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University | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Melissa Ringhausen |
Location | Rolla, Missouri |
Varsity teams | 17 |
Football stadium | Allgood–Bailey Stadium |
Basketball arena | Gibson Arena at Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building |
Baseball stadium | S&T Ballpark |
Mascot | Joe Miner [1] |
Nickname | Miners |
Fight song | "Fight, Miners" [2] |
Colors | Green and gold [3] |
Website | minerathletics |
The Missouri S&T Miners (variously S&T or Missouri Miners) are the athletic teams that represent the Missouri University of Science and Technology, located in Rolla, Missouri, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) for most of its sports since the 2005–06 academic year; its men's swimming team competed in the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference (NSISC) before the GLVC began to sponsor swimming as a championship sport. [4] Men's volleyball, added in 2022–23, competes as an independent through the 2025 season (2024–25 school year), after which the GLVC will start sponsoring that sport.
The Miners previously competed in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) from 1935–36 to 2004–05; and in the Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1924–25 to 1932–33.
Until 1964, the school was known as the "Missouri School of Mines", and until 2008 it was the "University of Missouri–Rolla". The nickname "Miner", or a variation of it, is common at mining schools in many states. Missouri S&T's official school colors are silver and gold; the color green has historic relevance and is also used prominently. [5]
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Cross country | Soccer |
Football | Softball |
Golf | Track and field† |
Soccer | Volleyball |
Swimming | |
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† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor |
Missouri S&T competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports (10 for men, 7 for women): Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, track & field (indoor and outdoor) [lower-alpha 1] and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor), [lower-alpha 1] volleyball and spirit squad. Former sports included men's wrestling, women's tennis and women's golf. As of July 2022, men's volleyball became the 17th varsity sport in the 2023 spring season (2022–23 school year). [6]
The baseball team won the GLVC West division title in 2011, 2012 and 2016. [7] [8] The baseball team also won a share of the GLVC regular season title in 2019, tying with Maryville University and Quincy University.
Conference affiliations:
Head Coach: Todd DeGraffenreid (2004–present)
Home Field: S&T Ballpark
Uniform Colors: Black and Gold (inception–2007), Green and Gold (2008–present)
MIAA Titles: 1968, 1972
GLVC (West) Titles: 2011, 2012, 2016
GLVC (Regular Season) Titles: 2019
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1972, 2011, 2016
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Missouri S&T baseball records are listed below. [10]
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The team made the GLVC tournament in 2010 for the first time since joining the conference. The Miners also made the GLVC Tournament field in 2012, 2014 and 2017,[ citation needed ] and as a member of the MIAA, won the conference tournament in 1996. [11]
Head Coach: Bill Walker (2019–present) [12]
Assistant Coach: Michael Iseman (2023–present) [13]
Home Court: Gibson Arena
Conference Championships:
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1975–76, 1995–96
All-Americans:
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Missouri S&T men's basketball records are listed below.
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The team shared the GLVC West division regular season title in 2011. It reached the championship game of the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in 2008, losing to eventual national champion Northern Kentucky, then made the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional in 2011. The Miners have played in three NCAA Division II Tournaments, having also been in it in 1996 after winning a share of the MIAA regular season championship.[ citation needed ]
Head Coach: Kira Carter (2020–present)
Assistant Coach: Van Klohmann (2024–present)
Home Court: Gibson Arena
Conference Championships: 1995–96 (MIAA)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1995–96, 2007–08, 2010–11
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Missouri S&T women's basketball records are listed below.
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Head Coach: Cameron Knudsen (2024–present) [14]
Conference Championships:
All-Americans:
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Head Coach: Mary Duerbeck (2021–present) [15]
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Conference affiliations:
Head coach: Andy Ball (2022–present) [16]
Home field: Allgood–Bailey Stadium
Uniform colors: Black and Gold (Inception–2007), Green and Gold (2008–present)
Conference championships: 9
Post-Season Appearances: 1950 (won Corn Bowl over Illinois State 7–6), 2018 (won Mineral Water Bowl over Minnesota State Moorhead 51–16)
All-Americans:
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Missouri S&T football records since 1935 are listed below. NOTE: The 2020 season was played in the spring of 2021. [20]
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Head Coach: Chad Green (2016–present)
In fall 2017, the men's golf program returned to Missouri S&T (absent since 2003) and the Missouri S&T women's golf program was created. [21]
At the end of the 2020–2021 academic year, S&T discontinued its women's golf program.[ citation needed ]
Conference championships: 10
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1969 (12th), 2023 (Tie–8th), 2024 (Competed at NCAA-II Central/Midwest Regional)
All-Americans:
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Head Coach: Rob Cummings (2018–present)
Conference affiliations:
Conference championships: 3
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2010
All-Americans:
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Missouri S&T men's soccer records are listed below. NOTE: The 2020 season was played in the spring of 2021. [23]
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Head Coach: Matt Perry (2024–present) [24]
Conference affiliations:
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Missouri S&T women's soccer records are listed below. NOTE: The 2020 season was played in the spring of 2021. [25]
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Affiliations:
Head Coach: Bryan Howard (2023–present)
Home Field: Missouri S&T Softball Field
Conference championships: 1
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2007, 2024
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Missouri S&T softball records are listed below. [26]
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Head Coach: Daniel Murphy (2022–present)
National Finishes:
Conference Championships:
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Head Coach: Shaun Meinecke (2017–present) [27]
Assistant Coaches: Cameron Knudsen (2024–present), Trenton Finley (2022–present)
Conference Championships – Indoor:
Conference Championships – Outdoor:
All-Americans:
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Head Coach: Shaun Meinecke (2017–present) [14]
Assistant Coach: Mary Duerbeck (2017–present), Trenton Finley (2022–present)
All-Americans:
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Affiliations:
Head Coach: Jacquie Cason (2024–present)
Home Court: Gibson Arena
Uniform colors: Black and Gold (2007), Green and Gold (2008–present)
Conference Championships:
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2011, 2014, 2023
All-Americans:
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans: [9]
Missouri S&T women's volleyball records are listed below. NOTE: The 2020 season was played in the spring of 2021. [28]
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Missouri S&T began men's volleyball play in the 2023 season (2022–23 school year). Unlike all other S&T teams, men's volleyball is a de facto Division I member. The NCAA's top-level national championship in that sport is open to both D-I and D-II members, and scholarship limits are identical in both divisions. The Miners are competing as an independent through the 2025 season, after which the GLVC will start sponsoring the sport with S&T as one of the seven inaugural teams. [29]
Head Coach: Ryan Thompson (2024–present)
Assistant Coach: Andy Halaz
Home Court: Gibson Arena
Uniform colors: Green and Gold (2023–present)
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