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Keiser Seahawks
Keiser Seahawks
University	Keiser University
Association	NAIA
Conference	The Sun (primary)
Athletic director	Kris Swogger
Location	West Palm Beach, Florida
Varsity teams	27 (11 men's, 11 women's, 5 co-ed)
Football stadium	Keiser Multi-Purpose Field
Basketball arena	Massimino Court
Baseball stadium	Silvester Field
Softball stadium	Alumni Field
Soccer stadium	Arrigo-Vecellio Field
Aquatics center	Lake Lytal Aquatic Center
Lacrosse stadium	Keiser Multi-Purpose Field
Tennis venue	Patch Reef Park
Nickname	Seahawks
Colors	Navy Blue and Sky Blue;
Website	kuseahawks.com/index.aspx

The Keiser Seahawks are the athletic teams that represent Keiser University, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA),^[1] primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) since the 2015–16 academic year.^[2] Prior to July 2015, the Seahawks represented Northwood University's West Palm Beach campus.^[3]

Varsity teams edit

Keiser competes in 26 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, flag football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include eSports and spirit squad. Club sports include equestrian and fishing.

Championships edit

NAIA championships edit

Keiser has won 19 NAIA team national championships.^[4]

Men's (9)
- Football (1): 2023
- Golf (1): 2022
- Lacrosse (1): 2023
- Soccer (1): 2021
- Swimming (5): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023

Women's (10)
- Golf (4): 2003,^[a] 2015,^[a] 2016, 2021
- Lacrosse (1): 2021
- Soccer (2): 2019, 2020
- Swimming (2): 2022, 2023
- Tennis (1): 2003^[a]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Championship won when team competed as Northwood University–Florida.

NACDA Directors' Cup edit

The Seahawks won the NACDA Directors' Cup for being the NAIA's highest performing overall athletic program for the 2020–21 season.^[5]

Notable people edit

Nick Akoto, American professional soccer player
Dante Calabria, men's basketball head coach from 2017–2018
Evan Finnegan, Irish soccer player who played as an attacking full−back
Lisa Lilja, Swedish sprinter, specializing in the 200 metres and 400 metres
Rollie Massimino, men's basketball head coach from 2006–2017^[6]
Aaron Molloy, Irish professional soccer player
Thobias Montler, Swedish long jumper, won silver medal at the 2022 World Indoor Championships
Doug Socha, football head coach 2017–present
Stanley Whittaker, American professional basketball player
Stefan Zečević, Serbian professional basketball player

References edit

^ "Schools". NAIA.ORG. NAIA. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^ "Members". Thesunconference.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^ Bandell, Brian. (Mar 15, 2015). Keiser University to take over Northwood University's West Palm Beach campus. South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved Sep 9, 2020.
^ "National Championships". Keiser University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
^ "Keiser Captures First NAIA Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup". National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
^ "Northwood no more: Seahawks now play for Keiser University". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.