Armstrong State Pirates and Lady Pirates

Armstrong State Pirates
University Armstrong State University
Conference Peach Belt Conference
NCAA Division II
Athletic director Lisa Sweany
Location Savannah, GA
Varsity teams 11
Basketball arena Alumni Arena
Baseball stadium Pirate Field
Softball stadium Armstrong Softball Field
Soccer stadium Armstrong Soccer Field
Nickname Pirates and Lady Pirates
Colors
     Maroon       Gold
Website www.armstrongpirates.com

The Armstrong State Pirates and Lady Pirates (also just Armstrong, formerly Armstrong Atlantic State) are the athletic teams that represent Armstrong State University (renamed from Armstrong Atlantic State University in 2014), located in Savannah, Georgia, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Pirates and Lady Pirates compete as members of the Peach Belt Conference for all 11 varsity sports. Armstrong has been a member of the Peach Belt since 1990.

History

Athletics at Armstrong began at the start of the school's history in the 1930s with its teams known as the Geechees. The school won state championships as a junior college in 1938 in men's basketball and men's tennis.[1] Athletics were suspended during World War II. Following the war, the college added new athletic programs, and in 1948 men's basketball won a second state championship.[1]

Armstrong joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1967 and became known as the Pirates after the college became a four-year institution.[1] in 1973 it joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and became a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) with in-state rivals Valdosta State, Columbus College, and Augusta College.[1] In 1983, Armstrong State College upgraded athletics to NCAA Division I and became a charter member of the Big South Conference in 1985.[1] Soon after in 1987, the Pirates returned to Division II, becoming a charter member of the Peach Belt Conference in 1990.[1] Armstrong holds 91 PBC championships. In addition, the university has appeared in 133 NCAA Championships, winning 12 titles. Armstrong has produced 287 All-Americans. The Armstrong men's and women's tennis teams have combined to capture nine NCAA Division II national championships over the last eight seasons.[2][3][4]

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports (5)

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Tennis

Women's sports (6)

  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

National championships

Association Division Sport Year Event Opponent
NCAA Division II Tennis[5] 1995 Women's Team Grand Canyon
1996 Abilene Christian
2005 BYU–Hawaii
2008 Lynn
2009 Lynn
2010 BYU–Hawaii
2012 BYU–Hawaii
2013 BYU–Hawaii

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Athletics Looks Back". Armstrong State University. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Virtual Tour". Armstrong Atlantic State University. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Cloud Nine: Armstrong women’s tennis team caps perfect season with record ninth NCAA Division II nat - Armstrong State University - Georgia". web.archive.org. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Home of the Armstrong Pirates". armstrongpirates.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Division II Women's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

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