Eastern Kentucky Colonels
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This article is about the EKU sports teams. For other uses, see Kentucky Colonel (disambiguation).
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), located in Richmond, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the ASUN Conference since the 2021–22 academic year. Its football team competes in the United Athletic Conference (UAC), which starts play in 2023 as a football-only merger of the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Colonels previously competed in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) from 1948–49 to 2020–21.
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University | Eastern Kentucky University |
Conference | ASUN Conference (primary) United Athletic Conference (football) |
NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
Athletic director | Matt Roan |
Location | Richmond, Kentucky |
Varsity teams | 16 (7 men's, 9 women's) |
Football stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium |
Basketball arena | Alumni Coliseum |
Baseball stadium | Turkey Hughes Field |
Softball stadium | Gertrude Hood Field |
Soccer stadium | EKU Soccer Field |
Tennis venue | Tom Higgins Outdoor Courts |
Mascot | The Colonel |
Nickname | Colonels |
Fight song | Yea Eastern & Hail, Hail Eastern Maroons |
Colors | Maroon and white[1] |
Website | www |
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