UNC Greensboro Spartans
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| University | UNC Greensboro |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Kim Record |
| Location | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Football stadium | N/A |
| Basketball arena | Greensboro Coliseum Complex |
| Baseball stadium | UNCG Baseball Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | UNCG Soccer Stadium |
| Other arenas | Fleming Gymnasium |
| Mascot | "Spiro" the Spartan |
| Nickname | Spartans |
| Fight song | Blue and Gold, previously Go U Northwestern |
| Colors | Navy, White, and Gold |
| Website | www |
The UNC Greensboro Spartans are the athletic teams of University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina. They compete in the Southern Conference in all sports.
The intercollegiate athletics program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro reaches as far back as the late 1940s during the days of the WCUNC, with students participating in national golf tournaments in 1948 and the school hosting the national tournaments for women's golf (1954) and tennis (1965). During the 1980s, all Spartan teams competed in Division III (non-scholarship) and then Division II (scholarship) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and all teams have competed in Division I since Fall 1991. UNC Greensboro is a three-time winner of the Sasser Cup.
A member of the Southern Conference, UNC Greensboro sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
Although not considered official sports teams, the Athletic Department also includes the UNCG Cheerleading Squad and the UNCG Dance Team, the Spartan Gs. The college's only college football team plays at the club level, in the South Atlantic Conference of the National Club Football Association.
UNCG has won 5 national championships. All five were won while at the Division III Level of the NCAA.
(*) NCAA Division III
In his freshman year, Danny Valencia played third base and was the 2004 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, and was voted second-team All-Conference.
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