The Baker University Wildcats are the official sports teams of Baker University located in Baldwin City, Kansas. They participate in the NAIA and in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC).
Athletics
Facilities
- Alvamar Golf Course: Golf
- Cavaness Field: Softball
- Collins Gymnasium: Basketball, volleyball, and wrestling
- Laury Tennis Courts: Tennis
- Liston Stadium: Football, track, and select soccer matches
- Mabee Memorial Hall: Practice facilities (basketball), Cheer, Athletic offices
- North Park: Baseball
Mascot
The official mascot of Baker University Athletic teams is WOWzer the Wildcat. WOWZer debuted, as the new mascot, on September 8, 2007, at the football home-opener in honor of the University's sesquicentennial. Reina Murphy, a freshman from the Kansas City metropolitan area, won the University's name the Wildcat contest.
Notable alumni
- Mike Gardner, American football head coach
- George LaFrance, American football player
- Mike McCarthy, American football head coach
- Vidal Nuño, baseball player
- Tanner Purdum, American football player
- Blake Treinen, baseball player
Notable coaches
- Phog Allen, basketball coach at Baker University, the University of Central Missouri and the University of Kansas
- Emil Liston basketball coach (1930â€"1945) and administrator, inductee to Basketball Hall of Fame, and creator of the NAIA college basketball tournament
- Charlie Richard, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
See also
- 1890 Kansas vs. Baker football game, the first college football game played in the state of Kansas.
References
External links
- Official website
