West Florida Argonauts
Encyclopedia
The West Florida Argonauts are composed of 13 NCAA sports teams which make up the athletic program for the University of West Florida
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Men's intercollegiate sports:
Baseball
, Soccer, Basketball
, Tennis
, Cross country
, and Golf
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Women's intercollegiate sports:
Basketball
, Tennis
, Cross country
, Golf
, Softball
, Soccer, and Volleyball
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Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies:
Gulf South Conference Championships:
, a mythical group of Greek sailors, who accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. However, the official logo of the institution is the Chambered Nautilus; because of this, students jokingly refer to themselves as the UWF "Fighting Snails."
On March 15, 2010, UWF President Judith Bense announced that she will make a decision regarding adding football by Summer 2011 and that the University had committed to playing in Division II for at least the next 10 years.
University of West Florida
The University of West Florida, also known as West Florida and UWF, is a mid-sized public university located in Pensacola, Florida, United States. UWF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. The University of West Florida is a Research University, which specializes in...
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Athletic Department
UWF intercollegiate athletics compete in the NCAA Division II Gulf South ConferenceGulf South Conference
The Gulf South Conference is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II.-History:...
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Men's intercollegiate sports:
Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, Soccer, Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, Cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, and Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
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Women's intercollegiate sports:
Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, Cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, Soccer, and Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
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Achievements
NCAA Division II National Championships:- 2011 Baseball
- 2008 Men's Golf
- 2006 Men's Tennis
- 2005 Men's Tennis
- 2001 Men's Golf
Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies:
- 2005-06 Women's
- 2003-04 Women's
- 2002-03 Men's
- 1998-99 Women's
- 1997-98 Men's
- 1997-98 Women's
Gulf South Conference Championships:
| Baseball | Men's Cross Country | Men's Golf | Men's Soccer | Men's Tennis | Women's Cross Country | Women's Golf | Women's Soccer | Women's Softball | Women's Tennis | Women's Volleyball |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1996 1994 |
2007 2006 2003 2002 2001 1998 1997 1995 |
2009 2006 2003 2001 1998 |
2006 2005 2003 2002 1999 1998 1997 1995 |
1996 | 2007 2006 |
2009 2006 1999 1998 1996 |
2005 2004 1998 |
2007 2006 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1996 1995 |
2009 2008 |
Athletic Songs
According to a March 2008 edition of the Voyager, UWF will have a fight song once SGA decides through voting.Mascot
UWF's official mascot is the ArgonautArgonaut
Argonaut may refer to:* Argonaut , a kind of octopus in the genus Argonauta* Jason and the Argonauts, sailors in Greek mythology* Argonauts of Saint Nicholas, a military order in Naples...
, a mythical group of Greek sailors, who accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. However, the official logo of the institution is the Chambered Nautilus; because of this, students jokingly refer to themselves as the UWF "Fighting Snails."
Possibility of a Football Program, Moving to NCAA Division I
According to local papers, UWF has recently created an "Athletics Visioning Team" for 2009. The purpose of this team is to find out whether or not the time is now appropriate for UWF to move its athletic programs up to NCAA Division I, and/or possibly add a football program.On March 15, 2010, UWF President Judith Bense announced that she will make a decision regarding adding football by Summer 2011 and that the University had committed to playing in Division II for at least the next 10 years.