The West Florida Argonauts are composed of 16 NCAA sports teams which make up the athletic program for the University of West Florida.
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Athletic Department
UWF intercollegiate athletics compete in the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference.
Men's intercollegiate sports: Baseball, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Cross country, Golf, and Football.
Women's intercollegiate sports: Basketball, Tennis, Cross country, Golf, Softball, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, and Volleyball.
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Football
UWF made the decision to add a Football program. The Argos signed their first recruiting class in February 2015 and 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.
Program achievements
All-time record vs. Gulf South Conference teams
Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current GSC opponents:
Baseball
West Florida has had 18 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.
Achievements
NCAA Division II Team National Championships (7)
- Baseball: 2011
- Men's Golf: 2001, 2008
- Men's Tennis: 2004, 2005, 2014, 2017
- Women's Soccer: 2012
NAIA Team National Championships (1)
- Softball: 1993
Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies (23)
- Men's: 97-98, 02-03, 06-07, 11-12, 12-13, 15-16, 16-17
- Women's: 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
- Overall (started in 2013-14): 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17
NCAA Division II Individual National Championships (16)
- Men's Golf - Orjan Larsen (1998)
- Men's Golf - Chandler Blanchet (2017)
- Women's Swimming & Diving - Monica Amaral (2016 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving)
- Women's Swimming & Diving - Theresa Michalak (2016 100-Yard Breaststroke)
- Women's Swimming & Diving - Monica Amaral (2017 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving)
- Women's Swimming & 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)
NAIA Individual National Championships: (6)
- 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 (92)
Gulf South Conference Championships (90)
- Baseball: 2007
- Men's Cross Country: 1994, 1996
- Men's Golf: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Men's Soccer: 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
- Men's Tennis: 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
- Women's Basketball: 2014
- Women's Cross Country: 1996, 2011, 2012
- Women's Golf: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Women's Soccer: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
- Softball: 1998, 2004, 2005
- Women's Tennis: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Women's Volleyball: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
New South Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships (2)
- Women's Swimming and Diving: 2015, 2016
Gulf South Conference Commissioner's Trophies (6)
- 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)
References
External links
- Official website
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