Sterling Warriors
| Sterling College Warriors | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Sterling College |
| Conference | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| NAIA | Region IV |
| Athletic director | Gary Kempf |
| Location | Sterling, KS |
| Varsity teams | 13 |
| Football stadium | Smisor Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Gleason Center |
| Nickname | Warriors |
| Colors |
Red Blue |
| Website |
www |
Sterling College athletic teams are known as the Warriors. They are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
| Men's Sports | Women's Sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Track & Field |
Basketball Cross Country Soccer Softball Track & Field Volleyball |
Football
- For current information see 2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season
Football at Sterling comes off the 2009 season with a fourth-place finish in the conference and a 6-4 record.[1] Andy Lambert is the program's current head coach as well as the athletic director at the school.[2] Notable former athletes include actor Clarence Gilyard.[3]
During the 1905 season, the Coleman Company set up temporary gas-powered lighting for a night game against Fairmount College (now called Wichita State University). It was the first night football game played west of the Mississippi River.[4] Fairmount won the game 24–0.[5]
In 2013, the Warriors went 8-1 in Conference play, winning their first conference football title and qualifying for the NAIA football playoffs, also for the first time.
References
- ↑ KCAC Sports 2009 Football Results
- ↑ Sterling College Coach profiles
- ↑ Clarence Gilyard Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ↑ "FIRST LIGHT (1900 – 1929)". Coleman Company. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Wichita State Yearly Results (1905)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
