Southern Oregon University is a public liberal arts college located in Ashland, OR. Founded in 1926, it was formerly known as Southern Oregon College and Southern Oregon State College. Southern Oregon sports teams, known as the Raiders, have the Red-tailed Hawk as a mascot. The Raiders are a member of the NAIA, primarily competing in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. Southern Oregon's football team competes in the Frontier Conference, winning the NAIA championship in 2014, and its wrestling team competes as an Independent in the NAIA West Regional, winning the National Wrestling Championship four times: in 1978, 1983, 1994, and 2001.