been members of the PSAC since its foundation in 1951.
History
Shippensburg University has won several regional and national athletic championships. The Dixon trophy is awarded to the top athletic program in the 18 university Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Shippensburg has won the trophy seven times, the most by any PSAC member. Their titles came in 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, and 2011.
SU has finished either first or second in the Dixon Trophy standings 15 times in 21 years. The women's rugby club won intercollegiate Division II national titles in 2008 and 2009. The 2011–2012 Men's rugby club were the Men's College Division I-AA Keystone Rugby Conference Champions.
Varsity teams
List of teams
Men's sports (8)
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Football
*Soccer
*Swimming
*Track and field
*Wrestling
Women's sports (10)
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Field hockey
*Lacrosse
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming and diving
*Tennis
*Track and field
*Volleyball
National championships
Team
Individual sports
Field hockey
In 2013, the women's field hockey team, under the direction of coach Bertie Landes, captured the university's first ever NCAA team championship. SU duplicated the feat in 2016,
with Landes winning her final collegiate game with the Raiders.
References
External links
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