West Florida competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball.[2]
UWF made the decision to add a football program in 2013. The Argos signed their first recruiting class in February 2015 and the fall of 2015 featured practice and intrasquad scrimmages. The first year of varsity competition was the 2016 season. The Argos’ first home game was on September 10, 2016, at Blue Wahoos Stadium against Missouri S&T Miners. In 2017, the Argonauts advanced to the national championship game, where they lost to Texas A&M–Commerce 37–27. In 2019, West Florida won their first national title when they defeated Minnesota State 48–40.
New South Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships (6)edit
Women's Swimming and Diving: 6 (2015-16, 2020-23)
Gulf South Conference Commissioner's Trophies (8)edit
Krissy Styrna - Softball (2001–02)
Kevin Warrick - Men's Golf (2002–03)
Lindsay Nemanich - Women's Soccer (2006–07)
Suzana Cavalcante - Women's Tennis (2007–08)
Courtney Jones - Women's Soccer (2009–10)
Kevin Ducros - Men's Tennis (2012–13)
Autumn Duyn - Women's Volleyball (2015–16)
Chandler Blanchet - Men's Golf (2017–18)
Gulf South Conference Hall of Fame (4)edit
Richard Berg, Athletic Director - Class of 2014 (Inaugural Class)
Radovan Chrz, Men's Tennis - Class of 2017
Suzana Cavalcante, Women's Tennis - Class of 2018
Kevin Warrick, Men's Golf - Class of 2019
Notable athletesedit
Mickey Gorka (born 1972), Israeli basketball player and coach
Moochie Norris graduated in 1996 and played in the NBA for many years.
Referencesedit
^University of West Florida Art Sheet(PDF). December 14, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^"University of West Florida Argonauts - University of West Florida". goargos.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
^"MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
^"UWF Athletics History". UWF Athletics. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
External linksedit
Official website
March 16, 2024
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources West Florida Argonauts news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The West Florida Argonauts or UWF Argonauts are the athletic teams that represent the University of West Florida located in Pensacola Florida in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA primarily competing in the Gulf South Conference GSC since the 1994 95 academic year The Argonauts previously competed in the Southern States Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA from 1974 75 to 1993 94 with a brief hiatus of dropping its athletics program from 1976 77 to 1979 80 West Florida ArgonautsUniversityUniversity of West FloridaConferenceGulf South primary NCAADivision IIPresidentMartha SaundersAthletic directorDave ScottLocationPensacola FloridaFirst season1974Varsity teams15 7 men s 8 women s Football stadiumPen Air FieldBasketball arenaUWF Field HouseBaseball stadiumJim Spooner FieldSoftball stadiumUWF Softball ComplexSoccer stadiumPublix Sports ParkAquatics centerUWF Aquatic CenterTennis venueRalph Skeeter Carson Tennis ComplexMascotArgie the ArgonautNicknameArgos ArgonautsColorsRoyal blue and Kelly green 1 Websitegoargos wbr comTeam NCAA championships9Individual and relay NCAA champions18West Florida competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports Men s sports include baseball basketball cross country football golf soccer and tennis while women s sports include basketball cross country golf soccer softball swimming and diving tennis and volleyball 2 Contents 1 Football 1 1 Program achievements 2 Baseball 3 Achievements 4 3 1 NCAA Division II Team National Championships 9 3 2 NAIA Team National Championships 1 3 3 Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies 30 3 4 NCAA Division II Individual National Championships 18 3 5 NAIA Individual National Championships 6 3 6 Conference Championships 115 3 6 1 Gulf South Conference Championships 109 3 6 2 New South Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships 6 3 7 Gulf South Conference Commissioner s Trophies 8 3 8 Gulf South Conference Hall of Fame 4 4 Notable athletes 5 References 6 External linksFootball editSee also West Florida Argonauts football UWF made the decision to add a football program in 2013 The Argos signed their first recruiting class in February 2015 and the fall of 2015 featured practice and intrasquad scrimmages The first year of varsity competition was the 2016 season The Argos first home game was on September 10 2016 at Blue Wahoos Stadium against Missouri S amp T Miners In 2017 the Argonauts advanced to the national championship game where they lost to Texas