Tabor Bluejays

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Tabor Bluejays
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UniversityTabor College
ConferenceKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIARegion IV
Athletic directorMartin Ziesemer
LocationHillsboro, Kansas
Varsity teams15
Football stadiumJoel Wiens Stadium
Basketball arenaCampus Recreation Center
Baseball stadiumBluejay Baseball Field
NicknameBluejays
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
Websitewww.taborbluejays.com

The Tabor Bluejays are the athletic teams that represent Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. They are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).

Men's Sports Women's Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Cross Country
Football
Soccer
Tennis
Track & Field
Basketball
Bowling
Cross Country
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball

Football[]

Photo of the scoreboard at the end of the game, first round NAIA Football Championships Tabor vs Benedictine 2013

The current head football coach at Tabor is Mike Gardner. Coach Gardner returned to take over the 2010 season after serving as head coach for the 2004 and 2005 seasons, where the teams posted a combined record of 20 wins and 3 losses with two consecutive conference championships and two post-season appearances.[2] In 2009, Tabor College built Joel Wiens Stadium, a new football complex that is shared with Hillsboro High School.[3]

In 2012, Tabor redshirt Junior Brandon Brown was found murdered in nearby McPherson, Kansas. Two former members of the McPherson Bulldogs football team were charged. As of October 5, 2012, the investigation is ongoing.[4]

Women's basketball[]

Tabor college women's basketball team was nationally ranked in 2007.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Style Guide (PDF). July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Malone Resignation Announcement Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Tabor College and USD 410 Break Ground for New Athletics Facility; tabor.edu; November 17, 2008. Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Murder cases continued". McPherson Sentinel. October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Hillsboro Free Press "Tabor team spells consistency D-o-n-y-a" by Tom Stoppel, February 7, 2007

External links[]

Official website

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