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Thomas Night Hawks
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UniversityThomas University
AssociationNAIA
ConferenceSouthern States (primary)
The Sun (football)
Athletic directorKurt Stringfellow
LocationThomasville, Georgia
Varsity teams15 (7 men's, 8 women's)
Football stadiumVeteran's Memorial Stadium
Basketball arenaTU Gymnasium
Baseball stadiumVarnedoe Stadium
Softball stadiumArmory Field
Soccer stadiumTU Soccer Complex
NicknameNight Hawks
ColorsHunter Green and White
   
Websitetunighthawks.com/index.aspx

The Thomas Night Hawks are the athletic teams that represent Thomas University, located in Thomasville, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC).

In the 2013–14 season, basketball returned to Thomas after a 13-year hiatus. In the inaugural game, the Nighthawks men were victorious over visiting Florida National University by a score of 82–71. In 2014, the school added a competitive dance team. In 2022, football was added.

On July 1, 2022, Thomas announced that they would leave the Sun Conference to join the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC), starting in the 2023–24 academic year.

Conference affiliations

NAIA

Varsity teams

Thomas competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming and track & field, while women's sports include basketball, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and track & field.

Achievements

In 2004, the Softball team won the NAIA national championship. The Men's Soccer team have won the Sun Conference Tournament in 2013 and 2014, as well as The Sun Conference Regular Season championship in 2018.

References

  1. "Thomas University | Thomas University holds inaugural men's basketball game". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. "Willis Named Head Coach for Thomas University's Inaugural Dance Team". WVGA ValdostaToday.com. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Mitjans Named Head Coach of Thomas University's New Football Team". January 25, 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. "TU Set to Join SSAC in 2023-24". TU Night Hawks Athletics (Press release). July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. "TU vs. Mobile – NAIA Game of the Week". Retrieved 11 November 2015.

External links

Southern States Athletic Conference
Full members
Sun Conference
Full members
Georgia (U.S. state) College sports teams in Georgia
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division III
NAIA
NJCAA Division I
NCCAA Divisions I and II

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