Baseball sweeps Best-of-Decade polls
The visitors to GoThunderWolves.com have spoken, and resoundingly highlighted the exploits of the CSU-Pueblo baseball team as CSU-Pueblo's best of the decade.
Visitors to GoThunderWolves.com voted in three "CSU-Pueblo Best of the Decade" polls - Athlete of the Decade, Moment of the Decade and Team of the Decade.
Results of the poll are not scientific and merely reflect the votes of GoThunderWolves.com visitors.
RMAC Hall of Famer Sam Christensen was named the Athlete of the Decade after a career which including two RMAC Player of the Year awards. He was a 2001 All-American and graduated as one of the top hitters in NCAA Division II history, boasting a .462 career average. He helped the ThunderWolves to two regional appearances in his time at CSU-Pueblo.
The Moment of the Decade also went to the baseball team, which was ranked as high as second in the nation during the 44-10-1 2004 season. That year, the ThunderWolves won the RMAC and hosted the NCAA Division II West Regionals. The 44 wins set a school record in victories.
The Team of the Decade was also the 2004 squad.
Who do you think is the CSU-Pueblo Athletics Team of the Decade?
Note: Only programs that won a conference championship or qualified for nationals are included in this poll
| 2004 Baseball Team, Went 44-10-1, ranked as high as 2nd nationally, RMAC Champions, hosted Division II West Regional |  62% |
| 2008-09 Women's Basketball, Set school record in wins with 22, won third RMAC title in four seasons, qualified for Division II Central Regional |  24% |
| 2003-04 Men's Golf, Won the program's 13th conference title |  1% |
| 2009 Softball, Earned program's first ever wins in regional play, fell one win short of sub-region championship |  3% |
| 2008-09 Men's Tennis, Qualified for nationals for fourth time in ten seasons, lost in sub-regional championship |  0% |
| 2001 Women's Tennis, Advanced to the Sweet 16 of national tournament, won first of decade's four RMAC titles |  0% |
| 2000-01 Wrestling, Won RMAC Title and finished 5th in the nation in the program's final season of existence (before restarting in 2008) |  7% |
Who do you think was the CSU-Pueblo Athlete of the Decade? Note: Only All-Americans were considered as nominees for this poll
| Sam Christensen, Baseball, A 2001 all-American, two-time RMAC Player of the Year and RMAC all-time team selection | 64% |
| Robin Hayes, Women's Soccer, A 2007 All-American, holds career and single-season records in goals. RMAC all-time team selection | 2% |
| Andrew Hedrick, Men's Golf, 2007 All-American, finished top 20 in the nation | 0% |
| Daniela Ivana, Women's Tennis, Two-time all-American (2000, 2001), RMAC Women's Tennis Player of the Century, CSUP Athletics Hall of Fame inductee | 1% |
| Brian Luna, Wrestling, 2001 All-American, Placed at nationals in '01 and led T-Wolves to 5th place finish as a team | 1% |
| Niki Toussaint, Softball, 2001 All-American, led ThunderWolves to school record 51 wins in 2001 | 2% |
| Chase Vaughn, Football, 2008 All-American, holds CSU-Pueblo single season and career sack records | 26% |
What do think was the decade's most memorable moment in CSU-Pueblo Athletics?
| Baseball: CSU-Pueblo Baseball ranked 2nd in the nation in 2004. | 47% |
| Football: Pack wins first home game at Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl 24-13 over Oklahoma Panhandle State in 2008 | 12% |
| Football: ThunderWolves end Chadron State's 28-game RMAC winning streak with road win in 2009 | 21% |
| Women's Basketball: ThunderWolves win first ever RMAC Title with win over Colorado Mines in 2006. | 12% |
| Men's Basketball: ThunderWolves end 15-year road losing streak at Mesa State to earn a berth in RMAC Shootout (2009) | 1% |
| Women's Soccer: ThunderWolves claim shootout victory over Colorado Christian to earn berth in RMAC title game (2001) | 5% |
