USC Upstate Spartans

USC Upstate Spartans

University	University of South Carolina Upstate
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Lee Fowler
Location	Spartanburg, South Carolina
Varsity teams	15
Basketball arena	G. B. Hodge Center
Baseball stadium	Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park
Nickname	Spartans
Colors	Green, White, and Black^[1]
Website	www.upstatespartans.com

The USC Upstate Spartans are the fifteen sports teams representing the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field; women's-only softball and volleyball; and men's-only baseball. The Spartans compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.^[2]

Teams

A member of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN), USC Upstate sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports:^[3]

Men's Intercollegiate Sports	Team Article	Head Coach	Women's Intercollegiate Sports	Head Coach
Baseball		Matt Fincher	Basketball	Tammy George
Basketball	Spartans men's basketball	Eddie Payne	Cross Country	Carson Blackwelder
Cross Country		Carson Blackwelder	Golf	Todd Lawton
Golf		Todd Lawton	Soccer	Tyson John
Soccer		Dr. Greg Hooks	Softball	Chris Hawkins
Tennis		Oliver Trittenwein	Tennis	Oliver Trittenwein
Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)		Carson Blackwelder	Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)	Carson Blackwelder
			Volleyball	Jennifer Calloway

References

↑ USC Upstate Spartans Approved logos (PDF). 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130212071505/http://www.atlanticsun.org/members/default/. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "The Official Website of USC Upstate Athletics". The University of South Carolina Upstate. Retrieved June 14, 2015.

External links

Official website

Atlantic Sun Conference

Full members	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jacksonville Dolphins Kennesaw State Owls Lipscomb Bisons NJIT Highlanders North Florida Ospreys South Carolina Upstate Spartans Stetson Hatters

Future member	North Alabama Lions (joining in 2018)

Women's lacrosse associates	Central Michigan Chippewas Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Delaware State Hornets Detroit Titans Furman Paladins Howard Lady Bison Mercer Bears Old Dominion Monarchs Wofford Terriers (joining in 2017)

Beach volleyball associates	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Mercer Bears

Sports teams based in South Carolina

Baseball

CL	Myrtle Beach Pelicans

SAL	Charleston RiverDogs Columbia Fireflies Greenville Drive

CPL	Florence Red Wolves Lexington County Blowfish

Basketball

ECBL	Carolina Crusaders PrimeTime Players South Carolina All-Stars South Carolina Upstate Redhawks

ABA	Charleston City Lions Greenville Galaxy Carolina Cougars

Football

SIF	Anderson Gladiators

Hockey

ECHL	Greenville Swamp Rabbits South Carolina Stingrays

Roller derby

WFTDA	Columbia Quadsquad Greenville Derby Dames Lowcountry Highrollers

Rugby union

USA Rugby	Charleston Outlaws Columbia Olde Grey

Soccer

USL	Charleston Battery

NPSL	Myrtle Beach FC FC Carolina Discoveries Upward Stars

College athletics
(NCAA Division I)

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