Central State University - Athletics

Athletics

Central State's athletic teams are known as the Marauders and Lady Marauders. The university competes as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The university fields ten sports including: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball. Central State is an Independent member of Division II in nine sports, while the football team competes in the Great Lakes Football Conference (now absorbed into the Great Lakes Valley Conference to sponsor football). CSU's main athletic rival is Kentucky State University. The athletic director is Jahan Culbreath, a 1992 graduate.