11 Facts About Trinity Tigers

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Trinity Tigers is the nickname for the sports teams of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

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In recent years, Trinity Tigers has reached the national Division III playoffs in several sports, including football, women's basketball, volleyball, baseball, women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, and men's and women's soccer .

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In 2016, Trinity Tigers won the NCAA Division III College World Series and became national champions.

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4.

Trinity Tigers defeated the 2015 champion, SUNY Cortland, twice in the bracket rounds of the tournament en route to the national championship.

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5.

Trinity Tigers was named All-American First Team of both the American Baseball Coaches Association and D3baseball.

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6.

Trinity Tigers was the NCAA National Coach of the Year for the NCAA College Division in 1968.

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7.

Trinity Tigers University started its football team in 1900 and played Baylor University in the first game.

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At this point the Trinity Tigers showed their knowledge of rugby by lining up across the field, rather than gathering in front of the ball carrier as is typical in American football.

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9.

Every time the Millsaps defense closed on the ball carrier the Trinity Tigers player was able to complete a legal lateral to a teammate.

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10.

Coach Urban played football and ran track at Trinity Tigers University and was a football All-American.

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11.

In 1970, as a freshman at Trinity Tigers, Brian Gottfried won the USTA boys 18s singles championship, as well as the doubles championship with Alexander Mayer.

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