The Colorado State University Pueblo ThunderWolves (shortened to CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves in their athletics context) are the athletic teams at Colorado State University Pueblo. The ThunderWolves are a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. They were previously known as the Southern Colorado Indians and then the Southern Colorado ThunderWolves. The program includes 7 men's sports: baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and wrestling. The women's program has 8 sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and track.[2] Dropped following the 1984 season, football returned in 2008 and the team posted a 4–6 record. The ThunderWolves won the 2014 NCAA Division II Football National Championship, its first in football program history, by blanking previously undefeated Minnesota State University, Mankato 13–0.[3][4]
| CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves | |
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| University | Colorado State University Pueblo |
| Conference | RMAC |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Dr. Paul Plinske |
| Location | Pueblo, Colorado |
| Varsity teams | 19 (9 men's, 10 women's) |
| Football stadium | Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl |
| Basketball arena | Massari Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Rawlings Field |
| Mascot | Tundra The T-Wolf |
| Nickname | ThunderWolves |
| Colors | Red and blue[1] |
| Website | gothunderwolves |
Conference affiliations
- 1938–39 to 1962–63 – NJCAA Independent
- 1963–64 to 1966–67 – NAIA Independent
- 1967–68 to 1971–72 – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference - Plains Division
- 1972–73 to 1975–76 – Great Plains Athletic Conference
- 1976–77 to 1989–90 – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
- 1990–91 to 1995–96 – Colorado Athletic Conference
- 1996–97 to Present – Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
History
1980s
In 1984, the school ended its football and baseball programs due to budget cuts.
1990s
In 1994, Dan DeRose, the athletic director, re-established the school's baseball program and had a new stadium complex built for baseball.[5]
2000s
CSU Pueblo saw the return of football in 2008 with the construction and completion of its new football stadium, the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl.
2010s to present
CSU Pueblo announced further restoration of athletic programs under new president Lesley Di Mare.
Mascot
The ThunderWolves mascot is Wolfie.