North Florida Ospreys
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| University | University of North Florida |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Lee Moon |
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Varsity teams | 15 |
| Basketball arena | UNF Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Harmon Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Hodges Stadium |
| Other arenas | Hayt Golf Learning Center |
| Mascot | Ozzie |
| Nickname | Ospreys |
| Fight song | UNF Fight Song |
| Colors | Navy Blue and Gray |
| Website | www |
The North Florida Ospreys are the athletic teams of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. The Ospreys compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference in NCAA Division I. UNF became a full-fledged member of Division I in 2009; previously, the Ospreys were members of the Sunshine State Conference and Peach Belt Conference in NCAA Division II. UNF fields teams in seven men's sports and ten women's sports.
A member of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN), the University of North Florida sponsors teams in eight men's and eleven women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
The University of North Florida's intercollegiate athletics program began in 1983, originally as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Ospreys joined NCAA Division II in 1993, the same year the UNF Arena opened. Initially, UNF competed in the Sunshine State Conference, and then in 1997 moved to the Peach Belt Conference. In 2005, the Ospreys began the transition to Division I, joining the Atlantic Sun Conference. The transition's final year was the 2008-09 season, with UNF becoming tournament eligible beginning in the 2009-10 season.
UNF is a non-football school. However, the prospect of an Osprey football team is a popular topic among students and the community. In 2013, UNF President John Delaney revealed the school would begin preliminary discussions about adding the sport.
UNF won the Sunshine State Conference's all-sports title four times and won four NAIA national titles—men's golf in 1991 and 1993, and women's tennis in 1986 and 1994. UNF's first Division I conference title came in 2008 when the men's golf team captured the Atlantic Sun crown.
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