Ave Maria Gyrenes | |
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University | Ave Maria University |
Association | NAIA |
Conference | The Sun (primary) |
Athletic director | Joe Patterson |
Location | Ave Maria, Florida |
Varsity teams | 23 (11 men's, 12 women's) |
Football stadium | Gyrene Field |
Basketball arena | Tom Golisano Field House |
Baseball stadium | Bowie's Ballpark |
Softball stadium | Ave Maria Softball Field |
Soccer stadium | Gyrene Field |
Aquatics center | Immokalee Sports Complex |
Lacrosse stadium | Gyrene Field |
Tennis venue | AMU Tennis Facility |
Mascot | Jax the Gyrene |
Nickname | Gyrenes |
Colors | Blue and green
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Website |
avemariagyrenes |
The Ave Maria Gyrenes are the athletic teams that represent Ave Maria University, located in Ave Maria, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), [2] primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) since the 2009–10 academic year. [3] They are also a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). [4]
Ave Maria competes in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and ultimate frisbee; basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, dance, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball. Former sports included men's & women's rugby.
In 2011, Ave Maria became the first college in southwestern Florida to field a football team. [5] In the spring of 2016, the Gyrenes football team joined the Mid-South Conference (MSC) as an affiliate member. [6]
The women's lacrosse team competed in the National Women's Lacrosse League (NWLL) in their first varsity season in the spring of 2015. [7]