Presbyterian Blue Hose

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Presbyterian Blue Hose
Presbyterian College logo.svg
UniversityPresbyterian College
Conference Big South (primary)
PFL (football)
Southern (wrestling)
NCATA (acrobatics and tumbling)
NCAA Division I (FCS)
Athletic directorDee Nichols
Location Clinton, South Carolina
Varsity teams19 (8 men's, 10 women's, 1 co-ed)
Football stadium Bailey Memorial Stadium
Basketball arena Ross E. Templeton Center
Baseball stadium PC Baseball Complex
Softball stadiumPC Softball Complex
Soccer stadiumEdens Field at Martin Stadium
MascotScotty the Scotsman
NicknameBlue Hose
Fight song"On P.C."
ColorsBlue and garnet [1]
   
Website gobluehose.com
Presbyterian is a member of the Big South Conference. Big South Conference logo in Presbyterian colors.svg
Presbyterian is a member of the Big South Conference.

The Presbyterian Blue Hose are the athletic teams of Presbyterian College, located in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. [2] [3] The Blue Hose athletic program is a member of the Big South Conference and competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). [4] The PC Athletic Department fields a total of 19 varsity teams, eight men's and 11 women's sports. The school colors are garnet and blue, and the mascot is Scotty the Scotsman, a medieval Scottish warrior. The team name comes from the socks worn by the football team in the early days of the twentieth century. [5]

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Conference affiliations

NCAA

Teams

Presbyterian sponsors teams in eight NCAA-sanctioned sports for each sex, plus one women's sport that is not governed by the NCAA. [5]

SportMenWomen
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Basketball Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Cross Country Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Football Green check.svgRed x.svg
Golf Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Lacrosse Red x.svgGreen check.svg
Soccer Green check.svgGreen check.svg
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Tennis Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Volleyball Red x.svgGreen check.svg
Wrestling Green check.svgGreen check.svg

In December 2017, Presbyterian announced the addition of men's and women's wrestling programs. Men's wrestling is fully sanctioned by the NCAA, while women's wrestling has partial NCAA recognition. Women's wrestling is primarily governed by the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association, but since 2020–21 has been recognized by the NCAA through its Emerging Sports for Women program. The men's program debuted in 2018–19 as an independent and joined the Southern Conference in July 2019, joining Big South rivals Campbell and Gardner–Webb as SoCon affiliates since the Big South does not sponsor wrestling. The women's program is the first for an NCAA Division I school. The men's team began with a limited varsity schedule in 2018–19 and first played a full schedule in 2019–20, while the women's team began playing a full varsity schedule in 2018–19. [6]

Mark Cody, former head coach of American and Oklahoma, was named to lead the Blue Hose. Presbyterian was the first South Carolina-based Division I school to sponsor wrestling since Clemson eliminated its program in 1995. Cassy Lopez of Maryland's Mt. Hebron High School was the first woman to sign a National Letter of Intent with a Division I wrestling program. [7]

In 2021, Cody became the school's Director of Wrestling. Zach Sheaffer, an All-American with Pittsburgh, became the head coach of the men's and women's teams.

Facilities

Source [8]

Baseball: The PC Baseball Complex was built in the late 1980s.

Basketball: The Furman Pinson Arena in the Ross E. Templeton Center seats approximately 2300 and was opened in 1975.

Campus Golf: PC hosts a state of the art, 8 hole campus golf course located in the parking grounds of Bailey Memorial Stadium. Dubbed "The Links at Jeff E. Redwood" the layout was finalized in 2010 by famed golf course architect, Jeff E. Redwood. The crown jewel of the course is hole #4, commonly known as "Statue Hole". Pin locations vary from tree bases, to statues, and fire hydrants. The course is open to the public and no green fee is required.

Cross country does not compete on campus.

Football: Bailey Memorial Stadium opened in 2002, seating 6,500; play takes place on Claude Crocker field (natural grass). In 2021, football will make a transition to the Pioneer Football League

Golf: The Arnold Palmer-designed Musgrove Mill Golf Club is a championship course located at the site of the Revolutionary War Battle of Musgrove Mill and is host to Blue Hose home competitions. The golf teams also make use of the courses at Stoney Point Country Club and Lakeside Country Club.

Lacrosse: Old Bailey Stadium, the former home of PC football, opened in 1928. It now houses Blue Hose lacrosse on its Johnson Field. The stadium seats 3,000.

Soccer: Edens Field at Martin Stadium was built in 2000 and seats about 400.

Softball: PC Softball Complex, opened in 1997, has the main softball stadium, 3 practice fields, and batting cages.

Tennis: The Templeton Tennis Courts have 6 courts with bleacher seating located adjacent to the Templeton Center.

Volleyball and wrestling also compete in the arena at the Templeton Center.

The Blue Hose athletics program also has the Templeton Strength and Conditioning Weight Room and the Kemper D. Lake M.D. Sports Medicine Center with a staff of certified, professional athletic trainers for training and rehabilitation.

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References

  1. ↑ Presbyterian College Brand Standards Guide (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Presbyterian College". Presby.edu. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "What Is A Blue Hose? - Presbyterian College". www.gobluehose.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Official Web Site of the Big South Conference". BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Presbyterian College Blue Hose - The Official Athletics Site". Gobluehose.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "PC Adds Men's and Women's Wrestling; Men to Join Southern Conference" (Press release). Presbyterian Blue Hose. December 7, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ 'She’s already made history': Mt. Hebron wrestler becomes first woman to sign to Division I program
  8. ↑ "Presbyterian College Facilities - Presbyterian College Blue Hose - The Official Athletics Site". Gobluehose.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

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