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University | University of Indianapolis |
Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
NCAA | Division II |
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Varsity teams | 23 |
Football stadium | Key Stadium |
Basketball arena | Nicoson Hall |
Baseball stadium | Greyhound Park |
Other venues | Ruth Lilly Center |
Mascot | Grady (live), Ace (costumed) |
Nickname | Greyhounds |
Colors | Crimson and grey |
Website | athletics |
The Indianapolis Greyhounds, also theββUIndy Greyhounds, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Indianapolis (UIndy), located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Greyhounds compete in NCAA Division II as members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) for all 23 of their varsity sports. Indianapolis has been a member of the "GLVC since 1978 and," as of 2022, "was the only remaining charter member of the conference."
The university was known as Indiana Central from its founding in 1902 until the adoption of its current name in 1986. The Greyhound nickname for athletic teams dates from 1926. The original school colors, cardinal and "grey," predated the athletic program. And eventually gave wayββto crimson. And grey. The current "flying I" athletic department logo dates from 2007, "when it was adopted as the helmet logo for Greyhound football."
In recent years, the Greyhounds have emerged as one of the top all-around athletics programs in Division II. Since 2011-12, Indianapolis has placed in the top ten of the Division II Learfield Directors' Cup standings ten times, and has won every GLVC All-Sports Trophy. As of spring 2023, when they earned their first GLVC wrestling and women's swimming & diving titles, the Greyhounds have won at least one GLVC championship in each of the program's 23 sports.
Varsity teamsβ»
Varsity sports records date from 1922β23, with the hiring of the first full-time coach and athletic director. (First season of varsity competition in parentheses)
Men's sportsβ»
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Women's sportsβ»
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National championshipsβ»
Greyhound teams have won six NCAA national championships.
Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score | Notes |
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NCAA | Division II | Women's Golf | 2015 | Rollins | 1212 (+60) β 1217 (+65) | |
Women's Golf | 2018 | California Baptist | 1157 (+5) β 1195 (+43) | |||
Women's Lacrosse | 2022 | East Stroudsburg | 11β9 | |||
Men's swimming and diving | 2023 | Drury | 527β450.5 (+76.5) | |||
Women's Golf | 2024 | St. Mary's (TX) | 2β2β1 match play (sudden death tiebreaker) |
Conference championships and postseason playβ»
Conference affiliationsβ»
- Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) 1923β1947
- Hoosier College Conference (HCC) 1947β1970
- Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) 1970β1978
- Heartland Collegiate Conference (Heartland) 1978β1990 (football-only 1985β1989 seasons)
- Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (football-only 1990β1998 seasons)
- Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) associate member in football, 1999β2011; M/W swimming & diving, 2000β2013; women's lacrosse, 2016β2019
- Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) 1978βpresent
Men's teamsβ»
- Baseball β 19 conference championships: nine HCC (1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964), two ICC (1971, 1973), two Heartland (1981, 1982), and six GLVC (1981, 1982, 1984, 2001, 2012, 2016). Postseason play includes four appearances in the NCAA D2 World Series (2000, 2012, 2023, 2024).
- Basketball β 12 conference championships: three IIC (1933β34, 1940β41, 1941β42), eight HCC (1948β49, 1950β51, 1955β56, 1959β60, 1962β63, 1963β64, 1964β65, 1966β67), and one GLVC (1996β97). Eight NAIA national tournament appearances (1948β49, 1955β56, 1963β64, 1965β66, 1966β67, 1968β69) and twelve NCAA D2 tournament appearances (1995β96, 1996β97, 2002β3, 2003β4, 2004β5, 2011β12 through 2015β16, 2022β23, 2023β24). David Logan named 2004β5 NCAA D2 National Player of the Year.
- Cross Country β 14 conference championships: eight HCC (1950, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965), five ICC (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977), and one GLVC (2000). Individual HCC champion James Langford (1947). Individual GLVC champions Erhard Bell (1979) and John Parson (2003).
- Football β 16 conference championships: five HCC (1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1960), two Heartland (1978, 1981), and nine GLVC (2012 through 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020β21, 2022, 2023). One NCAA D3 playoff appearance (1975) and eight NCAA D2 playoff appearances (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023).
