Ave Maria Gyrenes | |
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University | Ave Maria University |
Association | NAIA |
Conference | The Sun (primary) |
Athletic director | Joe Patterson |
Location | Ave Maria, Florida |
Varsity teams | 24 (12 men's, 12 women's) |
Football stadium | Gyrene Field |
Basketball arena | Tom Golisano Field House |
Baseball stadium | Bowie's Ballpark |
Softball stadium | Ave Maria Softball Field |
Soccer stadium | Gyrene Field |
Aquatics center | Immokalee Sports Complex |
Lacrosse stadium | Gyrene Field |
Tennis venue | AMU Tennis Facility |
Mascot | Jax the Gyrene |
Nickname | Gyrenes |
Colors | Blue and green [1] |
Website | avemariagyrenes |
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The Ave Maria Gyrenes are the athletic teams that represent Ave Maria University, located in Ave Maria, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), [2] primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) since the 2009–10 academic year. [3] They are also a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). [4]
Ave Maria competes in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports:
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Beach volleyball |
Cross country | Cross country |
Football | Golf |
Golf | Lacrosse |
Pickleball | Pickleball |
Rugby | Soccer |
Soccer | Softball |
Swimming | Swimming |
Tennis | Tennis |
Track and field | Track and field |
Ultimate frisbee | Volleyball |
In 2011, Ave Maria became the first college in southwestern Florida to field a football team. [5] In the spring of 2016, the Gyrenes football team joined the Mid-South Conference (MSC) as an affiliate member. [6]
The women's lacrosse team competed in the National Women's Lacrosse League (NWLL) in their first varsity season in the spring of 2015. [7]