USC Upstate Spartans
Athletics teams of the University of South Carolina Upstate
The USC Upstate Spartans are the athletic teams that represent the University of South Carolina Upstate, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Big South Conference since the 2018–19 academic year.
USC Upstate competes in fifteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Men's and women's tennis were discontinued at the end of the 2019–20 school year.
Conference affiliations
NCAA
- Peach Belt Conference (1990–2007)[2]
- ASUN Conference (2007–2018)[3]
- Big South Conference (2018–present)[4]
Varsity teams
USC Upstate also sponsored both men's and women's tennis until 2019–20 when the programs were discontinued.[5][6]
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
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| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Golf |
| Golf | Soccer |
| Soccer | Softball |
| Track and field† | Track and field† |
| Volleyball | |
| † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor | |
Notable alumni
Baseball
- Chad Sobotka
Men's basketball
- Torrey Craig
- Ty Greene
Men's soccer
- Joel Bunting
- Calon Minors
- Troy Simon
References
- ^ "Color - USC Upstate". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Conference History". Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "USC Upstate moving to Big South Conference". Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "USC Upstate Moving to big South Conference". November 15, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "2019-20 Men's Tennis Schedule". Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ "2019-20 Women's Tennis Schedule". Retrieved January 3, 2023.
External links
- Official website
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Big South Conference
- Charleston Southern Buccaneers
- Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
- High Point Panthers
- Longwood Lancers
- Presbyterian Blue Hose
- Radford Highlanders
- UNC Asheville Bulldogs
- USC Upstate Spartans
- Winthrop Eagles
- Bryant Bulldogs (leaving in 2024)
- Robert Morris Colonials (leaving in 2024)
- Big South–OVC Football Association (all football members)
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