Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers
sports teams of a university or college
The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers (casually known as the UW–Stevens Point Pointers) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. The Pointers athletic teams compete in NCAA Division III.
The visible mascot and logo of the Pointers is a pointer dog. The first use of a "pointer" mascot was on a student newspaper from 1916, with a side-profile view consistent with the current UW-Stevens Point athletics logo. "Stevie the Pointer" was first mentioned in a 1953 yearbook.
Varsity teams
Baseball
The UWSP baseball team has been in the NCAA Division III College World Series six times, most recently in 2022. Their best finish was third place in the 2007 Division III College World Series.
Basketball
The Pointers men's and women's basketball teams have combined for six NCAA Division III titles. The women's basketball team won the national title in 2002, 15 years after its first NCAA Division III title in 1987. The men's basketball team won back-to-back NCAA Division III titles in 2004 and 2005.
Football
The UW-Stevens Point football team holds the annual Spud Bowl game sponsored by local potato farms and brewery companies as the first home game of the season.
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