Hawaii Pacific Sharks
| Hawaii Pacific Sharks | |
|---|---|
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| University | Hawaii Pacific University |
| Conference | Pacific West Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Vince Baldemor |
| Location | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Varsity teams | 13 |
| Basketball arena | Neal S. Blaisdell Center |
| Baseball stadium | Hans L'Orange Field |
| Nickname | Sharks |
| Colors |
Teal blue and White[1] |
| Website |
hpusharks |
The Hawaii Pacific Sharks are the 13 varsity athletic teams that represent Hawaii Pacific University, located in Honolulu, Hawaii, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Sharks compete as members of the Pacific West Conference. Hawaii Pacific University's first venture into intercollegiate athletics came with the formation of the men's basketball team. The university previously competed in the NAIA before joining the NCAA in the mid-1990s.
History
Men's basketball won the 1993 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament with an 88-83 victory over Oklahoma Baptist University.
The school's most successful athletics program has been its women's volleyball team, which has won three national championships, one NAIA national volleyball championship in 1990 and two NCAA Women's DII Volleyball Championships in 1998 and 2000.
The Lady Sharks Softball team won the NCAA Division II Women's College World Series on May 31, 2010 with a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Valdosta State University.[2][3]
HPU has an internationally recognized Division II cheerleading and dance team. The HPU Large Coed, Small Coed, All Girl and Dance National Championship Titles have established Hawaii Pacific as a global leader in collegiate competitive cheerleading.[4] Including eight consecutive (Non-NCAA) National Championship from 2003-2010.[5]
On August 1, 2014, HPU athletics announced that they had changed their name from the Sea Warriors to Sharks as part of a fundraising effort and to better "better align themselves with the rest of the university.[6] As part of the new logo rollout, HPU Executive Athletics Director Vince Baldemor has promised to secure 1,000 memberships in the HPU "Sharks Club" by December, but membership has been reported to be less than 50.
Varsity sports
Teams
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Men's sports
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Women's sports
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References
- ↑ Hawaii Pacific University Sharks Sports Style Guide (PDF). Hawaii Pacific University Athletics. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20140203093900/http://www.kitv.com/sports/23755503/detail.html. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "National champion HPU softball team back in the islands - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ "HPU cheerleading stunt team wins nationals | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". The Honolulu Advertiser. 2006-01-27. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20140203021208/http://www.hpu.edu/index.cfm?section=News12774&contentID=12774&siteID=1. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Athletics changes name