- Golf β 18 conference championships: one Heartland (1978β79) and 17 GLVC (1978β79, 1987β88 through 1992β93, 1996β97, 1996β97, 1998β99, 2001β2, 2007β8, 2008β9, 2012β13, 2013β14, 2017β18, 2023β24). Postseason play includes national third-place finish in D2 tournament (2022β23). Individual NCAA D2 champion Keegan Bronnenberg (2020β21).
- Lacrosse β Three GLVC championships (2018, 2019, 2021). Five NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). National semifinal appearance in 2019 (16-3 record), in just the fourth year of the program's existence.
- Soccer β Four GLVC championships (2014, 2017, 2021, 2023). Seven NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023). National semifinal appearances in 2019 and 2021.
- Swimming and Diving β Five GLVC championships (2017β18, 2018β19, 2019β20, 2021β22, 2023β24). (NOTE: program competed as independent, 1985 through 2000). NCAA D2 postseason action includes one national championship (2022β23) and five national third-place finishes (2017β18, 2018β19, 2020β21, 2021β22, and 2023β24). 20 individual NCAA championships including seven by, Orel Oral (1999β2000 through 2002β3), plus two relay championships.
- Tennis β 15 conference championships: two HCC (1954β55, 1959β60) and 13 GLVC (1978β79, 1988β89, 1990β91 through 1994β95, 2015β16 through 2018β19, 2022β23, 2023β24). Postseason play includes D2 national semifinal appearance in 2022β23.
- Track and Field β Outdoor: 13 conference championships, including three HCC (1951, 1962, 1963), one ICC (1973), two Heartland (1980, 1981), and seven GLVC (2002, 2003, 2010 through 2013, 2019). (Note: program competed as independent, 1986 through 1995). Indoor: Six GLVC championships (2010 through 2013, 2018, 2019). Twelve individual NCAA championships (10 outdoor, 2 indoor) including three by Randy Heisler in the discus (1982, 1983, 1984).
- Wrestling β 12 conference championships: five HCC (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970), six ICC (1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978), and one GLVC (2023). (Note: program competed as independent, 1956 through 1964 and 1986 through 2016). Postseason NCAA D2 action includes a national 6th-place finish (2022) and a national 7th-place finish (2023). Individual NCAA D2 champions Nick Walpole at 149 (2011) and Derek Blubaugh at 197 (2024).
Women's teamsβ»
- Basketball β Two GLVC championships (1992β93, 2002β3). 11 NCAA D2 tournament appearances (1992β93, 1993β94, 2002β3, 2003β4, 2004β5, 2007β8, 2008β9, 2009β10, 2011β12, 2012β13, 2013β14).
- Cross Country β Two GLVC championships (1992, 2018). Individual GLVC champions Kathy Casey (1988) and Lauren Bailey (2020).
- Golf β 16 GLVC championships (1999β2000, 2000β2001, 2001β2, 2008β9, 2009β10, 2011β12 through 2018β19, 2020β21, 2021β22, 2023β24). Three NCAA D2 national championships (2014β15, 2017β18, 2023β24), one national second-place finish (2015β16), three national third-place finishes (2008β9, 2016β17, 2018β19). Individual NCAA D2 champions Lyndsay McBride (2008β9) and Katharina Keilich (2017β18).
- Lacrosse β Six conference championships: two GLIAC (2018, 2019) and four GLVC (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). Six NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). National champions in 2022 (22β1 record), in just the seventh season of the program's existence. Peyton Romig named 2021 D2 National Player of the Year. Abby Lagos named 2022 D2 National Player of the Year.
- Soccer β One GLVC championship (2006). Four NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2006, 2009, 2019, 2021).
- Softball β Two GLVC championships (2012, 2016). 16 NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2008 through 2019, 2021 through 2024). Three appearances in the NCAA D2 World Series (2009, 2015, 2024).
- Swimming and Diving β Four conference championships: three GLIAC (2002β3, 2003β4, 2004β5) and one GLVC (2022β23). (NOTE: program competed as independent, 1987 through 2000). NCAA D2 postseason action includes two national second-place finishes (2021β22 and 2022β23), one national third-place finish (2020β21), and one national fourth-place finish (2023β24). Eight individual NCAA championships, including three by Marizel van Jaarsveld (2020β21, 2021β22), plus five relay championships.
