Cameron Aggies
US athletics team, based in Lawton, Oklahoma
The Cameron Aggies are the athletic team that represent Cameron University, located in Lawton, Oklahoma, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.
The Aggies compete as members of the Lone Star Conference for all 14 varsity sports.
01Varsity sports
Teams
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Men's sports
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Women's sports
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02National championships
Team
| Sport | Association | Division | Year | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's basketball (1) | NAIA | Single | 1980 | Alabama State | 84-77 |
| Football (1) | NAIA | Division I | 1987 | Carson-Newman | 30-2 |
03Individual sports
Men's basketball
In the 1970s, as an NAIA Division I basketball program, the Aggies won three District IX Championships, as well as the 1980 NAIA men's basketball championship. This was the first national championship for Cameron athletics.
Football
In 1987, Cameron defeated Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 30-2 to win the NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Cameron had previously won a national championship as a junior college in 1961 as well, but the university discontinued football on December 11, 1992.
Men's golf
Jerry Hrnciar has been the head coach of the men's golf program since 1975, and his teams have appeared in the NAIA National Championship Tournament in 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983 (National Champion), 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987. After Cameron University made the switch to NCAA Division II, Hrnciar's teams have qualified in 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011.
Women's basketball
The women's basketball program has been in place since 1910. In 2002, the team won the Lone Star Conference championship, led by guard Kelsi Musick.
Head coaches
- CE Hansen (1910-1911)
- GL Hawkinson (1913-1914)
- Robert M. Park (1920-1921)
- BF Jolly (1921-1922)
- Thomas James Crouch (1922-1923)
- GV Dennis (1924-1927)
- EC Reynolds (1927-1928)
- William Huff (1928-1929)
- Oma Carter (1929-1930)
- Lena Japp (1930-1931)
- Lyle Yarborough (1943-1946)
- Val Maples (1958-1978)
- RT Toma (1978-1986)
- Billy Carter (1986-1989)
- Laina McDonald (1989-1997)
- Stacy Johnson (1997-2000)
- Adrian Wiggins (2000-2002)
- Dick Halterman (2002-2006)
- Kevin Kackerott (2006-2007)
- Tom Webb (2007-16)
- Emma Andrews (2016, )
Sources and credits
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