Keiser Seahawks
Athletics team for Keiser University in West Palm Beach, Florida
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
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
NAIA championships
Keiser has won 19 NAIA team national championships.[4]
- Men's (9)
- Women's (10)
- Notes
- ^ a b c Championship won when team competed as Northwood University–Florida.
NACDA Directors' Cup
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
- 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
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website
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Sun Conference
- Ave Maria
- College of Coastal Georgia
- Florida Memorial
- Keiser
- New College (joining in 2024)
- St. Thomas
- SCAD
- Southeastern
- Warner
- Webber International
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