NCAA Division II Location Somers, WI | Athletic director Tamie Falk-Day Varsity teams 13 | |
University University of Wisconsin–Parkside Conference GLVC–East Division
Independent (wrestling) | ||
The Wisconsin–Parkside Rangers (also UW Parkside Rangers) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Wisconsin–Parkside, located in Somers, Wisconsin (a town near Kenosha), in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Rangers compete as members of the East Division of the Great Lakes Valley Conference for 12 of 13 sports; the wrestling team competes as an independent. UW Parkside has been a member of GLVC since 1994.
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Nickname
UW-Parkside's nickname mascot is the Rangers. The university's mascot, depicted by a brown bear in a Parkside jersey, is Ranger Bear. In January 2011 Ranger Bear qualified for the first time for the Universal Cheer Association Mascot Nationals, where he took third place.
Conference championships
UW–Parkside teams have won GLVC championships in women's cross country (2007) and women's soccer (2008).
UWP teams have yet to win a national championship at the Division II level. However, Ranger athletes have won a total of 5 individual NCAA championships: one in women's indoor track and field and four in wrestling.