Point Skyhawks

Point University Skyhawks
University Point University
Association NAIA
Conference Appalachian Athletic Conference,
The Sun Conference (football)
Athletic director Alan Wilson (interim)
Location West Point, Georgia
Football stadium Ram Stadium
Basketball arena West Point Park Gym
Baseball stadium West Point Park
Soccer stadium River Bowl Stadium
Nickname Skyhawks
Colors Navy Blue and Gold
Website www.pointskyhawks.com

The Point University Skyhawks are the athletic teams for Point University in West Point, Georgia.

Point University teams are nicknamed as the Skyhawks. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA),[1] primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. For football only, the Skyhawks participated in The Sun Conference for the 2014 and 2015 seasons, and have joined the Mid-South Conference's Sun Division beginning in the 2016 season.[2] [3] Point also competes in Division I of the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA).[4]

Men's sports

Women's sports

Achievements

The Skyhawks football team won The Sun Conference championship in 2015.[5]

In 1993, Point (then Atlanta Christian College) won the NCCAA Division IIA men's basketball championship. In 2001 Carlton Griffin was Pete Maravich player of the year.

The baseball team (as Atlanta Christian) won the 2000 NCCAA Division II and the 2010 NCCAA Division IIA national championships.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Schools". NAIA.ORG. NAIA. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Michael (25 February 2016). "Local teams officially join Mid-South football conference". The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Members". Thesunconference.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Membership". Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Point Takes Down No. 25 Southeastern 66-34". 25 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "NCCAA baseball championship history" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2015.

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Coordinates: 32°52′45″N 85°11′13″W / 32.8791°N 85.1869°W / 32.8791; -85.1869

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