RSU Athletics History
RSU Hillcat athletics teams include baseball, softball, soccer, golf, basketball, cross country and track and field. RSU was approved for the NCAA Division II membership process in June of 2011 and is currently in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). RSU teams have enjoyed success in many sports sponsored by our university. The athletics department at RSU was established in 2005, and was a member of the NAIA and the Sooner Athletic Conference until Spring 2013, when it moved to NCAA Division II and the Heartland Conference. RSU implemented 10 new athletic programs during the five-year span from 2005-2010. RSU joined the MIAA in 2019.
Highlights include:
- 2022 NCAA Division II Softball National Championship
- National Tournament appearances by baseball, men's & women's cross country, men's & women's basketball, men's & women's golf, men's & women's track & field and softball
- NCAA Regional Host: Softball (2022 & 2024), Women's Golf (2024), Men's Soccer (2025) and Baseball (2026)
- National rankings appearances by baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, softball, men's and women's golf, men's & women's cross country, men's track & field and men's soccer
- 11Â Conference Regular Season & Tournament Championships
- 45 All-Americans
- 144 All-Region selections
- 527Â All-Conference selections
- 6 All-National Tournament/World Series Team selections
- 12 Conference Coach of the Year selections
- 3 Region Coach of the Year selections
- 1 National Coach of the Year selection
- 4 National Player of the Week honors
- 35Â Conference Player of the Year selections
- 250Â Conference Player of the Week honors
- 1 NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete
- 3 MIAA "A Game" Scholar-Athletes
- 40Â Academic/Scholar All-Americans
- 14Â Conference Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete
