Centenary Gentlemen and Ladies
{{notability|Sports|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Centenary Gentlemen
| name2 = Ladies
| logo = Centenary-la logo from NCAA.svg
| logo_width = 120
| university = Centenary College of Louisiana
| association = NCAA
| conference = SCAC
| division = Division III
| director = Interim
| location = Shreveport, Louisiana
| teams = 17
| stadium = Mayo Field
| baseballfield = Shehee Stadium
| basketballarena = Gold Dome
| softballstadium = Centenary Softball Complex
| soccerstadium =
| tenniscourt = Centenary Tennis Courts
| arena2 = Haynes Fitness Center
| mascot =
| nickname = Gentlemen and Ladies
| fightsong =
| pageurl = https://www.gocentenary.com/
| altlogo = 250px
}}
The Centenary Gentlemen and Ladies are composed of 20 teams representing Centenary College of Louisiana in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and swimming. Men's sports include football, baseball and lacrosse. Women's sports include gymnastics, softball, and volleyball. The Gentlemen and Ladies compete in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.{{cite web| title=GoCentenary.com - Official Site of Centenary College Athletics|publisher=gocentenary.com| url=http://www.gocentenary.com/|access-date=2014-03-21}} Prior to 2011, Centenary was a member of the NCAA Division I, and competed in the Summit League.
The first official records of athletic teams at Centenary College are to be found in the 1908–1909 college catalog and
the November 1909 issue of the Maroon and White, a monthly publication edited by the students.{{cite web|title=The Glory Years of Football:Centenary College of Louisiana 1922–1942|url=https://archive.org/stream/gloryyearsoffoot00sloa/gloryyearsoffoot00sloa_djvu.txt|publisher=Internet Archive|access-date=21 January 2014}}
U.S. Olympics Women's Gymnastics Coach (Tokyo, 1964) Vannie Edwards coached the Centenary women's gymnastics team from 1964 to 1968 and again from 1977 to 1985. Coach Edwards was also the team manager for the U.S. Olympics Women's Gymnastics teams in 1968 (Mexico City) and 1972 (Munich). He was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1986.{{cite web|url=http://www.usghof.com/files/bio/v_edwards/v_edwards.html|title=Vannie Edards Biography, USGHOF|website=usghof.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205073359/http://www.usghof.com/files/bio/v_edwards/v_edwards.html|archive-date=February 5, 2013}}
Sports sponsored
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| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Golf |
| Football | Gymnastics |
| Golf | Soccer |
| Lacrosse | Softball |
| Soccer | Swimming |
| Swimming | Tennis |
| Tennis | Volleyball |
Centenary College sponsors nine men's and nine women's team in NCAA sanctioned sports.{{cite web|url=http://www.centenary.edu/athletics|title=Athletics at Centenary College|access-date=11 February 2015}}
=Baseball=
{{Main|Centenary Gentlemen baseball}}
The baseball team represents Centenary College. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division III. The team plays home games at the Shehee Stadium.
=Men's basketball=
{{Main|Centenary Gentlemen basketball}}
The basketball team represents Centenary College. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division III. The team plays home games at the Gold Dome.
=Women's basketball=
The Ladies basketball team represents Centenary College. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division III. The team plays home games at the Gold Dome.
=Football=
{{Main|Centenary Gentlemen football}}
Centenary fielded a college football team until 1941. The program was discontinued during World War II due to budget deficits and declining fan interest. An effort to revive the team in 1947 was unsuccessful, In 2023, Centenary reinstated their football team for the first time in seven decades.
=Gymnastics=
Gymnastics competes in Division I as a member of the Midwest Independent Conference.
Facilities
file:Shehee Stadium, Shreveport, LA, Centenary College of Louisiana.jpg
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| Gold Dome | Basketball Volleyball Gymnastics | [https://www.gocentenary.com/facilities/gold_dome/gold_dome Gold Dome] |
| Shehee Stadium | Baseball | [https://www.gocentenary.com/facilities/shehee_stadium/shehee_stadium Shehee Stadium] |
| Centenary Courts | Tennis | [https://www.gocentenary.com/facilities/centenary_tennis_courts/centenary_tennis_courts Centenary Courts] |