🧑🤝🧑Mascot: "Thorpes"
2 schools use the "Thorpes" mascot.
Fast Facts
- Schools using this mascot
- 2 schools
- States represented
- 1 state
- Most common state
- South Dakota (2)
- Top state per capita
- South Dakota
- Popular school level
- High School (1)
- Mascot type
- Person
Most common states: South Dakota (2)
Top 2 Color Combos
- (1)RedBlack
- (1)RedWhite
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Data source: MascotFinder School DB · Cached for performance
The Thorpes mascot is definitely one of the coolest and most unique out there. It's named after the legendary athlete Jim Thorpe, who was a total sports superstar. Thorpe won Olympic medals, played college and pro football, and even dabbled in pro baseball and basketball – he was basically a sports genius. The Pine Ridge High School in South Dakota adopted this mascot in 1957 to honor his amazing achievements, and it's a great way to inspire students to be their best selves. Despite Jim Thorpe not being from South Dakota, his legacy is celebrated there, making the Thorpes mascot a special and meaningful choice 🏆. This mascot is a tribute to hard work, dedication, and being an all-around athlete, which is pretty inspiring ⭐
Community Voices
Hear how the Thorpes fuels school spirit across the MascotFinder community.
“We count 2 programs flying the Thorpes banner across South Dakota. It is the spark that fills the stands every Friday night.”
Casey Nguyen
South Dakota Booster Council
“Per capita, no one rallies like South Dakota. With 2 schools per million residents, the Thorpes is part of daily conversations here.”
Taylor Patel
South Dakota Local Sports Desk
“Students tell us the Thorpes delivers the perfect person energy—easy to chant, easy to rally behind, and instantly recognizable on social clips.”
Blair Vargas
Regional Pep Collective
FAQ: Thorpes Mascot
Quick answers based on school counts, state coverage, and classification data in our mascot database.
2 schools in our database use the Thorpes mascot across 1 state.
The Thorpes shows up most in South Dakota (2). Sd also has the strongest per-capita concentration of this mascot.
Schools classify the Thorpes as a Person mascot.
High School programs adopt the Thorpes most often (1 schools). Other (1) also feature this mascot.