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Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Broncho
Fight songUCO Fight Song
ColorsBlue and bronze[1]
   
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The Central Oklahoma Bronchos, are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association in all sports except women's rowing, which competes in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.[3] The Bronchos have won 22 national championships, with the most recent coming in 2024 as the wrestling program won the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
. The university's current athletic director is Stan Wagnon, who has served in the position since 2020.

History

The Central Oklahoma Bronchos joined the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in 2012, along with in-state rival

Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference from 1929 to 1974; was a charter member of the second Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference from 1974 to 1976; as an NAIA Independent from 1976 to 1988, and the Lone Star Conference from 1988 to 2011. The Bronchos participated in the LSC's North Division from 1997 to 2011.[7] In the 2011–12 sports season the Bronchos participated as an NCAA Division II independent
before joining the MIAA the following year.

Mid America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationNCAA Division II independent schoolsLone Star ConferenceNAIA independent schoolsOklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (1974–1997)Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic ConferenceOklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (1914–1928)

Sports sponsored

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Football Golf
Golf Rowing
Wrestling Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track and field†
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Football

Main article: Central Oklahoma Bronchos football
Bronchos football
National
Champions

1962 		National
Champions

1982

The University of Central Oklahoma football team began in 1902 and has since compiled over 600 wins, two national championships, and 27 conference championships.

Lenoir-Rhyne University (NC) 28–13 in the Camellia Bowl to claim its first NAIA national championship.[10] Twenty years later, Central Oklahoma defended its home turf and defeated Colorado Mesa University (then Mesa State College) 14–11 in the NAIA national championship game to take its second title and finish the season with a 10–2 record.[11][12]

Despite its rich history in football, Central Oklahoma has struggled beginning in the late 2000s, posting five winning seasons since 2008.

Corsicana Bowl, and the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl winning all three games. The Bronchos are currently led by head coach Adam Dorrel
who took over the program beginning with the 2022 season.

The Bronchos play their home games at Chad Richison Stadium, a 12,000 capacity football stadium built in 1965. The Bronchos have enjoyed nine undefeated home seasons and are 5–1 in playoff games at the venue. As of 2023, their current record at home stands at 177–103–5, a .630 winning percentage.[17]

Men's basketball

The men's basketball team has enjoyed recent success and rose to national prominence since the early 2000s with head coach Terry Evans and national Division II player of the year Daunte Williams.[18] It currently plays in Hamilton Field House. While the team has never won a national championship, it has played in 17 national tournaments, and has made the NAIA and NCAA Division II Elite Eight four times.[19] The team played in the 2008 Elite Eight, and lost to Augusta State University in double overtime. The Bronchos hosted the South Central Regional in 2011 but lost to Midwestern State in the Regional finals.

The Bronchos have had at least two players in the BBA/NBA,

UTRGV coach Bob Hoffman in 2019. During Hoffman's tenure, the Bronchos made NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
appearances in 2022, and 2023.

Baseball

The Central Oklahoma Baseball team began in 1896, and is currently coached by John Martin.

NCAA Division II Baseball Championship.[23]
Their home field is Wendell Simmons Field, named after the Bronchos' coach from 1992 to 2010.

Wrestling

With nine

Mixed Martial Artist and current UFC fighters Tim Elliott and Muhammed Lawal wrestled for the Bronchos while attending Central Oklahoma.[31]

Softball

The university decided to create the women's varsity softball program in 1975 and the Central Oklahoma softball team officially started competing under former head coach Gerry Pinkston. Since the beginning of the program, the program has won several championships, five conference championships (three in the Lone Star Conference, and two in the MIAA), and one national championship. The program has made eleven appearances in the NCAA tournament, including three appearances in the

NCAA Division II Women's College World Series (2012, 2013, 2023), and one College World Series national championship (2013).[32][33]

The Bronchos most recently won the MIAA regular season and tournament championship in 2023.

national championship.[32]

The current head coach is Cody White; the 2017 season was his fourth as the Bronchos' coach. He was previously the Bronchos' assistant coach, and a softball and baseball assistant at Edmond Memorial High School. He played baseball for Southern Nazarene University.[35]

The Bronchos softball team plays its home games at the Gerry Pinkston Stadium, which has recently been renovated.[36]

Men's golf

The Central Oklahoma men's golf program is currently led by Derrick Thompson.

national championship, Dax Johnston in 1996, and Josh Creel in 2011. The Bronchos have finished as high as third in the national tournament.[38]

Women's golf

The Central Oklahoma women's golf program is currently led by Michael Bond.[39] The Bronchos have finished as high as sixth in the national tournament.[40] In 2010, two Broncho golfers and sisters Lindsey and Erica Bensch both made an ace on the same day.[41][42]

Rowing

Women's rowing was established by the university in 2008. The team competes from a state-of-the-art boathouse facility located on the

NCAA Division II Rowing Championships in 2018, 2019, and 2021.[46]

