The Indianapolis Greyhounds, also UIndy Greyhounds and formerly the Indiana Central Greyhounds, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Indianapolis, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in NCAADivision II intercollegiate sports. The Greyhounds compete as members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference for all 23 of their varsity sports. Indianapolis has been part of the GLVC since 1978 and, as of 2022-23, is the only remaining charter member of the conference.
Athletics and Recreation Center – Also known as the ARC, it served as the practice site for the New York Giants prior to their victory in Super Bowl XLVI. The ARC features a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) air-supported dome with a training room, a competition-fit indoor track facility, baseball batting cages, an expanded weight room, an indoor golf practice facility, multi-purpose courts for basketball and other sports, and locker rooms for football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, softball, and baseball. The new facility also includes 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of office space. The coaching staffs of football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, softball, baseball and men's and women's golf all work in the ARC.
Key Stadium – Originally built in 1970, Sprinturf playing surface added in 2004, lights added in summer of 2005, seating capacity of 5,500 with standing room only space for approximately 1,500 more
Nicoson Hall – Opened in 1960, seating capacity of 4,000 with standing room only space for approximately 1,000 more, named for long-time basketball coach and Athletic Director Angus Nicoson
Ruth Lilly Center Court – Opened in 1982, seating capacity of 500
Ruth Lilly Center Pool – Opened in 1982, seating capacity of 300
Greyhound Park – seating capacity of 750
Baumgartner Field – seating capacity of 300, built in 2012, named for Mary "Wimp" Baumgartner who played in the Women's Professional Baseball League during the late 1940s
UIndy Tennis Center – Seven indoor courts located at the UIndy Tennis Center. Info can be found at www.uindytenniscenter.com.
National championshipsEdit
The Greyhounds have won two team NCAA national championship.
Baseball – Greyhound Park – School record 51 wins in 2001, made 15 NCAA Tournament appearance, including trips to the NCAA Division II World Series in 2000 and 2012
Basketball – Nicoson Hall – Has been to 12 NCAA Division II Tournaments (1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011–16, 2023); David Logan named 2005 NCAA II National Player of the Year by numerous media outlets. Eight Hoosier Collegiate Conference championships (1948–49, 1950–51, 1955–56, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965-65 and 1966–67) and one Great Lakes Valley Conference title (1996–97).
Football – Five Hoosier Collegiate Conference championships (1947, 1953–55, 1960), two Heartland Collegiate Conference championships (1978, 1981), and seven GLVC championships (2012–15, 2017–18, 2020, 2022). Qualified for NCAA Division III playoffs in 1975, NCAA Division II playoffs in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022.
Golf – League-record 13 GLVC titles, with 11 coming under long-time coach Ken Partridge. Brownsburg, Ind., native Seth Fair finished fourth as an individual at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championship tournament, held at The Sagamore Golf Club in nearby Noblesville, Ind. (co-hosted by the University of Indianapolis).
Lacrosse – GLVC champions 2018, 2019, and 2021. Final four appearance in 2019 (16-3 record), in just the fourth year of the program's existence.
Soccer – Key Stadium – Started in 1981 – School record 15 wins in the 2012 season, that saw them advance to the program's first NCAA Tournament. Recorded program's first GLVC championship in 2014. Made second national tournament appearance in 2015 after setting program record with 12 shutouts. Two NCAA final four appearances under Coach John Higgins (2019, 2021). The team won two GLVC championships, also under Coach Higgins, in 2014 & 2021. Several former players and alums have reached the professional status across the globe.
Swimming and Diving – Ruth Lilly Center Pool – team has claimed 11 individual national championships, including Orel Oral's 7 national championships from 1998 to 2002. Cole Tedhams won the national championship in the 50 free in 2004 and 2005 and the 100 free in 2005. Alex Arestis won the 200 yd (180 m) free at the 2008 Division II Nationals. Men have finished in top 15 in 13 of the last 19 years NCAA Championships, including a best of 3rd in 2018.
Tennis – Second in conference history with eight GLVC championships. Has qualified for 10 NCAA Division II National Championships (1997, 2000–01, 2003, 2005–06, 2009, 2014–16.
Indoor Track – Numerous All-American awards and GLVC championships, anchored by the throwing and sprinting events.
Outdoor Track and Field – Key Stadium – Numerous All-American and GLVC championships, headlined by Dameion Smith's men's NCAA Division II hammer throw national title in 2004. Alumni from the UIndy men's track team have also had success competing at the USA Track and Field National Championships and USA Olympic Trials. UIndy Alumni competitors in past USA Track and Field Championships include Dave Wollman (shot put), Dennis Young (discus), Randy Heisler (discus), Andy Richardson (shot put), Dameion Smith (hammer) Cory Young (hammer, discus), and Aaron Lawson (hammer).
