USC Upstate Spartans

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USC Upstate Spartans
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University University of South Carolina Upstate
Conference Big South (primary)
NCAA Division I
Athletic directorMatthew Martin
Location Spartanburg, South Carolina
Varsity teams15 (7 men's, 8 women's)
Basketball arena G. B. Hodge Center
Baseball stadium Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park
Softball stadiumCyrill Softball Stadium
Soccer stadiumCounty University Soccer Stadium
MascotSparty the Spartan
Nickname Spartans
ColorsUpstate Green and Black [1]
   
Website upstatespartans.com
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The USC Upstate Spartans are the athletic teams that represent the University of South Carolina Upstate, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Big South Conference since the 2018–19 academic year.

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USC Upstate competes in fifteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Men's and women's tennis were discontinued at the end of the 2019–20 school year.

From 1971 to 2004, the school teams were known as the University of South Carolina Spartanburg Rifles in reference to a militia unit that won a victory at the Battle of Cowpens in the Revolutionary War. The move was quoted as being done to "allow the University to maintain a reference to the heritage of our community." [2]

Conference affiliations

NCAA

Varsity teams

USC Upstate also sponsored both men's and women's tennis until 2019–20 when the programs were discontinued. [6] [7]

Men's sportsWomen's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross countryGolf
GolfSoccer
SoccerSoftball
Track and fieldTrack and field
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Notable alumni

Baseball

Men's basketball

Men's soccer

References

  1. "Color - USC Upstate" . Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2004/07/07/give-me-an-s-for-spartans/29727029007/
  3. "Conference History" . Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. "USC Upstate moving to Big South Conference" . Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. "USC Upstate Moving to big South Conference". November 15, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  6. "2019-20 Men's Tennis Schedule" . Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  7. "2019-20 Women's Tennis Schedule" . Retrieved January 3, 2023.