Facilities

  • Chad Richison Stadium is home for Broncho football. First used in 1965, it went under a $16 Million renovation in 2005 and a further $10 Million renovation in 2022, increasing the seating capacity to 12,000.
  • Gerry Pinkston Stadium (formerly Broncho Field) is the home of Broncho softball. The facility was constructed in 1994. In 2016, the facility underwent a $2.4 million renovation as part of the "Complete the Dream" campaign.[47][48] The stadium adopted its new name in October 2021.[49]
  • Hamilton Field House is the 3,000-seat multipurpose arena located on the campus of the university. It serves as the home for Broncho Basketball, Volleyball, and Wrestling.
  • Tom Thompson Field is the home for Broncho soccer. The facility was constructed in 1996 to prepare for the first season of the soccer program in 1998. It has since undergone renovations and has hosted the finals of the 2015 Women's Premier Soccer League.[50][51][52]
  • Wendell Simmons Field is the home for Broncho baseball. The facility seats roughly 1,400 and is located on the North side of the campus. It was renamed in 2011 after long-time Bronchos coach Wendell Simmons who retired in 2010.[53]

Championships

NCAA/NAIA team championships

In their 120-year history of intercollegiate competition, the University of Central Oklahoma's varsity athletic teams have won 22 national team championships (including 12 sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and 10 by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

Men's national championships

  • Football (2): 1962 • 1982[54]
  • Wrestling (17): 1979 • 1981 • 1982 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1989 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 2002 • 2003 • 2007 • 2023 • 2024[55][56]

Women's national championships

  • Rowing (3): 2018 • 2019 • 2021[45]
  • Softball (1): 2013[57]

Conference championships

The University of Central Oklahoma is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), and fourteen of the fifteen Broncho sports teams compete in the MIAA. The MIAA does not sponsor women's rowing. Since the Bronchos joined the MIAA in 2012. Central Oklahoma's varsity athletic teams have won 103 total conference championship and six MIAA team championships. Prior to MIAA competition, the Bronchos competed in the

Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference, and the first incarnation of the OIC. Women's rowing competes in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
. The Bronchos conference championships include:

Men's conference championships

Women's conference championships

  • Cross country (1) 2000[60]
  • Golf (6): 2004 • 2005 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017[60][63]
  • Rowing (2): 2021 • 2023
  • Soccer (7): 2000 • 2002 • 2005 • 2006 • 2009 • 2018 • 2019[60][64]
  • Softball (8): 1998 • 2005 • 2009 • 2013 • 2017 • 2019 • 2021 • 2023[60][65]
  • Tennis (4): 1998 • 2019 •2021 •2022[60][66]
  • Volleyball (1): 1994[60]

Athletic directors

The Bronchos have had nine athletic directors.

Athletic Director Years
Charles W. Wantland 1912–1931
Claude Reeds 1931–1940
Dale E. Hamilton 1941–1976[67]
Charles Murdock 1976–1986[68]
Skip Wagnon 1986–2003[69]
Bill Farley 2003–2008[70]
Joe Muller 2008–2017[71]
Eddie Griffin 2017–2020[72]
Stan Wagnon 2020–present[73]

Traditions

School colors

   
Bronze Blue

Central Oklahoma's official school colors are bronze and blue. Edmund Murdaugh, the president of the institution, selected these colors in 1895. The first recorded use of these colors was in 1895 as a student represented Territorial Normal School with these colors at an oratory competition in Guthrie, Oklahoma.[74][2]

Mascot

The Central Oklahoma Bronchos mascot is Buddy Broncho, who has served as UCO's mascot since 1932.[75]

Non–varsity/club sports

The university also offers various sports outside of the NCAA at the club level:[76]

Ice hockey

The UCO men's ice hockey team was founded in 2006 and currently competes in the

Kent State 2–1 in the opening round before the team lost to Lindenwood 5–2 in the round.[81][82] In 2015, the hockey club captured the ACHA National Championship with a win over Stony Brook by a score of 4–0.[83]
In 2017, the hockey club captured their second ACHA National Championship with a win over Ohio by a score of 3–0.

Men's track and field

In 2012, the Men's Track & Field team was reorganized. Although short lived, they did secure the USATF Southwest Regional Championship the same year.[citation needed]

Rugby

The University of Central Oklahoma Rugby Football Club existed from 2007 to 2011. The rugby team recorded their most famous victory of

The University of Tulsa on January 31, 2009, by winning the match 26–0.[84]

Cheerleading

The University of Central Oklahoma Cheerleaders currently compete in the

Universal Cheerleaders Association
in Division II coached by Jenni Hawkins since April 2019.

They have won 11 National Cheerleaders Association national team championships in the following divisions:

NCA Intermediate All Girl Div. II Cheer National Champions - 2007, 2016, and 2017. NCA All-Girl II Cheer National Champions - 2002, 2003, 2012, and 2013. NCA Co-Ed Intermediate National Champions - 2008, 2009, 2010. NCA Small Co-Ed II National Champions - 2004 [citation needed]

STUNT

The University of Central Oklahoma STUNT team competes in

Stunt Division II coached by Jenni Hawkins since April 2019.[citation needed
]

They have won 3

Stunt
national team championships in the following years: 2012, 2013, and 2014

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