Sporting Events

Athletic accomplishments

It’s no wonder that our school spirit is so high: our cheer and dance teams have won 32 national championships.

And our sports teams are accomplished as well, tallying 106 conference championships, with 98 Southland Conference Championships — second-most all-time — and eight in the Western Athletic Conference.

Here are some of our recent highlights:

• 2023 Volleyball WAC Tournament Champions
• 2023 Women's Indoor Track and Field WAC Indoor Champions
• 2022 Football WAC Champions
• 2022 Women's Soccer WAC Southwest Division Champions
• 2022 Women's Basketball Regular Season and Tournament Champions
• 2022 Men's Basketball secured share of Regular Season Championship
• 2022 Softball WAV Southwest Division Champions
• 2022 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Conference Champions
• Women’s Basketball – One of just 12 NCAA Division I programs with over 1000 wins
• 2021 Men’s Indoor Track and Field Conference Champions
• 2021 Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Conference Champions
• 2021 Softball Conference Regular Season Champions
• 2021 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Cup
• 2021 Southland Conference Women’s All-Sport Trophies

Notable alumni

Many Lumberjack athletes have made a special mark on — and off — the SFA campus.

Here we highlight some of our most accomplished athletes, starting with Thomas Walkup, who won MVP for three years in a row and lead his team to the NCAA tournament three times during his tenure on the SFA Men's Basketball team.

• Chad Stanley ‘98, Ore City, Texas: played with Houston Texans; San Francisco 49ers
• Jeremiah Trotter ‘98, Hooks, Texas: Former Philadelphia Eagle, played with Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, multi Pro Bowl choice
• Mike Quinn ‘96, Houston, Texas: played with Houston Texans; Pittsburg Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins
• Kristy Sims Curry ‘94, Lubbock, Texas: Head Coach of Women’s Basketball, Texas Tech University, Former Head Coach of Women’s Basketball, Purdue University 136-31 record at Purdue; 3 Big 10 titles; 2000-01 Final Four title game runner-up to Duke University.
• Terrance Shaw ‘94, Marshall, Texas: 2003 Super Bowl runner-up Oakland Raiders; 2002 Super Bowl champions New England Patriots
• Larry Centers ‘90, Tatum, Texas: NFL veteran; Top 20 Receivers Pro Football Hall of Fame; New England Patriots; Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins
• Nell Fortner ‘87, Auburn, Alabama: Head coach, women’s basketball at Auburn University; Former Head Coach of USA Basketball; Led Team USA to a Gold Medal in Summer 2000 Olympic Games
• Rosie Walker Montgomery ‘82, Center, Texas: Former Ladyjack basketball player; Member of the National Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
• Brad Roll ‘80 & ‘81, Orchard Park, New York: NFL Strength & conditioning coach, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills; 3 NCAA National Championship rings
• Dianne Baker ‘79, Denton, Texas: Former Head Coach Softball, Texas Woman’s University; Led SFA softball team to 1985 NCAA National Championship Title
• James Silas ‘72, Houston, Texas: Retired from the San Antonio Spurs
• Mark Moseley ‘69, Livingston, TX: Retired from NFL Washington Redskins
• Spike Dykes ‘59, Lubbock, Texas: Former Head Coach, Texas Tech Univ. Football
• Don Gaston ‘54, Greenwich, Connecticut: Former General Manager, Boston Celtics
• O.A. "Bum" Phillips ‘50, Goliad, Texas: Former Houston Oilers Head Coach