St. Thomas Bobcats | |
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University | St. Thomas University |
Association | NAIA |
Conference | The Sun (primary) AAC (men's wrestling) Mid-South (eSports) |
Athletic director | Bill Rychel |
Location | Miami Gardens, Florida |
Varsity teams | 28 (11 men's, 14 women's, 3 co-ed) |
Football stadium | AutoNation Field |
Basketball arena | Fernandez Family Center |
Baseball stadium | Paul Demie Mainieri Field |
Softball stadium | Col. Jaquelin J. Kelly Field |
Soccer stadium | AutoNation Field |
Aquatics center | MDC North Aquatic & Fitness Center |
Lacrosse stadium | AutoNation Field |
Tennis venue | STU Tennis Courts |
Mascot | Bobcat |
Nickname | Bobcats |
Colors | Burgundy and Navy |
Website | stubobcats |
The St. Thomas Bobcats are the athletic teams that represent St. Thomas University, located in Miami Gardens, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), [1] primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) since the 1990–91 academic year. [2] The Bobcats previously competed in the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) of the NCAA Division II ranks from 1975–76 to 1986–87.
St. Thomas competes in 28 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, rugby, soccer, swimming & diving (2020), tennis, track & field and wrestling (2020); while women's sports include basketball, beach volleyball, bowling, cross country, flag football (2020), golf, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, swimming & diving (2020), tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, competitive dance and eSports.
St. Thomas has won the NAIA men's basketball championship three times: in 1994, 1997, and 2009. [3]
St. Thomas University added men's and women's track & field as a varsity sport in 2018 [4] as well as a football team and marching band in 2019. [5] The Bobcats football team competes in the Sun Division of the Mid-South Conference, and play their home games at AutoNation Field on their campus. [6] [7]
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