Indianapolis Greyhounds
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| Indianapolis Greyhounds | |
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| Logo | |
| University | University of Indianapolis |
| Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Location | Indianapolis, IN |
| Varsity teams | 21 |
| Football stadium | Key Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Nicoson Hall |
| Baseball stadium | Greyhound Park |
| Other arenas | Ruth Lilly Center |
| Nickname | Greyhounds |
| Colors |
Crimson Grey
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| Website | athletics |
The Indianapolis Greyhounds (also UIndy Greyhounds) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Indianapolis, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Greyhounds compete as members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference for 18 of 21 varsity sports (wrestling competes as an independent and the swimming and diving teams are members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). Indianapolis has been part of the GLVC since 1978.
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Varsity teams
List of teams
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Men's sports
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Women's sports
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Facilities
- Athletics and Recreation Center – Also known as the ARC, it served as the practice site for the New York Giants prior to their victory in Super Bowl XLVI. The ARC features a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) air-supported dome with a training room, a competition-fit indoor track facility, baseball batting cages, an expanded weight room, an indoor golf practice facility, multi-purpose courts for basketball and other sports, and locker rooms for football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, softball, and baseball. The new facility also includes 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of office space. The coaching staffs of football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, softball, baseball and men's and women's golf all work in the ARC.
- Key Stadium – Originally built in 1970, Sprinturf playing surface added in 2004, lights added in summer of 2005, seating capacity of 4,000 with standing room only space for approximately 1,500 more
- Nicoson Hall – Opened in 1960, seating capacity of 3,300 with standing room only space for approximately 1,000 more, named for long-time basketball coach and Athletic Director Angus Nicoson
- Ruth Lilly Center Court – Opened in 1982, seating capacity of 500
- Ruth Lilly Center Pool – Opened in 1982, seating capacity of 300
- Greyhound Park – seating capacity of 300
- Baumgartner Field – seating capacity of 300, built in 2012, named for Mary "Wimp" Baumgartner who played in the Women's Professional Baseball League during the late 1940s
- UIndy Tennis Center – Seven indoor courts located at the UIndy Tennis Center. Info can be found at www.uindytenniscenter.com.
Individual teams
Men's teams
- Baseball – Greyhound Park – School record 51 wins in 2001, made 13 NCAA II Tournament appearance, including trips to the NCAA Division II Championship in 2000 and 2012
- Basketball – Nicoson Hall – Has been to seven NCAA Division II Tournaments (1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012); David Logan named 2005 NCAA II National Player of the Year by numerous media outlets. Eight Hoosier Collegiate Conference championships (1948-49, 1950–51, 1955-56, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1965-65 and 1966-67) and one Great Lakes Valley Conference title (1996-97).
- Cross Country
- Football – Five Hoosier Collegiate Conference championships (1947, 1953–55, 1960) and two Heartland Collegiate Conference championships (1978, 1981), qualified for NCAA Division III playoffs in 1975
- Golf – League-record 13 GLVC titles, with 11 coming under long-time coach Ken Partridge. Brownsburg, Ind., native Seth Fair finished fourth as an individual at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championship tournament, held at The Sagamore Golf Club in nearby Noblesville, Ind. (co-hosted by the University of Indianapolis).
- Soccer – Key Stadium – Started in 1981 – School record 13 wins in the 2006 season, went to first GLVC championship game in 2010 season.
- Swimming and Diving – Ruth Lilly Center Pool – team has claimed 11 individual national championships, including Orel Oral's 7 national championships from 1998–2002. Cole Tedhams won the national championship in the 50 free in 2004 and 2005 and the 100 free in 2005. Alex Arestis won the 200 yd (180 m) free at the 2008 Division II Nationals. Men have finished in top 21 for 13 years in a row at NCAA Championships, including 11 years in the top 15 with a best of 8th in 2004.
- Tennis – Second in conference history with seven GLVC championships. ITA Academic All American team every year since 2008.
- Indoor Track – Numerous All-American awards and GLVC championships, anchored by the throwing and sprinting events.
- Outdoor Track and Field – Key Stadium – Numerous All-American and GLVC championships, headlined by Dameion Smith's men's NCAA Division II hammer throw national title in 2004. Alumni from the UIndy men’s track team have also had success competing at the USA Track and Field National Championships and USA Olympic Trials. UIndy Alumni competitors in past USA Track and Field Championships include Dave Wollman (shotput), Dennis Young (discus), Randy Heisler (discus), Andy Richardson (shot put), Dameion Smith (hammer) Cory Young (hammer, discus), and Aaron Lawson (hammer).
- Wrestling – Nicoson Hall — This team does not belong to a conference – finished 10th as a team at NCAA II Championships in 2006, with 4 all-Americans including Mike Jackson (2nd place at 174)
Women's teams
- Basketball – Nicoson Hall – school record 29 wins in 2002–03 season, nine NCAA Tournament appearance (1993, 1995, 2003–2005, 2008–10, 2012)
- Cross Country – academic all-American Maria Harriman finished 42nd in 2002 NCAA II XC Championships
- Golf – League-record six GLVC titles (1999–2001, 2008–09, 2012). Earned the University's first ever National Championship in the 2014-15 season, competing at The Meadows Golf Course at Grand Valley State University
- Soccer – Key Stadium – 2006 GLVC Champions, NCAA II Sweet Sixteen, school record 17 wins in 2006.
- Softball – Baumgartner Field – School record 50 wins in the 2012 season, highlighted by a 33-game win streak and program record 28 GLVC wins. 2012 team also won the program's first GLVC Championship and made UIndy's fifth-straight NCAA appearance.
- Swimming and Diving – Ruth Lilly Center Pool – Women have finished in top 12 at NCAA Championships for 12 years in a row, including best of 6th in 2007. Megan Grunert was the 2004 Indiana NCAA Woman of the Year and one of the 10 NCAA Woman of the Year finalists. Team won GLIAC championships in 2003, 2004, 2005. Individually, the team has had 15 runner-up finishes in events at nationals.
- Tennis – Have won a GLVC record eight conference championships. ITA Academic All American team every year since 2003.
- Indoor Track – Andrea Horban won the 2006 NCAA II Indoor Shot Put Championship, while Emily Schaaf finished 2nd in the high jump on the same day. UIndy won the 2009 GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championship.
- Outdoor Track and Field – Key Stadium – Team has taken the last three (2010, 2011 and 2012) GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Volleyball – Ruth Lilly Center – 13-straight 22 win seasons and 2003, 2009, 2011 GLVC Champions. Has been to six NCAA Tournaments (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) with an Elite 8 appearance in 2009 and Sweet 16 appearances in 2009, 2010, 2011.
