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The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers are the athletic teams that represent Western Kentucky University (WKU). The men's teams uses the name Hilltoppers; however, the women's teams use the name Lady Toppers. The university's athletic program fields 17 varsity teams in 11 different sports. WKU participates in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and competes as a member of Conference USA. On March 12, 2010, Ross Bjork, who was the senior associate athletic director for Development and External Relations for the UCLA Bruins, replaced Dr. Wood Selig, as WKU's athletic director.〔Jon Gold, (Ross Bjork named Western Kentucky University A.D. ), ''Los Angeles Daily News'', March 12, 2010〕 But in March 2012, Bjork accepted the job as Athletic Director at Ole Miss.〔WKU Herald, ([Walking Away: Bjork introduced as Ole Miss AD] ), "WKU Herald," March 22, 2012〕 Todd Stewart, who had served as Senior Associate Athletic Director since 2010, was named interim athletic director until May when he was officially named athletic director.〔WKU Herald, ([Stewart named AD, will be announced Thursday] ), "WKU Herald," May 9, 2012〕 On April 1, 2013, it was announced Western Kentucky would depart the Sun Belt Conference for Conference USA, effective July 1, 2014.〔ESPN (), "ESPN," March 30, 2013〕 ==Teams== A member of Conference USA, Western Kentucky sponsors teams in seven men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers )〕 Men's Intercollegiate Sports * Baseball (team article) * Basketball (team article) * Cross Country * Football (team article) * Golf * * Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor) Women's Intercollegiate Sports * Basketball (team article) * Cross Country * Golf * Soccer * Softball * * Tennis * Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor) * Volleyball *NOTE: On April 14, 2015, WKU announced that it would suspend its men's and women's swimming and diving teams for at least 5 years, effective immediately. This followed a police investigation into claims of assault and hazing by a former men's team member which in turn found multiple violations of university policies on harassment and sexual misconduct. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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