West Florida Argonauts
University	University of West Florida
Conference	Gulf South Conference - East Division
NCAA	Division II
Athletics director
Location	Pensacola, FL
Varsity teams	13
Basketball arena	UWF Field House
Baseball stadium	Pelican Park
Mascot	Argie the Argonaut
Nickname	Argos/Argonauts
Fight song
Colors	Blue and Green
Homepage	Go Argos

The West Florida Argonauts are composed of 13 NCAA sports teams which make up the athletic program for the University of West Florida.

Contents 1 Athletic Department 2 Achievements 3 Athletic Songs 4 Mascot 5 Possibility of a Football Program, Moving to NCAA Division I 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Athletic Department

UWF intercollegiate athletics compete in the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference.

Men's intercollegiate sports: Baseball, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Cross country, and Golf.

Women's intercollegiate sports: Basketball, Tennis, Cross country, Golf, Softball, Soccer, and Volleyball.

[edit] Achievements

NCAA Division II National Championships:

• 2008 Men's Golf
• 2006 Men's Tennis
• 2005 Men's Tennis
• 2001 Men's Golf

Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies:

• 2005-06 Women's
• 2003-04 Women's
• 2002-03 Men's
• 1998-99 Women's
• 1997-98 Men's
• 1997-98 Women's

Gulf South Conference Championships:

Baseball	Men's Cross Country	Men's Golf	Men's Soccer	Men's Tennis	Women's Cross Country	Women's Golf	Women's Soccer	Women's Softball	Women's Tennis	Women's Volleyball
2007	1996 1994	2007 2006 2003 2002 2001 1998 1997 1995	2009 2006 2003 2001 1998	2006 2005 2003 2002 1999 1998 1997 1995	1996	2007 2006	2009 2006 1999 1998 1996	2005 2004 1998	2007 2006 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1996 1995	2009 2008

[edit] Athletic Songs

According to a March 2008 edition of the Voyager, UWF will have a fight song once SGA decides through voting.

[edit] Mascot

UWF's official mascot is the Argonaut, a mythical group of Greek sailors, who accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. However, the official logo of the institution is the Chambered Nautilus; because of this, students jokingly refer to themselves as the UWF "Fighting Snails."

[edit] Possibility of a Football Program, Moving to NCAA Division I

According to local papers, UWF has recently created an "Athletics Visioning Team" for 2009. The purpose of this team is to find out whether or not the time is now appropriate for UWF to move its athletic programs up to NCAA Division I, and/or possibly add a football program.^[1]

[edit] See also

• University of West Florida

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website

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