LIU Post Pioneers
| LIU Post Pioneers | |
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| University | C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University |
| Conference | East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Bryan Collins |
| Location | Brookville, New York |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Football stadium | Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Pratt Recreation Center |
| Baseball stadium | LIU Post Baseball Field |
| Softball stadium | LIU Post Softball Complex |
| Soccer stadium | Pioneer Soccer Park |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
| Colors | Green and gold[1] |
| Website | liupostpioneers |
The LIU Post Pioneers (also Long Island–Post Pioneers and formerly the C.W. Post Pioneers) are the athletic teams that represent the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, located in Brookville, New York, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Pioneers compete as members of the East Coast Conference for most sports; the football team is an affiliate of the Northeast-10 Conference. LIU Post has been a member of the ECC since 1989, when the league was established as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference.
The LIU Post Pioneers will pass into history when LIU merges them with the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds after the 2018-19 academic year. A new name and mascot will be named by the alumni and students of the two campuses. Since LIU Brooklyn has always been a Division I program, the Division II LIU Post teams for sports that have not been sponsored by LIU Brooklyn will move up immediately to Division I without the usual transition period for an institution moving to a different division. Teams for sports sponsored by both campuses will be merged, and DII athletes unable to make the DI teams will either be allowed to continue their athletic scholarships without competing or to be granted waivers that allow them to transfer to another DII school without having to sit out a season. Once the transition is complete, the unified LIU athletics program will compete in the Northeast Conference, which has the Brooklyn campus as a member.[2][3]
Varsity teams
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Men's sports (8)
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Women's sports (11)
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Facilities
The Pratt Center is also a venue for Nassau County and New York State high school basketball playoff games, both men's and women's, along with the Clark Center at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury.
History
Classifications
- 1958–1972: NCAA College Division
- 1973–1974, 1978–1985: NCAA Division II
- 1975–1977, 1986–1992: NCAA Division III
- 1993–2019: NCAA Division II
- 2019-: NCAA Division I
Football conferences
- 1957–1971: College Division Independent
- 1972–1976: Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference
- 1977–1984: Division II Independent
- 1985–1992: Liberty Football Conference
- 1993–1996: Division II Independent
- 1997–2000: Eastern Football Conference
- 2001–2007: Northeast-10 Conference
- 2008–2012: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
- 2013–2018: Northeast-10 Conference
- 2019-: Northeast Conference
National championships
Team
| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA | Division II | Women's Lacrosse[4] | 2001 | West Chester | 13–9 |
| 2007 | 15–7 | ||||
| 2012 | 17–16 | ||||
| 2013 | Limestone | 10–7 |
Individual sports
Baseball
In baseball, future Major League Baseball outfielder Richie Scheinblum batted .415 in 1964, and set the C.W. Post records in career triples (12) and batting average (.395). He was inducted in the college's sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[5]
Lacrosse
LIU Post won three NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championships. Their first title came in 1996 when they defeated Adelphi 15–10 in the championship and their second came in 2009 when they defeated Le Moyne 8–7 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The third title came in 2010 when they defeated Le Moyne 14–9 in a rematch of the 2009 title game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
The LIU Post women's lacrosse team had a perfect, undefeated season and won the NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship in 2007.
Sports clubs
LIU Post is the only college campus on Long Island to maintain an Equestrian Center for horseback riding.[citation needed]
LIU Post has a nationally ranked ACHA ice hockey club team that competes in the Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ LIU Post Athletic Brand Guidelines (PDF). May 30, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "LIU combining Post and Brooklyn athletic programs". Newsday. October 3, 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "#OneLIU website". Long Island University. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ LIU Post Pioneers Mobile - LIU Post Athletic Hall of Fame