The Fort Lewis Skyhawks are the athletic teams that represent Fort Lewis College, located in Durango, Colorado, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Skyhawks compete as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for all 11 varsity sports. The college's teams were previously known as the Beavers, Aggies, and Raiders.[2]
| Fort Lewis Skyhawks | |
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| University | Fort Lewis College |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Brandon Leimbach |
| Location | Durango, Colorado |
| Varsity teams | 11 |
| Football stadium | Ray Dennison Memorial Field |
| Basketball arena | Whalen Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | Brandt Field |
| Soccer stadium | Dirks Field |
| Nickname | Skyhawks |
| Colors | Dark blue, light blue, and gold[1] |
| Website | www |
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Athletic facilities
Facilities include the 4,000 seat Ray Dennison Memorial Field for football and lacrosse, the 2,750–seat Whalen Gymnasium for men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball, Aspen Field for softball, and Dirks Field, with a seating capacity of 2,000 for men's and women's soccer.[3]
Varsity sports
Teams
Basketball
The Skyhawks women's basketball team earned a berth in the NCAA Division II national title game in 2010.[4]
Football
The Fort Lewis College football team won the RMAC championship in 1984 and defeated Dixie State to win the 2006 Dixie Rotary Bowl. Quarterback Andrew Webb (2000-2003) holds the single game RMAC passing record with 636 yards vs. Mesa State on 11/16/2002 and has the 3rd-highest RMAC career passing yards with 11,742.[5]
Golf
The men's golf team reached the NCAA Division II Championships in the 2010-2011 season.[6]
Soccer
The Fort Lewis College men's soccer team won the 2011 NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer National Championships.[7] The win was the team's third NCAA Division II national championship, having won in 2005, 2009, and 2011. The Skyhawks men's soccer team also reached the finals and were national runners-up in 1999 and 2006.[8]
RMAC Championships
Source:[9]
Men's Basketball - Regular Season (7) 1986-87, 1988-89, 2004-05, 2007-08, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2022-23; Tournament (5) 2002, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2023
Football (1) 1984
Men's Golf - Regular Season (2) 2010-2011; Tournament (2) 1985, 2005
Men's Soccer - Regular Season (7) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2023; Tournament (11) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Women's Basketball - Regular Season (6) 1982-83, 1985-86, 1988-89, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10; Tournament (2) 2011, 2012
Women's Cross Country - All-Time Individual Champion (1) Melissa Knight 1988
Women's Soccer - Regular Season (1) 2010; Tournament (4) 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009
Softball - Tournament (2) 2008, 2012
Volleyball - Regular Season (4) 1988, 1989, 1994, 2007
National championships
Source:[9]
Team
| Sport | Association | Division | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Soccer | NCAA | Division II | 2005 | Franklin Pierce | 3–1 |
| 2009 | Lees–McRae | 1–0 | |||
| 2011 | Lynn | 3–2 |
Club, intramural, and non-NCAA sports
Club sports teams are organized, coached, and administered by student team members and play intercollegiate schedules. Club sports include baseball, cycling, women's golf, men's lacrosse, men's and women's rugby, ski & snowboard, men's and women's soccer, tennis, track & field, and ultimate frisbee.[10] Intramural sports offered include basketball, flag football, softball, soccer, volleyball, kickball, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee, badminton, and tennis.[11]
Cycling
The Fort Lewis College Cycling team, a club sport, races in the USA Collegiate Cycling Division I as a member of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference, and was ranked first in the nation after the 2009-2010, 2010-2011, and 2011-2012 seasons. The team competes in track, mountain biking, cyclocross, road, and BMX disciplines, and has won 23 team national championships in those disciplines since 1995.[12][13]