Athletic director Don Brubacher Varsity teams 14 | Location Hillsdale, MI | |
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Conference Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (until 2017)Great Midwest Athletic Conference (from 2017) |
The Hillsdale Chargers are the athletic teams that represent Hillsdale College, located in Hillsdale, Michigan, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Chargers are currently members of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, although Hillsdale will move all 14 of its varsity teams to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 2017. The Chargers had been members of the GLIAC since 1975.
Contents
- Football
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- National championships
- National Runners up
- Basketball Final Four
- Alumni
- References
The college also has club teams and intramural sports that vary from year to year.
Football
The Hillsdale College Chargers football teams play their home games at Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium. The stadium has an official seating capacity of 8,500 spectators. Football coach Muddy Waters was the head coach at Hillsdale from 1954 to 1973. The football stadium is named in his honor.
Basketball
The men's and women's basketball programs of Hillsdale College play their home games in the newly renovated Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena. The arena is located within the Roche Sports Complex and is adjacent to Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium. It has a maximum seating capacity of 2,200 spectators. However, additional standing room is available.
Volleyball
The women's volleyball team of Hillsdale College play their home games in the newly renovated Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena, formerly known as the Jesse Phillips Arena.
National championships
National Runners-up
Basketball Final Four
Alumni
Chargers athletes have enjoyed numerous accolades in their respective sports, and many have moved on to the professional level: