Keiser Seahawks
{{Short description|Athletics team for Keiser University in West Palm Beach, Florida}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school athletics
| name = Keiser Seahawks
| logo = Keiser_Seahawks_logo.png
| logo_width = 200
| university = Keiser University
| association = NAIA
| conference = The Sun (primary)
| director = Kris Swogger
| location = West Palm Beach, Florida
| first season =
| teams = 27
| mens_teams = 11
| womens_teams = 11
| coed_teams = 5
| stadium = Keiser Multi-Purpose Field
| basketballarena = Massimino Court
| baseballfield = Silvester Field
| softballstadium = Alumni Field
| soccerstadium = Arrigo-Vecellio Field
| natatorium = Lake Lytal Aquatic Center
| lacrossestadium = Keiser Multi-Purpose Field
| tenniscourt = Patch Reef Park
| mascot =
| nickname = Seahawks
| color1 = Navy Blue
| color2 = Sky Blue
| color3 =
| hex1 = 000080
| hex2 = 87ceeb
| hex3 =
| pageurl = https://kuseahawks.com/index.aspx
}}
The Keiser Seahawks are the athletic teams that represent Keiser University, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA),{{cite web|title=Schools|url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205322922|website=NAIA.ORG|publisher=NAIA|access-date=11 November 2015}} primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) since the 2015–16 academic year.{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://thesunconference.com/sports/2012/7/2/members.aspx|website=Thesunconference.com|access-date=11 November 2015}} Prior to July 2015, the Seahawks represented Northwood University's West Palm Beach campus.Bandell, Brian. (Mar 15, 2015). [https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2015/03/18/keiser-university-to-take-over-northwood.html#:~:text=Northwood%20University%20is%20handing%20its,and%20the%2017th%20in%20Florida. Keiser University to take over Northwood University's West Palm Beach campus]. South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved Sep 9, 2020.
Varsity teams
Keiser competes in 26 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, flag football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include eSports and cheer & dance. Club sports include equestrian and fishing.
Championships
=NAIA championships=
The Seahawks have won 22 NAIA team national championships.{{cite web |url=https://kuseahawks.com/sports/2020/9/24/new-national-champ.aspx |title=National Championships |publisher=Keiser University Athletics |accessdate=May 23, 2021}}
- Men's (10)
- Football (1): 2023
- Golf (1): 2022
- Lacrosse (2): 2023, 2024
- Soccer (1): 2021
- Swimming (5): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
- Women's (12)
- Golf (5): 2003,{{efn|group=Keiser|name=NWFL|Championship won when team competed as Northwood University–Florida.}} 2015,{{efn|group=Keiser|name=NWFL}} 2016, 2021, 2024
- Lacrosse (1): 2021
- Soccer (2): 2019, 2020
- Swimming (3): 2022, 2023, 2024
- Tennis (1): 2003{{efn|group=Keiser|name=NWFL}}
;Notes:
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=NACDA Directors' Cup=
{{main|NACDA Directors' Cup}}
The Seahawks won the NACDA Directors' Cup for being the NAIA's highest performing overall athletic program for the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web|title=Keiser Captures First NAIA Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup|url=https://nacda.com/news/2021/7/2/final-2020-21-naia-learfield-img-college-directors-cup-standings.aspx|access-date=2021-07-03|website=National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics|date=2 July 2021 |language=en}}
Notable people
- Nick Akoto, American professional soccer player
- Dante Calabria, men's basketball head coach from 2017–2018
- Evan Finnegan, Irish soccer player who played as an attacking full−back
- Lisa Lilja, Swedish sprinter, specializing in the 200 metres and 400 metres
- Rollie Massimino, men's basketball head coach from 2006–2017{{cite news|title=Northwood no more: Seahawks now play for Keiser University |url=http://www.cbs12.com/sports/stories/vid_1703.shtml |access-date=27 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115229/http://www.cbs12.com/sports/stories/vid_1703.shtml |archive-date= 5 September 2015 }}
- Aaron Molloy, Irish professional soccer player
- Thobias Montler, Swedish long jumper, won silver medal at the 2022 World Indoor Championships
- Doug Socha, football head coach 2017–2023
- Stanley Whittaker, American professional basketball player
- Stefan Zečević, Serbian professional basketball player
References
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