A amp M Commerce 37 27 In 2019 West Florida won their first national title when they defeated Minnesota State 48 40 Program achievements edit Gulf South Conference Champions 2021 2022NCAA Division II Team Playoff Participants 2017 2019 2021 2022NCAA Division II Regional Championships 2017 2019 2022NCAA Division II National Championships 2019Baseball editWest Florida has had 18 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965 3 Year Player Round Team1982 Thomas Czuk 24 Athletics1987 Randall Ward 36 Braves1989 Mark Ettles 33 Tigers1991 Patrick Underhill 50 Rangers1992 Jason Smith 37 Red Sox1993 Chris Schmitt 21 Brewers1994 Greg Beck 34 Brewers1997 Ron Ricks 57 Angels2003 Jeremy Noegel 34 Blue Jays2004 Pat Cottrell 33 Devil Rays2009 John Church 23 Mets2010 Kevin Johnson 20 Angels2011 Greg Pron 42 Mets2011 Brandon Brewer 36 Angels2011 Ben Hawkins 36 Nationals2011 Daniel Vargas Vila 28 Angels2011 Dustin Lawley 19 Mets2012 Brian Ellington 16 MarlinsAchievements 4 editNCAA Division II Team National Championships 9 edit Baseball 2011 Football 2019 Men s Golf 2001 2008 Men s Tennis 2004 2005 2014 2017 Women s Soccer 2012NAIA Team National Championships 1 edit Softball 1993Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies 30 edit Men s 8 97 98 02 03 06 07 11 12 12 13 15 16 16 17 17 18 Women s 16 97 98 98 99 03 04 05 06 06 07 07 08 08 09 09 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 Overall started in 2013 14 6 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 NCAA Division II Individual National Championships 18 edit Men s Golf Orjan Larsen 1998 Men s Golf Chandler Blanchet 2017 Women s Swimming amp Diving Monica Amaral 2016 1 Meter amp 3 Meter Diving Women s Swimming amp Diving Theresa Michalak 2016 100 Yard Breaststroke Women s Swimming amp Diving Monica Amaral 2017 1 Meter amp 3 Meter Diving Women s Swimming amp Diving Theresa Michalak 2017 50 Yard Freestyle 100 Yard Freestyle 100 Yard Breaststroke 100 Butterfly Men s Tennis Jens Gerlach Matt Wallhead 1996 Men s Tennis Radovan Chrz 2000 ITA Singles ITA Super Bowl Men s Tennis Radovan Chrz 2000 ITA Singles Men s Tennis Bruno Savi 2013 ITA Singles Men s Tennis Alex Peyrot Pedro Dumont 2016 ITA Doubles Women s Tennis Berta Bonardi 2018 ITA Singles Women s Tennis Berta Bonardi 2019 ITA Singles NAIA Individual National Championships 6 edit Men s Cross Country John Viitanen 1996 Marathon Men s Tennis Eric Hochman 1990 Singles Men s Tennis Eric Hochman Geoffrey Watts 1991 Doubles Men s Tennis Sorin Cherebetiu Andrej Tonejc 1992 Doubles Women s Tennis Bronna Allison Laura Cadena 1988 Doubles Women s Tennis Bronna Allison 1989 Singles Conference Championships 115 edit Gulf South Conference Championships 109 edit Baseball 2 2007 2021 Football 2 2021 2022 Men s Basketball 1 2018 Men s Cross Country 2 1994 1996 Men s Golf 18 1995 98 2001 03 2006 08 2011 2013 19 2021 Men s Soccer 10 1998 2001 2003 2006 10 2013 2021 Men s Tennis 14 1995 1997 99 2002 03 2005 06 2012 15 2017 2022 Softball 4 1998 2004 05 2019 Volleyball 11 2008 13 2017 19 2021 22 Women s Basketball 1 2014 Women s Cross Country 3 1996 2011 12 Women s Golf 11 2006 10 2012 16 2021 Women s Soccer 11 1996 1998 99 2006 2008 10 2012 13 2016 2018 Women s Tennis 19 1995 96 1998 99 2000 02 2006 07 2009 2011 19 New South Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships 6 edit Women s Swimming and Diving 6 2015 16 2020 23 Gulf South Conference Commissioner s Trophies 8 edit Krissy Styrna Softball 2001 02 Kevin Warrick Men s Golf 2002 03 Lindsay Nemanich Women s Soccer 2006 07 Suzana Cavalcante Women s Tennis 2007 08 Courtney Jones Women s Soccer 2009 10 Kevin Ducros Men s Tennis 2012 13 Autumn Duyn Women s Volleyball 2015 16 Chandler Blanchet Men s Golf 2017 18 Gulf South Conference Hall of Fame 4 edit Richard Berg Athletic Director Class of 2014 Inaugural Class Radovan Chrz Men s Tennis Class of 2017 Suzana Cavalcante Women s Tennis Class of 2018 Kevin Warrick Men s Golf Class of 2019Notable athletes editMickey Gorka born 1972 Israeli basketball player and coach Moochie Norris graduated in 1996 and played in the NBA for many years References edit University of West Florida Art Sheet PDF December 14 2014 Retrieved January 15 2017 University of West Florida Argonauts University of West Florida goargos com Retrieved 2020 10 05 MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from University of West Florida Pensacola FL Baseball Reference com Retrieved 2013 10 03 UWF Athletics History UWF Athletics Retrieved 22 April 2016 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Florida Argonauts amp oldid 1178332551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
