St. Thomas Bobcats

St. Thomas Bobcats
St. Thomas Bobcats
University	St. Thomas University
Association	NAIA
Conference	The Sun (primary); AAC (men's wrestling); Mid-South (eSports)
Athletic director	Bill Rychel
Location	Miami Gardens, Florida
Varsity teams	28 (11 men's, 14 women's, 3 co-ed)
Football stadium	AutoNation Field
Basketball arena	Fernandez Family Center
Baseball stadium	Paul Demie Mainieri Field
Softball stadium	Col. Jaquelin J. Kelly Field
Soccer stadium	AutoNation Field
Aquatics center	MDC North Aquatic & Fitness Center
Lacrosse stadium	AutoNation Field
Tennis venue	STU Tennis Courts
Mascot	Bobcat
Nickname	Bobcats
Colors	Burgundy and Navy;
Website	stubobcats.com/index.aspx

The St. Thomas Bobcats are the athletic teams that represent St. Thomas University, located in Miami Gardens, 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 1990–91 academic year.^[2] The Bobcats previously competed in the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) of the NCAA Division II ranks from 1975–76 to 1986–87.

Varsity teams

St. Thomas competes in 28 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, rugby, soccer, swimming & diving (2020), tennis, track & field and wrestling (2020); while women's sports include basketball, beach volleyball, bowling, cross country, flag football (2020), golf, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, swimming & diving (2020), tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, competitive dance and eSports.

History

St. Thomas has won the NAIA men's basketball championship three times: in 1994, 1997, and 2009.^[3]

St. Thomas University added men's and women's track & field as a varsity sport in 2018^[4] as well as a football team and marching band in 2019.^[5] The Bobcats football team competes in the Sun Division of the Mid-South Conference, and play their home games at AutoNation Field on their campus.^[6]^[7]