West Florida Argonauts

West Florida Argonauts
West Florida Argonauts
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University	University of West Florida
Conference	Gulf South Conference
NCAA	NCAA Division II
Athletic director	Dave Scott
Location	Pensacola, Florida
Varsity teams	16
Football stadium	Admiral Fetterman Field
Basketball arena	UWF Field House
Baseball stadium	Jim Spooner Field
Mascot	Argie the Argonaut
Nickname	Argos/Argonauts
Colors	Royal blue and Kelly green;
Website	www.goargos.com

The West Florida Argonauts are composed of 16 NCAA sports teams which make up the athletic program for the University of West Florida.

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.

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. They finally got their national title in 2019 when they won against Minnesota State.

Program achievements

Gulf South Conference Champions
NCAA Division II Team Playoff Participants	2017, 2019
NCAA Division II Regional Championships	2017, 2019
NCAA Division II National Championships	2019

All-time record vs. Gulf South Conference teams

Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current GSC opponents:

Opponent	Won	Lost	Percentage	Streak	First
Delta State	2	2	.500	Won 2	2016
Florida Tech	3	1	.750	Won 1	2016
Mississippi College	4	0	1.000	Won 4	2016
North Greenville	2	0	1.000	Won 2	2018
Shorter	4	0	1.000	Won 4	2016
Valdosta State	1	4	.200	Won 1	2016
West Alabama	2	3	.400	Won 1	2016
West Georgia	3	2	.600	Won 1	2016
Totals	21	12	.636

Baseball

West Florida has had 18 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.^[2]

Year	Player	Round	Team
1982	Thomas Czuk	24	Athletics
1987	Randall Ward	36	Braves
1989	Mark Ettles	33	Tigers
1991	Patrick Underhill	50	Rangers
1992	Jason Smith	37	Red Sox
1993	Chris Schmitt	21	Brewers
1994	Greg Beck	34	Brewers
1997	Ron Ricks	57	Angels
2003	Jeremy Noegel	34	Blue Jays
2004	Pat Cottrell	33	Devil Rays
2009	John Church	23	Mets
2010	Kevin Johnson	20	Angels
2011	Greg Pron	42	Mets
2011	Brandon Brewer	36	Angels
2011	Ben Hawkins	36	Nationals
2011	Daniel Vargas-Vila	28	Angels
2011	Dustin Lawley	19	Mets
2012	Brian Ellington	16	Marlins

Achievements^[3]

NCAA Division II Team National Championships (9)

Baseball: 2011
Men's Golf: 2001, 2008
Men's Tennis: 2004, 2005, 2014, 2017
Women's Soccer: 2012
Football: 2019

NAIA Team National Championships (1)

Softball: 1993

Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies (30)

Men's: 8 (97-98, 02-03, 06-07, 11-12, 12-13, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18)
Women's: 16 (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, 18-19)
Overall (started in 2013–14): 6 (13–14, 14–15, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18, 18-19)

NCAA Division II Individual National Championships (18)

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)
Women's Tennis - Berta Bonardi (2018 - ITA Singles)
Women's Tennis - Berta Bonardi (2019 - ITA Singles)

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 (101)

Gulf South Conference Championships (98)

Baseball: 1 (2007)
Men's Basketball: 1 (2018)
Men's Cross Country: 2 (1994, 1996)
Men's Golf: 16 (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Men's Soccer: 9 (1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
Men's Tennis: 13 (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017)
Softball: 4 (1998, 2004, 2005, 2019)
Volleyball: 8 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Women's Basketball: 1 (2014)
Women's Cross Country: 3 (1996, 2011, 2012)
Women's Golf: 10 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Women's Soccer: 11 (1996, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018)
Women's Tennis: 19 (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

New South Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships (3)

Women's Swimming and Diving: 2015, 2016, 2020

Gulf South Conference Commissioner's Trophies (8)

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)
Chandler Blanchet - Men's Golf (2017–18)

Gulf South Conference Hall of Fame (4)

Richard Berg, Athletic Director - Class of 2014 (Inaugural Class)
Radovan Chrz, Men's Tennis - Class of 2017
Suzana Cavalcante, Women's Tennis - Class of 2018
Kevin Warrick, Men's Golf - Class of 2019

Notable athletes

Mickey Gorka (born 1972), Israeli basketball player and coach

References

^ University of West Florida Art Sheet (PDF). December 14, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
^ "UWF Athletics History". UWF Athletics. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

External links

Official website

[1] University of West Florida Art Sheet (PDF). December 14, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

[draft-2] "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.

[3] "UWF Athletics History". UWF Athletics. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

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Athletics	West Florida Argonauts
People	Notable alumni and faculty
Student life	WUWF FM
Campus and buildings	College of Arts and Sciences John C. Pace Library Pensacola Historic District (Dorr House, Julee Cottage, Lavalle House, Pensacola Museum of History)
Affiliations	National Collegiate Athletic Association Gulf South Conference Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Space-Grant Universities

v t e Gulf South Conference
Members	Alabama–Huntsville Chargers Auburn Montgomery Warhawks Christian Brothers Buccaneers and Lady Buccaneers Delta State Statesmen and Lady Statesmen Lee Flames Mississippi College Choctaws Montevallo Falcons Trevecca Nazarene Trojans Union University Bulldogs Valdosta State Blazers West Alabama Tigers West Florida Argonauts
Football affiliates	Chowan Hawks Erskine Flying Fleet North Greenville Trailblazers
Other affiliates	Flagler Saints (women's lacrosse) Lander Bearcats (women's lacrosse) Spring Hill Badgers (golf, men's & women's soccer)