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West Florida Argonauts
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The West Florida Argonauts (or UWF Argonauts) are the athletic teams that represent the University of West Florida, located in Pensacola, Florida, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) since the 1994–95 academic year. The Argonauts previously competed in the Southern States Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1974–75 to 1993–94, with a brief hiatus of dropping its athletics program from 1976–77 to 1979–80.
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University | University of West Florida |
Conference | Gulf South (primary) |
NCAA | Division II |
President | Martha Saunders |
Athletic director | Dave Scott |
Location | Pensacola, Florida |
First season | 1974 |
Varsity teams | 15 (7 men's, 8 women's) |
Football stadium | Pen Air Field |
Basketball arena | UWF Field House |
Baseball stadium | Jim Spooner Field |
Softball stadium | UWF Softball Complex |
Soccer stadium | Publix Sports Park |
Aquatics center | UWF Aquatic Center |
Tennis venue | Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex |
Mascot | Argie the Argonaut |
Nickname | Argos/Argonauts |
Colors | Royal blue and Kelly green[1] |
Website | goargos |
Team NCAA championships | |
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Individual and relay NCAA champions | |
18 |
West Florida competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball.[2]