History

1988

Larry Rambin is hired as the school's first Athletic Director in August.

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1990

Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball and Baseball programs are born. All teams began competition as a non-scholarship member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

Carla Barham hired to lead the women's basketball program. The team began play for the 1990-91 season.

Leon Shaw hired to lead the men's basketball program. The team began play for the 1990-91 season.

Doug Robinson hired to lead the baseball program. The team began play for the 1991 season.

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1995

Doug Robinson steps down as Head Coach of the baseball program to become the Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Southwood High School. He finished with a career record of 42-103 as the LSUS baseball coach.

Former player, David Elledge hired to lead the baseball program.

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1997

Men's and Women's Basketball programs are discontinued while Baseball continues to be played.

David Elledge steps down as baseball head coach to become a teacher and Assistant Baseball Coach at Southwood High School. Coach Elledge finished with an overall record of 32-47 as Head Coach at LSUS.

Kit Laird hired to lead the baseball program.

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1999

Kit Laird resigns as baseball coach and finishes with an overall record of 57-74 in two seasons.

Rocke Musgraves hired to lead the baseball program.

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2000

LSU Shreveport joins the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.

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2002

Larry Rambin retires as Athletic Director. Doug Robinson is hired as the school's 2nd AD.

Men's and Women's Basketball programs are reinstated.

Chad McDowell hired to lead the men's basketball program. The team began play for the 2003-04 season.

Ronnie Howell hired to lead the women's basketball program. The team began play for the 2003-04 season.

All LSUS Athletics programs begin to offer scholarships.

Baseball enjoys first winning season (29-28).

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2003

Baseball (52-24) finished 3rd at the Avista-NAIA World Series in first ever appearance.

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2005

Women's Soccer program is born.

Jed Jones hired to lead the women's soccer program. The team began play for the 2005 season.

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2009

Men's Soccer program is born.

Jed Jones named head coach of the men's soccer program. The team began play for the 2009 season.

Women's Tennis program is born.

Doug Robinson named head coach of the women's tennis program. The team began play for the 2010 season.

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2010

LSU Shreveport leaves the GCAC to join the Red River Athletic Conference.

Jed Jones resigns as men's and women's soccer coach.

Krasi Kolarov becomes the 2nd Head Coach to lead the soccer program.

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2011

Krasi Kolarov resigns as men's and women's soccer head coach.

Mike Aguilar hired to lead the men's and women's soccer program.

Baseball qualifies for Avista-NAIA World Series and finishes 4th.

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2012

Baseball sets record for wins (54-6). Achieves #1 NAIA Ranking. Qualifies and finishes 3rd at Avista-NAIA World Series.

Doug Robinson retires as AD. Chad McDowell is named as the school's 3rd Athletic Director, steps down as Head Men's Basketball Coach and finished with an overall record of 239-66 in nine seasons.

Kyle Blankenship hired to lead the men's basketball program.

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2013

Men's and Women's Soccer programs are discontinued.

Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams are born.

Chad McDowell named Cross Country Head Coach.

Dragana Moran hired as women's tennis coach.

Rocke Musgraves steps down as Head Baseball Coach and finishes with an overall record of 588-275 in 14 seasons as he accepts same position at Northwest Nazarene University (NCAA DII) in Nampa, Idaho.

Former player and coach, Al Cantwell hired to lead the baseball program.

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2014

Ronnie Howell steps down as Head Women's Basketball Coach and finishes with an overall record of 194-137 in 11 seasons.

Former player Valerie Huizar hired to lead the Women's Basketball Program.

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2016

Chad McDowell retires as Athletic Director to become Superintendent of Calvary Baptist Academy.

Valerie Huizar steps down as Women's Basketball Head Coach and finishes with an overall record of 41-21 in two seasons to become Assistant Coach at St. Mary's University (NCAA DII) in San Antonio, Texas-her hometown.

Lucas Morgan hired as 4th Athletic Director.

Curtis Loyd hired to lead the Women's Basketball Program.

Al Cantwell steps down as Head Baseball Coach as he finished with an overall record of 129-52 in three seasons.

Former player and coach Brent Lavallee named Interim Coach to lead the baseball program.

Adam Rabo hired to lead the men's and women's cross country programs.

James Dicken hired as Director of Athletic Events and Operations.

Ashley Holland hired to lead the reinstated women's soccer program.

Phillip Bohn hired to lead the reinstated men's soccer program.

 

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2017

Interim tag removed as Brent Lavallee is named Head Coach to lead the baseball program.

Curtis Loyd named RRAC Coach of the Year

Brent Lavallee named RRAC Coach of the Year.

Curtis Loyd resigns as Head Coach of the Women's Basketball Program as he finishes with a 22-10 overall record to become the next Head Coach at CSU-Pueblo.

Matt Cross named Women's Basketball Head Coach.

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2018

Men's and Women's Cross Country Programs are moved to Club Sports.

Maggie McGowan-Stinski hired as a Assistant Athletic Trainer.

