UMKC Kangaroos

UMKC Kangaroos
University	University of Missouri - Kansas City
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Carla Wilson
Location	Kansas City, Missouri
Varsity teams	16
Basketball arena	Municipal Auditorium Swinney Recreation Center
Softball stadium	Complex[1]
Soccer stadium	Durwood Soccer Stadium
Other arenas	Plaza Tennis Center[2]
Mascot	Kasey Kangaroo
Nickname	Kangaroos
Colors	Blue and Gold[3]
Website	www.umkckangaroos.com

The UMKC Kangaroos, sometimes called the Kansas City Kangaroos,^{[n 1]} are the 16 intercollegiate teams representing the University of Missouri–Kansas City that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UMKC currently competes in the Western Athletic Conference after leaving The Summit League in July 2013.^[4]

The name was chosen in the 1930s for the school's debate team, following the acquisition of two baby kangaroos by the Kansas City Zoo.^[5]

Sports

The University of Missouri-Kansas City sponsors seven men's and nine women's teams in NCAA sanctioned sports:^[6]

Men's Intercollegiate Sports Basketball Cross Country Golf Soccer Tennis Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)

Women's Intercollegiate Sports Basketball Cross Country Golf Soccer Softball Tennis Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor) Volleyball

Men's basketball

Notes

1. Although the school consistently brands itself for athletic purposes as "UMKC", its current conference, the WAC, uses "Missouri-Kansas City". UMKC's previous conference, The Summit League, used "Kansas City".

References

1. Missouri 3&2
2. "Plaza Tennis Center - UMKC Athletics". Umkckangaroos.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
3. UMKC Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-17.
4. "UMKC Heading to the Western Athletic Conference - UMKC Athletics". Umkckangaroos.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
5. "Evolution of the kangaroo". Retrieved 2011-12-29.
6. Sports

External links

• Official website