Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers


The Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern Oklahoma State University, located in Alva, Oklahoma, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Rangers compete as members of the Great American Conference for all 11 varsity sports.
On May 11, 2011, Northwestern announced that they had accepted an invitation to the Great American Conference for all sports in the 2012–2013 academic year and would begin their transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II. On July 12, 2011 Northwestern Oklahoma State University was denied admittance into the NCAA Division 2 Membership Process for the 2011–12 cycle; the school was accepted into the membership process one year later. Schools must complete a membership process, spanning 3 years, before gaining active status and becoming eligible for championship competition. On July 17, 2015 the NCAA announced that effective September 1, 2015, the school will be active Division II members.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's Sports
Women's Sports
The Ranger softball team appeared in one Women's College World Series in 1976.

Track & Field

On January 26, 2018, following a 30-year absence from competition, Northwestern Director of Athletics Brad Franz announced that the school would be adding women's track & field to its varsity sports. The team competed in its first event February 1, 2019, at the Wichita State Invitational under head coach Jill Lancaster.

Alumni