St. Andrews Knights

St. Andrews Knights
St. Andrews Knights
University	St. Andrews University
Association	NAIA
Conference	AAC (primary); Mid-South (affiliate)
Athletic director	Elizabeth Burris
Location	Laurinburg, North Carolina
Varsity teams	16 (8 men's, 6 women's, 2 co-ed)
Football stadium	Knights Football Field
Basketball arena	Harris Court
Baseball stadium	Clark Field
Softball stadium	Knights Softball Field
Soccer stadium	Knights Soccer/Lacrosse Field
Aquatics center	O'Herron Pool
Lacrosse stadium	Knights Soccer/Lacrosse Field
Golf course	Scotch Meadows Country Club
Nickname	Knights
Colors	SAU Blue, White, Black, and SAU Gray;
Website	www.sauknights.com/landing/index

The St. Andrews Knights are the athletic teams that represent St. Andrews University, located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, in intercollegiate sports in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Knights have primarily competed in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2012–13 academic year.^[2]^[3]^[4] The Knights previously competed in Conference Carolinas at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 1988–89 to 2011–12.^[2] The university transitioned to the NAIA after 23 years in the NCAA at the end of the 2011–12 academic year.^[2]

Conference affiliations

NCAA

Conference Carolinas (1988–2012)

NAIA

Appalachian Athletic Conference (2012–present)

Varsity teams

St. Andrews currently sponsors 16 varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, beach volleyball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, and volleyball; and co-ed sports include competitive cheer and esports. Former sports include men's and women's cross country, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's track & field, women's golf, women's wrestling, and competitive dance.

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Beach Volleyball
Football	Lacrosse
Golf	Soccer
Lacrosse	Softball
Soccer	Volleyball
Volleyball
Wrestling

Equestrian

In addition to the Knights NAIA programs, St. Andrews sponsors an extensive equestrian program. The St. Andrews Equestrian Team has won American National Riding Commission (ANRC) national champions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2007;^[5] in addition the Knights finished Reserve Champion at the ANRC Intercollegiate National Championships in 2004 and 2006.^[6] The program won two Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Zone Hunter Seat All-Star Championships in 2002 and 2004; six IHSA Hunter Seat Reserve Regional Team Championships in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007; six IHSA Western Regional Team Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011; and qualified for the Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) National Final eight times (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2010).^[6]

References

^ "SAU Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 16, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Smith, Matt (October 24, 2011). "St. Andrews makes shift to NAIA". Laurinburg Exchange. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
^ "Schools". NAIA.ORG. NAIA. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^ "Members". Appalachian Athletic Conference. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
^ "The History of St. Andrews University". St. Andrews University. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "St. Andrews Equestrian Program". St. Andrews University. Archived from the original on November 16, 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2011.