Air Force Falcons
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| University | United States Air Force Academy |
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference Atlantic Hockey National Collegiate Boxing Association |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | Hans J. Mueh |
| Location | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Varsity teams | 27 |
| Football stadium | Falcon Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Clune Arena |
| Other arenas | Cadet Fieldhouse |
| Mascot | The Bird |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Fight song | "Falcon Fight Song" (unofficial: "The U.S. Air Force") |
| Colors | Blue and Silver
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| Homepage | Official Air Force Athletics site |
The Air Force Falcons are the collegiate athletic teams from the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA sanctioned teams. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Academy fields women's teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAA programs: boxing and cheerleading.
The current athletic director is Hans J. Mueh. The team mascot is "The Bird".
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[edit] Team Name Origin
The falcon mascot was selected by popular vote of the Academy's Class of 1959, the first class to graduate from the Academy.
[edit] Football
[edit] Basketball
[edit] Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team has had strong showings in the last several years, qualifying for the NCAA tournament and, most recently, making the final four of the 2007 National Invitational Tournament.
[edit] Boxing
The Air Force boxing team has had astonishing success. Led for 31 years by Coach Ed Weichers, the team has won 18 national championships, and has never finished lower than second in the nation. The Air Force boxing team competes in the National Collegiate Boxing Association.
[edit] Ice Hockey
In 2007, the men's hockey team won their first ever Atlantic Hockey conference tournament, and made the first ever appearance by a service academy in the NCAA hockey tournament. They won the Atlantic Hockey tournament again in 2008, and earned their second NCAA berth.
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