Athletics
Since 2003 the men's club volleyball team has finished in the top five every year except 2008 at the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) championships. In 2005, the team finished second, and first in 2006, 2007 and 2011.
The baseball program appeared in 5 Division III championship games between 1985 and 1994. There have been eight Titans players to play in Major League Baseball: Jim Magnuson, Dan Neumeier, Jim Gantner, Dorian "Doe" Boyland, Gary Varsho, Terry Jorgensen, Jarrod Washburn, and Jack Taschner.
In 2012, the UW Oshkosh Titans football team had its best season in program history. The Titans advanced to the NCAA Division III Semi-finals before falling to St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Titans finished with a 13-1 (7-0 WIAC) record and as the #4 team by d3football.com. Nate Wara was selected as a first team all-american at the quarterback position, he is the first Titan football player to achieve all-american status. Head coach Pat Cerroni was named 2012 CaptainU Coach of the Year, and was a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year. Assistant Head Coach John O'Grady was named the 2012 NCAA Division III Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.
The men's basketball program was in the NAIA Men's Basketball Championships in 1960, 1963, 1967, and 1968; and the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship in 1996-1998, and 2002-2003.
The women's basketball program played in the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship every year from 1990–1992, and again from 1994-2000. In 1995, they reached the Final Four, and the following year, won the tournament entirely.
The women's gymnastics program won the AIAW Championship for Division III in 1980, the NAIA national women's gymnastics championship in 1986, and National Collegiate Gymnastics Association championships in 1989 and 2007.
The men's gymnastics program won NAIA gymnastics championships under Titans Hall of Fame coach Ken Allen in 1973, 1974, and then 5 straight years from 1978 to 1982. In addition, they won the NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship in Division II in 1980, 1981, and 1982, before the two divisions were merged in 1984.
The women's track and field team has won the Division III outdoor championship in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2011. They won the Division III indoor championship in 1994, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, and 2013. The Titans finished as runner-ups in the 1989, 1992, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2012 at the Division III outdoor championships, and finished as runner-ups in the 1990, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2010 and 2012 at the Division III indoor championships.
The women's cross country team won the NCAA Division III Championship in 1987, 1988, 1991, and 1996, and were runner-ups in 1989, 1990, and 1995.
The men's track and field team won both the Division III Indoor and Outdoor Championships in 2009 and were runners-up in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field meet in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2013.
The men's cross country team won the NCAA Division III Championship in 1988, 1989, 1990, and 2002.
The women's softball program went to the World Series in 1988. They also made NCAA tournament appearances in 2007 and 2008 coming up one game short of the World Series after losing the regional championship game to conference rival Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Since Cindy Suess took over the program in 2005, the Titans have won an average of 27 games per season and have yet to record a losing season.
The main on-campus sports facility is Kolf Sports Center, which contains facilities for basketball, indoor track, and volleyball. Other events held there include commencement ceremonies, concerts, and regional conventions. Both Titan Stadium (the football/soccer/outdoor track venue) and Tiedemann Field (the baseball/softball field) are located across the Fox River, 1.3 miles from campus. A recent multi-million dollar renovation was completed with support of the Oshkosh community. The best attended sporting events at Titan Stadium are for the two Oshkosh public high school football teams that use it as their home field.
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