NJCAA REGION I CHAMPIONSHIPS
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region I is defined as the State of Arizona. It has gone through many changes since its inception. Competitive sport divisions were launched by the NJCAA in the early 1990's due to the growth and popularity of several sports. Combined, the Thunderbird teams have either won or shared 103 Region I championships.
Below is a list of regional championships and totals for each sport.
BASEBALL (5) - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2019
MEN’S BASKETBALL (10) - 1977-78, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1986-87, 1989-90, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2009-10, 2013-14
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (3) - 1996, 1997, 2021
MEN’S GOLF (4) - 1974 , 2008, 2011, 2014
MEN’S SOCCER (1) - 1988
MEN’S TENNIS (9) - 2001, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD (3) - 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19
SOFTBALL (2) - 1977, 1980
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (11) - 1998-99, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22, 2023-24
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (6) - 1990, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2016, 2022
WOMEN’S GOLF (19) - 1981, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
WOMEN’S SOCCER (8) - 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
WOMEN'S TENNIS (15) - 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2019
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD (6) - 1979
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (1) - 2017
FOOTBALL (Regional Championships not awarded)
Championships Runner-Up
1970 Shrine Bowl 1998 Valley of the Sun Bowl
1973 Sunkist Bowl 2012 Valley of the Sun Bowl
1974 Wool Bowl 2013 C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl
1976 Wool Bowl 2017 Valley of the Sun Bowl
1989 Valley of the Sun Bowl
1994 Valley of the Sun Bowl
2007 Valley of the Sun Bowl
2016 Valley of the Sun Bowl