Queens Royals

The Queens Royals are the athletic teams that represent Queens University of Charlotte, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, in NCAA intercollegiate sporting competitions. On July 1, 2022, the Royals began a four-year transition from NCAA Division II to Division I as new members of the ASUN Conference. Before then, Queens had competed in the South Atlantic Conference for 20 of their varsity sports; the men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in the Bluegrass Mountain Conference and the men's volleyball team competed in the Independent Volleyball Association, a scheduling alliance among schools that are independents in that sport's National Collegiate division.^[a] Queens had been a member of the SAC since 2013, when it moved from Conference Carolinas.

Queens Royals
University	Queens University of Charlotte
Conference	ASUN Conference (primary) MIVA (men's volleyball)
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Cherie Swarthout
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
Varsity teams	29 (13 men's, 14 women's, 2 co-ed)
Basketball arena	Curry Arena
Baseball stadium	Stick Williams Dream Baseball Field
Softball stadium	Stick Williams Dream Softball Field
Soccer stadium	Sports Complex at Marion Diehl Park
Aquatics center	Levine Aquatic Center
Tennis venue	Howard Levine Tennis Center
Mascot	Rex the Lion
Nickname	Royals
Colors	Navy blue and vegas gold[1]
Website	queensathletics.com
Team NCAA championships
14

On May 7, 2022, Queens announced it had accepted an invitation from the ASUN Conference and would join the league on July 1.^[2] The ASUN officially announced this move three days later.^[3] The men's volleyball team joined the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association in July 2023 after having played the 2023 season (2022–23 school year) in the Independent Volleyball Association, a loose affiliation of schools not affiliated with an NCAA-recognized men's volleyball conference.^[4]

Conference affiliations

NCAA

• Conference Carolinas (1995–2013)
• South Atlantic Conference (2013–2022)
• ASUN Conference (2022–present)

Varsity teams

Sports that are not recognized by the NCAA in any form are indicated with a yellow background. Sports that do not have NCAA-organized championship events, but are part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program, have a light blue background.

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Field hockey
Golf	Golf
Lacrosse	Lacrosse
Rugby	Rugby
Soccer	Soccer
Swimming and diving	Softball
Tennis	Swimming and diving
Track and field†	Tennis
Triathlon	Track and field†
Volleyball	Triathlon
Wrestling	Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

In addition to the listed sports, Queens considers its cheerleaders, both male and female, as well as its all-female dance team, to be varsity athletes.

National championships

The Royals have won 14 NCAA Division II team national championships.

Teams

Association	Division	Sport	Year	Opponent/Runner-up	Score
NCAA (10)	Division II (10)	Men's Swimming and Diving (5)[5]	2015	Drury	433.5–417.5 (+16)
			2016	Lindenwood	449–382.5 (+66.5)
			2017	Drury	563.5–350 (+213.5)
			2018	California Baptist	558–307 (+251)
			2019	Delta State	606–354.5 (+251.5)
		Women's Swimming and Diving (5)[6]	2015	Drury	540.5–489.5 (+51)
			2016	Wingate	567–364.5 (+202.5)
			2017	Drury	467–385 (+82)
			2018		574.5–401 (+173.5)
			2019		707.5–345 (+362.5)
USA Rugby Fall College 15s	Division II	Men's Rugby		Wisconsin–Whitewater	74–8[7]

Facilities

Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation

The Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation is located on campus and contains Curry Arena, the aquatic center, as well as office and practice space. The facility is home to the basketball, swimming & diving, volleyball, and wrestling programs and was built in 2012 to replace the Ovens Athletic Center.

Queens University of Charlotte Sports Complex at Marion Diehl Park

A joint project of Queens University of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation, the Sports Complex is home to Dickson Field, a 2,000-seat stadium that serves as home to the lacrosse, rugby, and soccer teams, Bessant Field, which hosts the field hockey program and also contains an eight-lane track, a tennis complex, and several community facilities. A notable feature of the complex is Rex, the world's largest standing lion statue.^[8]

Footnotes

1. The NCAA uses the "National Collegiate" branding for championship events in sports whose championship events are open to members of more than one NCAA division. It considers a National Collegiate championship equivalent to one in Division I.

References

1. "Queens University of Charlotte Athletics Guidelines" (PDF). April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
2. Limehouse, Jonathan (May 7, 2022). "Queens University of Charlotte accepts invitation to NCAA Division I conference". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
3. "ASUN Conference Welcomes Queens University of Charlotte as Its Newest Member" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
4. "Queens University of Charlotte to Join MIVA in 2023" (Press release). Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
5. "NCAA Division II Men's Swimming and Diving Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
6. "NCAA Division II Women's Swimming and Diving Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
7. "Queens Dominate To Win National Title". florugby.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
8. "Queens Athletic Facilities". Queens University of Charlotte Athletics.

External links

• Official website