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The women's soccer program has recorded six-straight double-digit win seasons, and had four-straight appearances in the PSAC Playoffs (2003-06) and was the PSAC runner-up in 20. Burstein came to Kutztown from Bowling Green State University, where he served as an assistant coach during the 2006 season. The Kutztown Women's Soccer Team is under the direction of Erik Burstein, who became head coach in 2007. The team finished as the NCAA Division II runner-up in 1997. In 2019, Kutztown advanced to the NCAA Division II national semifinals, before falling to eventual champion West Chester. Betty Wesner was named the NFHCA Division II coach of the year in 1997, the NHFCA South Region Coach of the Year in 2007, and the PSAC coach of the year in 1988, 1997, 20. She was named the PSAC Coach of the year in 2015. The Kutztown University field hockey team is led by head coach Marci Scheuing, who has served in that role since 2013. PSAC Coach of The Year (Eastern Division) from Kutztown (since 1985)

Athletes of the Year (Award was broken up into Offense and Defense in 1996):.

PSAC Players of the Year from Kutztown, since 1985: Īll players won their awards as members of the PSAC Eastern Division A notable Kutztown victory came in 2006 and was the first game to be played at night at Kutztown's Andre Reed Stadium after lights were installed in the stadium and the team's season-opener, a 27–10 win over Clarion. He earned four Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championships (2008–11) and three NCAA second round appearances (2009–11). He is the winningest coach in Delaware Valley history with an overall record of 66-24 from 2006–13, including a perfect 10-0 regular season in 2011. Clements came to Kutztown after serving as the head coach at Division III Delaware Valley College for eight years. Kutztown also made its deepest NCAA DII Championship tournament run in program history, reaching the national quarterfinals. Clements led the Golden Bears to the 2021 PSAC East title and PSAC championship. The Kutztown University football team is led by coach Jim Clements. The Kutztown Golden Bears play East Stroudsburg at University Field (now Andre Reed Stadium), October 2013 Football Golden Bear Village South behind University Place and Golden Bear Village West next to Rothermel Hall are student apartments which hold the Golden Bear moniker. Along with the statues, several residential areas are named after the Golden Bear. Golden Bear statues are located near the basketball courts on South Campus and in North Campus near the Boehm Science Building. The Golden Bears can be seen in more places than the sports fields. Avalanche is so named to honor Kutztown State College during the time of the Golden Avalanche sports teams. On October 1, 2005, at Kutztown's football game versus West Chester University, Kutztown University unveiled Avalanche as the school's new mascot. The Raymond Entertainment Group of Newark, Delaware, helped KU create the new mascot. However, they were both 'graduated' to make way for a new mascot.

Before 2005, Goldie and Griz served as the KU Golden Bear mascots. In later years, Golden Bear mascots came into play. In 1961, Kutztown replaced the Golden Avalanche nickname with the Golden Bears as the University's nickname. Leagues and tournaments are organized by the department of Recreational Services every semester, and range from badminton tournaments to rock climbing competitions.įrom the mid-1930s up until 1961, Kutztown's sports teams were known as the Golden Avalanche.

The university provides an array of intramural and club sports programs for students.

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Famous former athletes from Kutztown include Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Reed, two-time Super Bowl champion with the Denver Broncos, John Mobley, NFL football players Bruce Harper, Doug Dennison and Craig Reynolds (American football) and World Series champion pitcher with the San Francisco Giants, Ryan Vogelsong. Kutztown became the fifth league school to win the award after placing second in the rankings in the 2003––05 school years. Kutztown won the Dixon Trophy in 2006, which is awarded to the PSAC school with the best overall athletic program that year. In 2022, Kutztown University added women's acrobatics & tumbling as its 22nd varsity sport The university sponsors eight men's and fourteen women's intercollegiate sports. Kutztown University is a member of NCAA Division II and competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The Kutztown Golden Bears are the sports teams that represent Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (pronunciation ryhmes with 'Puts'), located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)

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