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St. Augustine's Falcons | |
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University | St. Augustine's University |
Conference | CIAA (primary) |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Dr. J. Lin Dawson |
Location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Varsity teams | 10 (5 men's, 5 women's) |
Football stadium | George Williams Athletic Complex |
Basketball arena | Emery Gymnasium |
Baseball stadium | USA Baseball National Training Complex |
Softball stadium | Oakwood Park |
Nickname | Falcons |
Colors | Blue and white |
Website | saintaugfalcons |
The St. Augustine's Falcons are the athletic teams that represent St. Augustine's University, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Falcons compete as members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for all 13 varsity sports. The Falcons have been members of the CIAA since 1933.
Saint Augustine's holds the distinction as the most decorated Division II athletics program, with a record 37 NCAA team titles and 265 individual titles. This also places them as the fourteenth-most productive athletics program across all three divisions. All of those championships have come in either men's indoor (13 team, 75 individual), women's indoor (6 team, 41 individual), men's outdoor (14 team, 105 individual), or women's outdoor (4 team, 44 individual) track and field. [1]
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As of the 2018–19 season, the Falcons have won 38 team national titles, the most of any active Division II athletics program.
Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
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NCAA | Division II | ||||
Men's Indoor Track and Field (13) | 1987 | Mount Saint Mary's | 74–38 (+36) | ||
1988 | Mount Saint Mary's | 62–38 (+28) | |||
1989 | Mankato State | 94–31 (+63) | |||
1990 | Abilene Christian | 70–46 (+24) | |||
1991 | Southeast Missouri State | 98–36 (+62) | |||
1992 | Abilene Christian Norfolk State | 81–24 (+57) | |||
1995 | Abilene Christian | 903⁄4–843⁄4 (+6) | |||
2001 | NYIT | 74–48 (+26) | |||
2006 | Abilene Christian | 661⁄2–55 (+11.5) | |||
2008 | Abilene Christian | 68–49 (+19) | |||
2009 | Abilene Christian | 105–80 (+25) | |||
2013 | Ashland | 72–591⁄2 (+12.5) | |||
2014 | Adams State | 841⁄2–83 (+1.5) | |||
Women's Indoor Track and Field (6) | 1985 | NYIT | 77–40 (+37) | ||
1987 | Hampton | 73–62 (+11) | |||
2001 | Abilene Christian | 63–48 (+15) | |||
2003 | Abilene Christian | 73–53 (+20) | |||
2005 | Abilene Christian | 53–481⁄2 (+4.5) | |||
2007 | Lincoln (MO) | 105–64 (+41) | |||
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (16) | 1989 | Angelo State | 1071⁄2–84 (+23.5) | ||
1990 | Cal State Northridge | 111–60 (+51) | |||
1991 | Angelo State | 120–631⁄2 (+56.5) | |||
1992 | Abilene Christian | 95–63 (+32) | |||
1993 | Abilene Christian | 116–107 (+9) | |||
1994 | Abilene Christian | 118–117 (+1) | |||
1995 | Abilene Christian | 1401⁄2–95 (+35.5) | |||
1998 | Abilene Christian | 97–80 (+17) | |||
2001 | Abilene Christian | 80–59 (+21) | |||
2009 | Abilene Christian | 94–86 (+8) | |||
2010 | Abilene Christian | 82–62 (+20) | |||
2013 | Ashland | 105–57 (+48) | |||
2014 | Adams State | 112–67 (+45) | |||
2015 | Findlay | 53–50 (+3) | |||
2016 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 85–36 (+49) | |||
2017 | Lincoln (MO) | 58–52 (+6) | |||
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (4) | 1997 | Abilene Christian | 81–69 (+12) | ||
2000 | Abilene Christian | 77–66 (+11) | |||
2001 | Western State | 80–59 (+21) | |||
2002 | North Dakota State | 54–53 (+1) |
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