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College | Columbia College |
Association | NAIA |
Conference | AAC (primary) |
Location | Columbia, South Carolina |
Varsity teams | 17 (8 men's, 9 women's) |
Basketball arena | Porter Gymnasium |
Softball stadium | Sutton Softball Complex |
Soccer stadium | Younts Stadium |
Aquatics center | Greer Natatorium |
Tennis venue | Koala Tennis Courts |
Nickname | Koalas |
Colors | Purple, Gray, and White |
Website | www |
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The Columbia College Koalas are the athletic teams that represent Columbia College, a liberal arts institution located in Columbia, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), [1] primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2011–12 academic year. [2] The Koalas previously competed in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC; formerly known as Georgia–Alabama–Carolina Conference [GACC] until after spring 2004) from 2005–06 to 2010–11; and in the defunct Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (EIAC) during the 2004–05 school year.
NAIA
Columbia College competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports debuted when the college became co-educational in 2020, beginning athletic competition in the 2021 fall season.
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Basketball | Basketball |
Cross country | Cross country |
Esports | Golf |
Golf | Lacrosse |
Lacrosse | Soccer |
Soccer | Softball |
Swimming | Swimming |
Tennis | Tennis |
Track and field | Track and field |
Volleyball |