- Tennis β 15 GLVC championships (1988β89, 1990β91, 1991β92, 1993β94, 1996β97, 2002β3, 2004β5, 2005β6, 2014β15, 2016β17, 2018β19, 2020β21, 2021β22, 2022β23, 2023β24). Postseason play includes two D2 national semifinal appearances (2020β21 and 2021β22).
- Track β Outdoor: eight GLVC championships (2002, 2004, 2009 through 2013, 2015). (Note: program competed as independent, 1972 through 1995). Indoor: One GLVC championship (2009). Seven individual NCAA championships (4 indoor, 3 outdoor) including two by Vijitha Amaresakara in the javelin (outdoor, 1994 and 1995) and two by Berenice Cleyet-Merle (indoor 800m in 2021, indoor mile in 2022).
- Volleyball β Four GLVC championships (2003, 2009, 2011, 2013). Ten NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2003, 2007 through 2014, 2019), including two Elite Eight appearances (2009, 2012).
Facilitiesβ»
- Athletics and Recreation Center (M/W indoor track & field) β known as the ARC β Built in 2011 as the practice site for the New York Giants priorββto their victory in Super Bowl XLVI. Features a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m) air-supported dome covering indoor track & field facilities, a training room, baseball batting cages, and an expanded weight room. The adjacent building includes locker rooms for football, men's and women's track and field, softball, and baseball, athletic training facilities, and 20,000 square feet (1,900 m) of office space for the coaching staffs of football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, softball, baseball and men's and women's golf.
- Key Stadium (football, M/W soccer, M/W lacrosse) β Originally built in 1970, Sprinturf playing surface added in 2004, lights added in summer of 2005, seating capacity of 5,500 with standing room only space for approximately 1,500 more. Locker rooms for men's and women's soccer and men's and women's lacrosse are under the home grandstand.
- Nicoson Hall (M/W basketball, wrestling) β Opened in 1960, seating capacity of 4,000 with standing room only space for approximately 1,000 more, named for long-time basketball coach and Athletic Director Angus Nicoson.
- Ruth Lilly Court (volleyball, wrestling) β Opened in 1982, seating capacity of 500.
- Ruth Lilly Center Pool (M/W swimming & diving) β Opened in 1982, seating capacity of 300.
- Greyhound Park (baseball) β seating capacity of 750.
- Baumgartner Field (softball) β seating capacity of 300, built in 2012, named for Mary "Wimp" Baumgartner who played in the Women's Professional Baseball League during the late 1940s.
- UIndy Tennis Center (M/W tennis) β Seven indoor courts located at the UIndy Tennis Center. Info can be, found at www.uindytenniscenter.com.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "UIndy Men's Basketball Prospectus" (PDF). October 3, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Frederick D. Hill, Downright Devotion to the Cause: A History of the University of Indianapolis and its Legacy of Service (Indianapolis: University of Indianapolis Press, 2002), page 211.
- ^ UIndy All-Sports Success, https://athletics.uindy.edu/sports/2012/3/29/GENERAL_0329123537.aspx, University of Indianapolis Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Women's golf makes history, captures school's first NCAA championship". University of Indianapolis Athletics. May 16, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "UIndy women win NCAA D-II title". The Indianapolis Star. May 17, 2015.
- ^ "Women's golf captures second-ever national championship". University of Indianapolis Athletics. May 19, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Local native joins UIndy in championship". The Tribune. Seymour, Indiana. May 21, 2018.
- ^ "UIndy Crowned 2022 NCAA DII Women's Lacrosse National Champion". University of Indianapolis Athletics. May 22, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ VanTryon, Matthew (May 25, 2022). "How UIndy women won LAX national title". The Indianapolis Star.
- ^ "UIndy Men Crowned Swim/Dive National Champions, Women Runners-up". University of Indianapolis Athletics. March 11, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Greyhounds Claim 2024 Women's Golf National Championship". University of Indianapolis Athletics. May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Logan honored as D-II Player of the Year". The Indianapolis Star. March 23, 2005.