Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
University Northern Arizona University
Conference Big Sky Conference
Western Athletic Conference (women's swimming and diving)
NCAA Division I
Athletic director Lisa Campos
Location Flagstaff, Arizona
Varsity teams 15
Football stadium Walkup Skydome
Basketball arena Walkup Skydome
Soccer stadium Max Spilsbury Field/Lumberjack Stadium
Other arenas J.C. Rolle Activity Center (men's and women's basketball)
Douglas J. Wall Aquatic Center (swimming and diving)
Nickname Lumberjacks
Colors Blue and Gold[1]
         
Website www.nauathletics.com
Big Sky Conference logo in Northern Arizona's colors

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (also NAU) are the varsity athletic teams representing Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors 15 teams including men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country and track & field, men's and women's tennis, women's golf, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, women's volleyball and football. The Lumberjacks compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Big Sky Conference[2] with the exception of the women's swimming and diving team which is an affiliate member of the Western Athletic Conference.[3]

Teams

Individual teams

Men's Women's
Basketball Basketball
Cross Country Cross Country
Football Golf
Tennis Soccer
Track & Field (indoor) Swimming & Diving
Track & Field (outdoor) Tennis
Track & Field (indoor)
Track & Field (outdoor)
Volleyball

National championships

Team (2)

Association Division Sport Year Opponent Score
NCAA Division I Cross Country 2016 Stanford 125–158
Cross Country 2017 Portland 74–127

Olympians

AthleteEventYearTeam
Maya BenzoraLong Jump1984 Israel
Victor CastilloLong Jump2004 Venezuela
Angela Chalmers3,000m1988, 1992 Canada
Diego Estrada10,000m2012 Mexico
Samantha George4x4002000 Canada
Lopez Lomong1,500m, 5,000m2008, 2012 United States
Andrew MavisBasketball2000 Canada
David McNeill5,000m2012 Australia
Amin NikfarShot Put2008, 2012 Iran
Kristian PetterssonThrows2000 Sweden
Anna SoderbergDiscus2000, 2004, 2008 Sweden
Georgina TothHammer2008 Cameroon

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Arizona University Visual Identity Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Big Sky Conference - Member Institutions". Bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  3. ↑ http://www.wacsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10100&SPID=4116&SPSID=45926
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