West Florida Argonauts Explained

West Florida Argonauts
University:University of West Florida
Association:NCAA
Conference:Gulf South (primary)
Division:Division II
President:Martha Saunders
Director:Dave Scott
Location:Pensacola, Florida
First Season:1974
Teams:15
Mens Teams:7
Womens Teams:8
Stadium:Pen Air Field
Basketballarena:UWF Field House
Baseballfield:Jim Spooner Field
Softballstadium:UWF Softball Complex
Soccerstadium:Publix Sports Park
Natatorium:UWF Aquatic Center
Tenniscourt:Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex
Mascot:Argie the Argonaut
Nickname:Argos/Argonauts
Pageurl:https://goargos.com/
Ncaa Titles:9
Indiv Relay Ncaa Champs:18

The West Florida Argonauts (or UWF Argonauts) are the athletic teams that represent the University of West Florida, located in Pensacola, Florida, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) since the 1994–95 academic year. The Argonauts previously competed in the Southern States Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1974–75 to 1993–94, with a brief hiatus of dropping its athletics program from 1976–77 to 1979–80.

West Florida competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball.[1]

Football

See also: West Florida Argonauts football.

UWF made the decision to add a football program in 2013. The Argos signed their first recruiting class in February 2015 and the fall of 2015 featured practice and intrasquad scrimmages. The first year of varsity competition was the 2016 season. The Argos’ first home game was on September 10, 2016, at Blue Wahoos Stadium against Missouri S&T Miners. In 2017, the Argonauts advanced to the national championship game, where they lost to Texas A&M–Commerce 37–27. In 2019, West Florida won their first national title when they defeated Minnesota State 48–40.

Program achievements

Gulf South Conference Champions2021, 2022
NCAA Division II Team Playoff Participants2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA Division II Regional Championships2017, 2019, 2022
NCAA Division II National Championships2019

Baseball

West Florida has had 23 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[2]

YearPlayerRoundTeam
198224Athletics
198736Braves
198933Tigers
199150Rangers
199237Red Sox
199321Brewers
199434Brewers
199757Angels
200334Blue Jays
200433Devil Rays
200923Mets
201020Angels
201142Mets
201136Angels
201136Nationals
201128Angels
201119Mets
201216Marlins
201412Cardinals
201424Athletics
201430Giants
201512Rangers
20246Padres

Achievements[3]

NCAA Division II Team National Championships (9)

NAIA Team National Championships (1)

Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies (30)

NCAA Division II Individual National Championships (18)

NAIA Individual National Championships: (6)

Conference Championships (115)

Gulf South Conference Championships (109)

New South Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships (6)

Gulf South Conference Commissioner's Trophies (8)

Gulf South Conference Hall of Fame (4)

Notable athletes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: University of West Florida Argonauts - University of West Florida. 2020-10-05. goargos.com.
  2. Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL)". Baseball-Reference.com. 2013-10-03.
  3. Web site: UWF Athletics History. UWF Athletics. 22 April 2016. 2.

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