Wrestling – Nicoson Hall — Finished 10th as a team at NCAA II Championships in 2006, with 4 all-Americans including Mike Jackson (2nd place at 174). Finished 6th in 2022 and had two finalists
Women's teamsEdit
Basketball – Nicoson Hall – school record 29 wins in 2002–03 season, 11 NCAA Tournament appearances (1993, 1995, 2003–2005, 2008–10, 2012–14)
Cross Country – academic all-American Maria Harriman finished 42nd in 2002 NCAA II XC Championships
Golf – League-record 10 GLVC titles (1999–2001, 2008–09, 2012–16). Earned UIndy's first ever National Championship in the 2014–15 season, and a second national championship in 2018-19. Finished as the Division II national runners-up in 2015-16.
Lacrosse – National Champions in 2022 (22-1 record), in just the sixth year of the program's existence.
Soccer – Key Stadium – 2006 GLVC Champions, NCAA II Sweet Sixteen, school record 17 wins in 2006.
Softball – Baumgartner Field – School record 54 wins in the 2013 season, highlighted by a 39-game win streak and program record tying 28 GLVC wins. Advanced to the Division II World Series in 2009 & 2015.
Swimming and Diving – Ruth Lilly Center Pool – Women finished in top 12 at NCAA Championships for 12 years in a row from 2001 to 2012, including best of 6th in 2007. Megan Grunert was the 2004 Indiana NCAA Woman of the Year and one of the 10 NCAA Woman of the Year finalists. Team won GLIAC championships in 2003, 2004, 2005. Individually, the team has had 15 runner-up finishes in events at nationals.
Tennis – Have won a GLVC-record nine conference championships. Qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championship seven times. ITA Academic All American team every year from 2003 to 2012.
Indoor Track – Andrea Horban won the 2006 NCAA II Indoor Shot Put Championship, while Emily Schaaf finished 2nd in the high jump on the same day. UIndy won the 2009 GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championship.
Outdoor Track and Field – Key Stadium – Team has won a league record eight GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Volleyball – Ruth Lilly Center – 15-straight 22 win seasons from 1999 to 2014. 2003, 2009, 2011 and 2013 GLVC Champions. Has been to nine NCAA Tournaments (2003, 2007–14) with an Elite 8 appearances in 2009 & 2012 and Sweet 16 appearances in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
ReferencesEdit
^"UIndy Men's Basketball Prospectus" (PDF). October 3, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
External linksEdit
Official website
October 22, 2023
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The Greyhounds compete as members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference for all 23 of their varsity sports Indianapolis has been part of the GLVC since 1978 and as of 2022 23 is the only remaining charter member of the conference Indianapolis GreyhoundsUniversityUniversity of IndianapolisConferenceGreat Lakes Valley ConferenceNCAADivision IILocationIndianapolis IndianaVarsity teams23Football stadiumKey StadiumBasketball arenaNicoson HallBaseball stadiumGreyhound ParkOther venuesRuth Lilly CenterMascotIndyNicknameGreyhoundsColorsCrimson and grey 1 Websiteathletics wbr uindy wbr edu Contents 1 Varsity teams 1 1 List of teams 1 2 Facilities 2 National championships 2 1 Team 3 Individual teams 3 1 Men s teams 3 2 Women s teams 4 References 5 External linksVarsity teams EditList of teams Edit Men s sports Baseball Basketball Cross country Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming and diving Tennis Track and field Wrestling Women s sports Basketball Cross country Golf Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming and diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball Facilities Edit Athletics and Recreation Center Also known as the ARC it served as the practice site for the New York Giants prior to their victory in Super Bowl XLVI The ARC features a 68 000 square foot 6 300 m2 air supported dome with a training room a competition fit indoor track facility baseball batting cages an expanded weight room an indoor golf practice facility multi purpose courts for basketball and other sports and locker rooms for football men s and women s soccer men s and women s track and field softball and baseball The new facility also includes 20 000 square feet 1 900 m2 of office space The coaching staffs of football men s and women s soccer men s and women s track and field softball baseball and men s and women s golf all work in the ARC Key Stadium Originally built in 1970 Sprinturf playing surface added in 2004 lights added in summer of 2005 seating capacity of 5 500 with standing room only space for approximately 1 500 more Nicoson Hall Opened in 1960 seating capacity of 4 000 with standing room only space for approximately 1 000 more named for long time basketball coach and Athletic Director Angus Nicoson Ruth Lilly Center Court Opened in 1982 seating capacity of 500 Ruth Lilly Center Pool Opened in 1982 seating capacity of 300 Greyhound Park seating capacity of 750 Baumgartner Field seating capacity of 300 built in 2012 named for Mary Wimp Baumgartner who played in the Women s Professional Baseball League during the late 1940s UIndy Tennis Center Seven indoor courts located at the UIndy Tennis Center Info can be found at www uindytenniscenter com National championships EditThe Greyhounds have won two team NCAA national championship Team Edit Association Division Sport Year Opponent Runner up ScoreNCAA Division II Women s Lacrosse 2022 East Stroudsburg 11 9Men s swimming and diving 2023 Drury 527 450 5 76 5 Individual teams