A Message from the Director of Athletics

Thank you for visiting the web site of the TWU Pioneers. I hope you find the information useful and current.

I am very proud to serve as TWU's director of athletics. We have a professional staff of coaches and trainers who share my passion for women's sports. Our student-athletes are the most dedicated, hard-working young women I have ever met as evidenced by their success in the classroom and in competition.

The Pioneers compete in NCAA Division II in five sports. We are members of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) in basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. We also compete in gymnastics as an independent.

All of our programs have enjoyed local, regional and national recognition through the years. Our softball team won the 1979 Women's College World Series and today's teams have been nationally ranked. In gymnastics, we have won the USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championship seven of the last 11 years. Our home schedule features top Division II teams as well as a number of Division I opponents. TWU has the only varsity intercollegiate gymnastics program in the state of Texas! Basketball is one of the most exciting women's sports around and our talented team provides non-stop action and entertainment. Our volleyball team is the current LSC North Division Champions with six All-Conference players and Coach of the Year Shelly Barberee.

The facilities on our home campus in Denton are first-rate. You can read all about them by clicking on the Facilities link in the left menu bar.

Most importantly, we emphasize the student in student-athlete at TWU. For the past 21 and a half years, the overall cumulative grade point average for all of our student-athletes has never dropped below a 3.0. That's 43 consecutive semesters! We strive to provide each student-athlete with all the resources they need to become well-rounded, educated young women who graduate with a baccalaureate degree from Texas Woman's. Since 1993, six Pioneers have earned the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, a $7,000 award for graduate school.

Please browse through our web site and if you have any questions, please contact us at athletics@twu.edu.

Go Pioneers!

Chalese Connors, Director of Athletics