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The Western Michigan Broncos are a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I program representing Western Michigan University (WMU) in college athletics.They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football (within the Football Bowl Subdivision), and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field ...
University Arena is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.Located in Read Fieldhouse, the arena opened in 1957 and is home to multiple Western Michigan Broncos athletic teams, including men's and women's basketball, women's gymnastics, women's indoor track and field, and women's volleyball.
The 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team will represent Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos are led by Lance Taylor in his second year as the head coach.
The 2023 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos played their home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan , and competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). [ 1 ]
The 2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Broncos, led by second-year head coach Dwayne Stephens, played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.
The Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer team represents Western Michigan University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. As of the next NCAA men's soccer season in 2023, the Broncos compete in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), following the dropping of men's soccer by WMU's full-time home of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Prior to 1939, Western Michigan's athletic teams were known as the Hilltoppers. WMU's main rival is the Central Michigan University Chippewas, and they play for the Victory Cannon. As of 2022, the Broncos own a 53–40–2 advantage in the series. In 2022, Western Michigan defeated Central Michigan 12-10 on a snowy Wednesday night in Mt. Pleasant.
The arena is a single-level, horseshoe-style arena with a concourse at the top. It is home to the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team, the WMU men's ice hockey club team, and the WMU synchronized skating club team. The arena is named after Harry W. Lawson, the founder of the hockey program at Western Michigan University.