St. Thomas Celts

St. Thomas Celts
University University of St. Thomas
Association NAIA
Conference Red River Athletic Conference
Athletic director Todd Smith
Location Houston, TX
Varsity teams 9
Basketball arena Jerabeck Athletic Center
Nickname Celts
Colors Red and Gold
         
Website www.ustcelts.com

St. Thomas Celts is the name given to the sports teams of the University of St. Thomas based in Houston.

Athletics

The University of St. Thomas competes with teams in the following sports:

Men's varsity sports
Women's varsity sports
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
  • Tennis (2019)

The Celts currently compete in the Red River Athletic Conference of the NAIA.

Transition to Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

On February 14, 2018, UST announced it would become the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's 10th member after completing an exploratory year in NCAA Division III. Pending acceptance into Division III after that, SCAC competition would begin in the 2019-2020 season. As Division III and the SCAC require a minimum of 12 sports, UST will add men's and women's tennis and baseball during the 2019-2020 academic year. According to UST President Richard Ludwick, "[t]his is really recognition not only of the quality of our athletics program, but of the quality of our academics and institution as a whole. It is exciting to think about the level of competition that we have been invited to join." [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS ANNOUNCES NCAA DIVISION III EXPLORATORY MEMBERSHIP". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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