Kyle Blankenship named RRAC Coach of the Year

Matt Cross named RRAC Coach of the Year

Men's Basketball makes a run to the Fab Four

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2019

Phillip Bohn named RRAC Coach of the Year

Mark Cantrell resigns as Sports Information Director

LSUS Athletics inducts inaugural Hall of Fame Class

Jeff Garrett named program's first ever National Player of the Year

Matt Cross resigns as Head Coach of the Women's Basketball Program finishing with an overall recrod of 36-12, becomes the next Head Coach at Western New Mexico University

Matt Strickland named Head Coach of the Women's Basketball Program

Brent Lavallee named RRAC Coach of the Year

Dragana Moran resigns as Head Coach of the Women's Tennis Program

Akeem Williams is named Head Coach of the Women's Tennis Program

Lance Champagne named RRAC Athletic Trainer of the Year

Lucas Morgan named RRAC Athletic Director of the Year

Tyler Moody named Assistant Athletic Director for Communications

Brent Lavallee resigns as Head Coach of the Baseball program and finishes with an overall record of 126-56, accepts a position with the Toronto Blue Jays organization

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2020

Brad Neffendorf named Head Coach of the Baseball Program

Ashley Holland resigns as the Head Coach of the Women's Soccer Program and finishes with an overall record of 25-25-4

Justin Maullin is named Head Coach of the Women's Soccer Program

NAIA cancels National Basketball Tournament and all Spring sports because of Covid-19 pandemic

Maggie McGowan-Stinski resigns as Assistant Athletic Trainer

Justin Maullin is named RRAC Coach of the Year

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2021

Meghan Neffendorf is hired as Assistant Athletic Trainer

Kyle Blankenship named RRAC and LABC Small College Coach of the Year

Tyler Moody resigns as Assistant Athletic Director of Communications

Brad Neffendorf named ABCA/ATEC Coach of the Year

Tanner Craft is hired on as the Assistant Athletic Director of Communications

Justin Maullin resigns as Women's Head Soccer Coach with an overall record of 14-6-1 to take the head coaching position at Guilford College (NCAA DIII)

Mark Matlock is announced as the Interim Women's Head Soccer Coach

Miann Ferison is hired as the Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations

 

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2022

Dejan Milosevic hired as the Women's Soccer Head Coach

Kyle Blankenship is named the RRAC Coach of the Year

Lance Champagne resigns as Director of Sports Medicine

Meghan Neffendorf hired as Director of Sports Medicine

Brad Neffendorf named RRAC Coach of the Year

Baseball qualifies for NAIA Avista World Series and finish 3rd.

Brad Neffendorf named ABCA/ATEC Coach of the Year

Brad Neffendorf named LSWA Coach of the Year

Meghan Neffendorf named Athletic Trainer of the Year

Tanner Craft resigns as Assistant Athletic Director for Communications

Karolyn Hasler hired as Assistant Athletic Director for Communications

Phillip Bohn named RRAC Coach of the Year

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2023

Kyle Blankenship named RRAC Coach of the Year

Phillip Bohn resigns as Men's Soccer Head Coach with an overall record of 76-34-8 to take the Head Men's Coach position at Webber International University (NAIA) in Bapson Park, FL.

Adam Kay is hired as the Men's Soccer Head Coach

Dejan Milosevic resigns as Women's Soccer Head Coach with an overall record of 9-5-3 to take the Head Men's Coach position at Hill College (NJCAA) in Hillsboro, Texas.

Brad Neffendorf named RRAC Coach of the Year

Lucas Morgan is named RRAC Athletic Director of the Year

Clark Charlestin is hired as the Women's Soccer Head Coach

Miann Ferison named LSUS Athletics Senior Women Leader

Matt Strickland resigns as Head Coach of the Women's Basketball Program with an overall record of 80-30

Kyle Blankenship is announced Interim Head Coach of the Women's Basketball Program

Adam Kay named RRAC Coach of the Year

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2024

Karolyn Hasler resigns as Assistant Athletic Director for Communications.

Miann Ferison resigns as the Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations and Athletics Senior Women Leader.

Kyle Blankenship named LSWA Coach of the Year (Women's Basketball), received the Allstate Sugar Bowl Jimmy Collins award, and was the fan vote winner for All State Sugar Bowl Louisiana Outstanding Collegiate Coach.

Tim Hays is hired as the Head Coach of the Women's Basketball Program.

Kyle Hawkins is hired as the Assistant Athletic Director for Operations.

Meghan Neffendorf earns RRAC Athletic Trainer of the Year.

Meghan Neffendorf named Senior Woman Leader.

Jessieca Carr named Assistant Athletic Director for Communications.

Megan Bruce is hired as inaugural Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Success.

Clark Charlestin named RRAC Coach of the Year.

 


 2025

Tim Hays named Red River Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (Women's Basketball).

Kyle Blankenship named 2025 NABC Guardians of the Game for Leadership.

Lucas Morgan named NACDA Athletic Director of Year Award.

Clark Charlestin resigns as the Head Coach of the Women's Soccer Program.