EditMen s teams Edit Baseball Greyhound Park School record 51 wins in 2001 made 15 NCAA Tournament appearance including trips to the NCAA Division II World Series in 2000 and 2012 Basketball Nicoson Hall Has been to 12 NCAA Division II Tournaments 1996 1997 2003 2004 2005 2011 16 2023 David Logan named 2005 NCAA II National Player of the Year by numerous media outlets Eight Hoosier Collegiate Conference championships 1948 49 1950 51 1955 56 1962 63 1963 64 1965 65 and 1966 67 and one Great Lakes Valley Conference title 1996 97 Cross Country Football Five Hoosier Collegiate Conference championships 1947 1953 55 1960 two Heartland Collegiate Conference championships 1978 1981 and seven GLVC championships 2012 15 2017 18 2020 2022 Qualified for NCAA Division III playoffs in 1975 NCAA Division II playoffs in 2012 2013 2015 2017 2018 2019 and 2022 Golf League record 13 GLVC titles with 11 coming under long time coach Ken Partridge Brownsburg Ind native Seth Fair finished fourth as an individual at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championship tournament held at The Sagamore Golf Club in nearby Noblesville Ind co hosted by the University of Indianapolis Lacrosse GLVC champions 2018 2019 and 2021 Final four appearance in 2019 16 3 record in just the fourth year of the program s existence Soccer Key Stadium Started in 1981 School record 15 wins in the 2012 season that saw them advance to the program s first NCAA Tournament Recorded program s first GLVC championship in 2014 Made second national tournament appearance in 2015 after setting program record with 12 shutouts Two NCAA final four appearances under Coach John Higgins 2019 2021 The team won two GLVC championships also under Coach Higgins in 2014 amp 2021 Several former players and alums have reached the professional status across the globe Swimming and Diving Ruth Lilly Center Pool team has claimed 11 individual national championships including Orel Oral s 7 national championships from 1998 to 2002 Cole Tedhams won the national championship in the 50 free in 2004 and 2005 and the 100 free in 2005 Alex Arestis won the 200 yd 180 m free at the 2008 Division II Nationals Men have finished in top 15 in 13 of the last 19 years NCAA Championships including a best of 3rd in 2018 Tennis Second in conference history with eight GLVC championships Has qualified for 10 NCAA Division II National Championships 1997 2000 01 2003 2005 06 2009 2014 16 Indoor Track Numerous All American awards and GLVC championships anchored by the throwing and sprinting events Outdoor Track and Field Key Stadium Numerous All American and GLVC championships headlined by Dameion Smith s men s NCAA Division II hammer throw national title in 2004 Alumni from the UIndy men s track team have also had success competing at the USA Track and Field National Championships and USA Olympic Trials UIndy Alumni competitors in past USA Track and Field Championships include Dave Wollman shot put Dennis Young discus Randy Heisler discus Andy Richardson shot put Dameion Smith hammer Cory Young hammer discus and Aaron Lawson hammer Wrestling Nicoson Hall Finished 10th as a team at NCAA II Championships in 2006 with 4 all Americans including Mike Jackson 2nd place at 174 Finished 6th in 2022 and had two finalistsWomen s teams Edit Basketball Nicoson Hall school record 29 wins in 2002 03 season 11 NCAA Tournament appearances 1993 1995 2003 2005 2008 10 2012 14 Cross Country academic all American Maria Harriman finished 42nd in 2002 NCAA II XC Championships Golf League record 10 GLVC titles 1999 2001 2008 09 2012 16 Earned UIndy s first ever National Championship in the 2014 15 season and a second national championship in 2018 19 Finished as the Division II national runners up in 2015 16 Lacrosse National Champions in 2022 22 1 record in just the sixth year of the program s existence Soccer Key Stadium 2006 GLVC Champions NCAA II Sweet Sixteen school record 17 wins in 2006 Softball Baumgartner Field School record 54 wins in the 2013 season highlighted by a 39 game win streak and program record tying 28 GLVC wins Advanced to the Division II World Series in 2009 amp 2015 Swimming and Diving Ruth Lilly Center Pool Women finished in top 12 at NCAA Championships for 12 years in a row from 2001 to 2012 including best of 6th in 2007 Megan Grunert was the 2004 Indiana NCAA Woman of the Year and one of the 10 NCAA Woman of the Year finalists Team won GLIAC championships in 2003 2004 2005 Individually the team has had 15 runner up finishes in events at nationals Tennis Have won a GLVC record nine conference championships Qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championship seven times ITA Academic All American team every year from 2003 to 2012 Indoor Track Andrea Horban won the 2006 NCAA II Indoor Shot Put Championship while Emily Schaaf finished 2nd in the high jump on the same day UIndy won the 2009 GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championship Outdoor Track and Field Key Stadium Team has won a league record eight GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Volleyball Ruth Lilly Center 15 straight 22 win seasons from 1999 to 2014 2003 2009 2011 and 2013 GLVC Champions Has been to nine NCAA Tournaments 2003 2007 14 with an Elite 8 appearances in 2009 amp 2012 and Sweet 16 appearances in 2009 2010 2011 2012 and 2013 References Edit UIndy Men s Basketball Prospectus PDF October 3 2016 Retrieved January 30 2017 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indianapolis Greyhounds amp oldid 1167310589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
