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HPU's main athletic facilities are the Millis Center (basketball and volleyball), Vert Stadium (track, soccer and lacrosse) and Williard Stadium (baseball). In September 2010, President Nido Qubein announced plans to build a 5,000-seat basketball arena in the future<ref>http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2010/sep/16/hpu-shows-no-sign-of-slowing-down-ar-400447/</ref>. |
HPU's main athletic facilities are the Millis Center (basketball and volleyball), Vert Stadium (track, soccer and lacrosse) and Williard Stadium (baseball). In September 2010, President Nido Qubein announced plans to build a 5,000-seat basketball arena in the future<ref>http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2010/sep/16/hpu-shows-no-sign-of-slowing-down-ar-400447/</ref>. |
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== Women's Golf == |
=== Women's Golf === |
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High Point University started women's golf in 2003-04 and the team achieved its highest Big South Championship finish - third - in 2005. HPU has had one individual Big South women's golf champion, Ann Marie Dalton in 2008. Vici Pate Flesher was named head coach in 2010 and led HPU to a fourth-place finish in the 2011 Big South Championship, up from eighth the year before<ref>http://highpointpanthers.com/news/2011/4/13/W-Golf_0413110630.aspx</ref>. Pate Flesher previously led the [[Methodist College]] women's golf team to seven-straight NCAA Div. III championships. |
High Point University started women's golf in 2003-04 and the team achieved its highest Big South Championship finish - third - in 2005. HPU has had one individual Big South women's golf champion, Ann Marie Dalton in 2008. Vici Pate Flesher was named head coach in 2010 and led HPU to a fourth-place finish in the 2011 Big South Championship, up from eighth the year before<ref>http://highpointpanthers.com/news/2011/4/13/W-Golf_0413110630.aspx</ref>. Pate Flesher previously led the [[Methodist College]] women's golf team to seven-straight NCAA Div. III championships. |
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=== Men's Lacrosse === |
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High Point University announced the addition of men's lacrosse as part of the University's $2.1 billion growth plan in September 2010. HPU's first varsity men's lacrosse season will be 2013. HPU named Jon Torpey head coach in 2010 and he remained associate head coach at Dartmouth until joining HPU on a full time basis in June of 2011. Torpey's college teammate at Ohio State, Pat Tracy, as well as former Maryland attacker Michael Phipps joined HPU as assistant coaches in 2011. High Point brought in 20 players for the 2011-12 season, who will redshirt and train in preparation for the inaugural varsity season. |
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Revision as of 04:01, 5 September 2011
| High Point Panthers | |
|---|---|
| University | High Point University |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Division | Division I |
| Athletic director | Craig Keilitz |
| Location | High Point, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Arena | Millis Center |
| Baseball stadium | Williard Stadium |
| Other venues | Vert Track, Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium (track, soccer, lacrosse) |
| Mascot | Prowler the Panther |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Colors | Purple and White |
| Website | www |
The High Point Panthers are the 16 varsity athletic teams that represent High Point University. All of HPU's varsity teams compete at the NCAA Division I level, with all but men's and women's lacrosse competing in the Big South Conference. The women's lacrosse team competes in the National Lacrosse Conference and will join the Big South when the conference begins sponsoring lacrosse in 2013[1]. HPU announced the addition of varsity men's lacrosse in 2010 and will begin play in 2013[2].
The Panthers joined Division I in 1999, after previously having been Division II and being members of the NAIA prior to 1992. HPU was a founding member of the North State Conference, which is now the Division II Conference Carolinas[3].
Craig Keilitz became High Point's Athletic Director in January 2008 after serving as Associate AD at Wake Forest. He replaced Woody Gibson, who had been AD since 1999. HPU's other previous Athletic Directors include Jerry Steele, who was also basketball coach from 1972-2003, and Virgil Yow, who was also a coach. HPU's men's basketball coach is Scott Cherry, who was a member of North Carolina's 1993 NCAA Championship team.
HPU's main athletic facilities are the Millis Center (basketball and volleyball), Vert Stadium (track, soccer and lacrosse) and Williard Stadium (baseball). In September 2010, President Nido Qubein announced plans to build a 5,000-seat basketball arena in the future[4].
Women's Golf
High Point University started women's golf in 2003-04 and the team achieved its highest Big South Championship finish - third - in 2005. HPU has had one individual Big South women's golf champion, Ann Marie Dalton in 2008. Vici Pate Flesher was named head coach in 2010 and led HPU to a fourth-place finish in the 2011 Big South Championship, up from eighth the year before[5]. Pate Flesher previously led the Methodist College women's golf team to seven-straight NCAA Div. III championships.
Men's Lacrosse
High Point University announced the addition of men's lacrosse as part of the University's $2.1 billion growth plan in September 2010. HPU's first varsity men's lacrosse season will be 2013. HPU named Jon Torpey head coach in 2010 and he remained associate head coach at Dartmouth until joining HPU on a full time basis in June of 2011. Torpey's college teammate at Ohio State, Pat Tracy, as well as former Maryland attacker Michael Phipps joined HPU as assistant coaches in 2011. High Point brought in 20 players for the 2011-12 season, who will redshirt and train in preparation for the inaugural varsity season.
References
- ^ http://highpointpanthers.com/news/2011/6/8/W-Lacrosse_0608112104.aspx
- ^ http://highpointpanthers.com/news/2010/9/16/ATH_0916102840.aspx?path=mlacrosse
- ^ http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/archives/northstate/members
- ^ http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2010/sep/16/hpu-shows-no-sign-of-slowing-down-ar-400447/
- ^ http://highpointpanthers.com/news/2011/4/13/W-Golf_0413110630.aspx