College Nicknames

By the time women were permitted to play inter-collegiately, most schools already had team nicknames, and they had been chosen to reflect the characteristics of the men's teams.

Some examples of entertaining attempts to correct the problem:

At Northland College, there are Lumberjacks & Lumberjills

At Arkansas-Monticello, the Boll Weevils & Cotton Blossoms

At Kenyon, the Lords and Ladies

At Heidelberg, the Student Princes and Student Princesses

At Tarleton State, the Texans and TexAnns

At Central Missouri, the Mules and Jennies

At Augustana College in Illinois, the Vikings & Vi Queens

At Wiley College, the Wildcats and Kittens

Originally published November 14, 2002.