West Florida Argonauts

West Florida Argonauts

University	University of West Florida
Conference	Gulf South Conference – East Division
NCAA	NCAA Division II
Athletic director	Dave Scott
Location	Pensacola, FL
Varsity teams	13
Basketball arena	UWF Field House
Baseball stadium	Jim Spooner Field
Mascot	Argie the Argonaut
Nickname	Argos/Argonauts
Colors	Blue and Green
Website	www.goargos.com

The West Florida Argonauts are composed of 13 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, and Golf.

Women's intercollegiate sports: Basketball, Tennis, Cross country, Golf, Softball, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, and Volleyball.

UWF has made the decision to add a Football program. The Argos will sign their first recruiting class in February 2015 with Fall of 2015 featuring practice and intrasquad scrimmages. The first year of varsity competition will be the 2016 season.

Baseball

West Florida has had 18 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.^[1]

Year	Player	Round	Team
1982	Czuk, ThomasThomas Czuk	24	Athletics
1987	Ward, RandallRandall Ward	36	Braves
1989	Ettles, MarkMark Ettles	33	Tigers
1991	Underhill, PatrickPatrick Underhill	50	Rangers
1992	Smith, JasonJason Smith	37	Red Sox
1993	Schmitt, ChrisChris Schmitt	21	Brewers
1994	Beck, GregGreg Beck	34	Brewers
1997	Ricks, RonRon Ricks	57	Angels
2003	Noegel, JeremyJeremy Noegel	34	Blue Jays
2004	Cottrell, PatPat Cottrell	33	Devil Rays
2009	Church, JohnJohn Church	23	Mets
2010	Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson	20	Angels
2011	Pron, GregGreg Pron	42	Mets
2011	Brewer, BrandonBrandon Brewer	36	Angels
2011	Hawkins, BenBen Hawkins	36	Nationals
2011	Vargas-Vila, DanielDaniel Vargas-Vila	28	Angels
2011	Lawley, DustinDustin Lawley	19	Mets
2012	Ellington, BrianBrian Ellington	16	Marlins

Achievements^[2]

NCAA Division II Team National Championships (7)

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

NAIA Team National Championships (1)

Softball: 1993

Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies (20)

Men's: 97-98, 02-03, 06-07, 11-12, 12-13
Women's: 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
Overall (started in 2013-14): 13-14, 14-15

NCAA Division II Individual National Championships (5)

Men's Golf - Orjan Larsen (1998)
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)

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 (85)

Gulf South Conference Championships (83)

Baseball: 2007
Men's Cross Country: 1994, 1996
Men's Golf: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
Men's Soccer: 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
Men's Tennis: 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Women's Basketball: 2014
Women's Cross Country: 1996, 2011, 2012
Women's Golf: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Women's Soccer: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Softball: 1998, 2004, 2005
Women's Tennis: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Women's Volleyball: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

New South Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships (2)

Women's Swimming and Diving: 2015, 2016

References

↑ "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

University of West Florida

Athletics	West Florida Argonauts

People	Notable Alumni and Faculty

Student Life	WUWF FM

Affiliations	National Collegiate Athletic Association Gulf South Conference Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Space-Grant Universities

Gulf South Conference

Members	Alabama–Huntsville Chargers Christian Brothers Buccaneers Delta State Statesmen & Lady Statesmen Lee Flames Mississippi College Choctaws North Alabama Lions Shorter Hawks Union Bulldogs Valdosta State Blazers West Alabama Tigers West Florida Argonauts West Georgia Wolves

Affiliates	Florida Tech Panthers Montevallo Falcons Spring Hill Badgers Young Harris Mountain Lions

College sports teams in Florida

College athletics (NAIA)	Ave Maria Gyrenes (The Sun Conference) Edward Waters Tigers (Appalachian Athletic Conference) Florida Memorial Lions (The Sun Conference) Johnson & Wales Wildcats (The Sun Conference) Keiser Seahawks (The Sun Conference) St. Thomas University Bobcats (The Sun Conference) Southeastern University Fire (The Sun Conference) Warner Royals (The Sun Conference) Webber International Warriors (The Sun Conference)

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (MEAC) FIU Panthers (C-USA) Florida Gators (SEC) Florida A&M Rattlers (MEAC) Florida Atlantic Owls (C-USA) Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (A-Sun) Florida State Seminoles (ACC) Jacksonville Dolphins (A-Sun/Pioneer) Miami Hurricanes (ACC) North Florida Ospreys (A-Sun) South Florida Bulls (American) Stetson Hatters (A-Sun) UCF Knights (American)

College athletics (NCAA Division II)	Barry Buccaneers Eckerd Tritons Embry-Riddle Eagles Flagler Saints Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Institute of Technology Panthers Lynn Fighting Knights Nova Southeastern Sharks Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish Rollins Tars Saint Leo Lions Tampa Spartans West Florida Argonauts

College athletics (NCCAA)	Clearwater Christian College Cougars Johnson Suns Pensacola Christian College Eagles Trinity College Tigers Trinity Baptist Eagles

College athletics (NJCAA)	ASA College of Miami Avengers (Independent) Broward College Seahawks (Southern Conference) Chipola College Indians (Panhandle Conference) College of Central Florida Patriots (Mid-Florida Conference) Daytona State College Falcons (Mid-Florida Conference) Eastern Florida State College Titans (Southern Conference) Florida SouthWestern State College Buccaneers (Southern Conference) Florida State College at Jacksonville Blue Wave (Mid-Florida Conference) Gulf Coast State College Commodores (Panhandle Conference) Hillsborough Community College Hawks (Suncoast Conference) Indian River State College Pioneers (Southern Conference) Lake-Sumter State College Lakers (Mid-Florida Conference) Miami Dade College Sharks (Southern Conference) Northwest Florida State College Raiders (Panhandle Conference) Palm Beach State College Panthers (Southern Conference) Pasco–Hernando State College Conquistadors (Independent) Pensacola State College Pirates (Panhandle Conference) Polk State College Eagles (Suncoast Conference) Santa Fe College Saints (Mid-Florida Conference) St. Johns River Vikings (Mid-Florida Conference) St. Petersburg College Titans (Suncoast Conference) State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota Manatees (Suncoast Conference) Tallahassee Community College Eagles (Panhandle Conference)

College athletics (USCAA)	Florida National University Conquistadors (Independent) Florida College Falcons (Independent)

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