The Indianapolis Greyhounds, also UIndy Greyhounds and formerly the Indiana Central Greyhounds, are the athletic teams that represent the

University of Indianapolis The University of Indianapolis (UIndy) is a private United Methodist Church-affiliated university in Indianapolis, Indiana. It offers Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees. It was founded in 1902 as Indiana Central University and ...

, located in Indianapolis,

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, in

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Division II intercollegiate sports. The Greyhounds compete as members of the

Great Lakes Valley Conference The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Its thirteen member institutions are located in the U.S. states of Illinois ...

for 22 of 23 varsity sports (women's lacrosse competes in the

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) is a competitive college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. Its ele ...

). Indianapolis has been part of the GLVC since 1978.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports *Baseball *Basketball *Cross country * Football *Golf *Lacrosse *Soccer *Swimming and diving *Tennis *Track and field *Wrestling Women's sports *Basketball *Cross country *Golf *Lacrosse *Soccer *Softball *Swimming and diving *Tennis *Track and field *Volleyball

Facilities

*Athletics and Recreation Center – Also known as the ARC, it served as the practice site for the New York Giants prior to their victory in Super Bowl XLVI. The ARC features a air-supported dome with a training room, a competition-fit indoor track facility, baseball batting cages, an expanded weight room, an indoor golf practice facility, multi-purpose courts for basketball and other sports, and locker rooms for football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, softball, and baseball. The new facility also includes of office space. The coaching staffs of football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, softball, baseball and men's and women's golf all work in the ARC. *Key Stadium – Originally built in 1970, Sprinturf playing surface added in 2004, lights added in summer of 2005,

seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that ...

of 5,500 with standing room only space for approximately 1,500 more *Nicoson Hall – Opened in 1960, seating capacity of 4,000 with standing room only space for approximately 1,000 more, named for long-time basketball coach and Athletic Director Angus Nicoson *Ruth Lilly Center Court – Opened in 1982, seating capacity of 500 *Ruth Lilly Center Pool – Opened in 1982, seating capacity of 300 *Greyhound Park – seating capacity of 750 *Baumgartner Field – seating capacity of 300, built in 2012, named for Mary "Wimp" Baumgartner who played in the Women's Professional Baseball League during the late 1940s *UIndy Tennis Center – Seven indoor courts located at the UIndy Tennis Center. Info can be found at www.uindytenniscenter.com.

Individual teams

Men's teams

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

– Greyhound Park – School record 51 wins in 2001, made 15 NCAA Tournament appearance, including trips to the NCAA Division II World Series in 2000 and 2012 *

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

– Nicoson Hall – Has been to 11 NCAA Division II Tournaments (1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011–16); David Logan named 2005 NCAA II National Player of the Year by numerous media outlets. Eight Hoosier Collegiate Conference championships (1948–49, 1950–51, 1955–56, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965-65 and 1966–67) and one Great Lakes Valley Conference title (1996–97). * Cross Country * Football – Five Hoosier Collegiate Conference championships (1947, 1953–55, 1960) and two Heartland Collegiate Conference championships (1978, 1981), qualified for NCAA Division III playoffs in 1975. Winners of four consecutive GLVC championships from 2012 to 2015, 17-18 and have qualified for the Division II playoffs in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018. *

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...

– League-record 13 GLVC titles, with 11 coming under long-time coach Ken Partridge. Brownsburg, Ind., native Seth Fair finished fourth as an individual at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championship tournament, held at The Sagamore Golf Club in nearby Noblesville, Ind. (co-hosted by the University of Indianapolis). * Soccer – Key Stadium – Started in 1981 – School record 15 wins in the 2012 season, that saw them advance to the program's first NCAA Tournament. Recorded program's first GLVC championship in 2014. Made second national tournament appearance in 2015 after setting program record with 12 shutouts. *

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

and

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–

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Center Pool – team has claimed 11 individual national championships, including Orel Oral's 7 national championships from 1998 to 2002. Cole Tedhams won the national championship in the 50 free in 2004 and 2005 and the 100 free in 2005. Alex Arestis won the free at the 2008 Division II Nationals. Men have finished in top 15 in 13 of the last 19 years NCAA Championships, including a best of 3rd in 2018. *

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

– Second in conference history with eight GLVC championships. Has qualified for 10 NCAA Division II National Championships (1997, 2000–01, 2003, 2005–06, 2009, 2014–16. *Indoor Track – Numerous All-American awards and GLVC championships, anchored by the throwing and sprinting events. *Outdoor

Track and Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

– Key Stadium – Numerous All-American and GLVC championships, headlined by Dameion Smith's men's NCAA Division II hammer throw national title in 2004. Alumni from the UIndy men's track team have also had success competing at the USA Track and Field National Championships and USA Olympic Trials. UIndy Alumni competitors in past USA Track and Field Championships include Dave Wollman (shot put), Dennis Young (discus), Randy Heisler (discus), Andy Richardson (shot put), Dameion Smith (hammer) Cory Young (hammer, discus), and Aaron Lawson (hammer). *

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

– Nicoson Hall — Finished 10th as a team at NCAA II Championships in 2006, with 4 all-Americans including Mike Jackson (2nd place at 174). Finished 6th in 2022 and had two finalists

Women's teams

– Nicoson Hall – school record 29 wins in 2002–03 season, 11 NCAA Tournament appearance (1993, 1995, 2003–2005, 2008–10, 2012–14) * Cross Country – academic all-American Maria Harriman finished 42nd in 2002 NCAA II XC Championships *

– League-record 10 GLVC titles (1999–2001, 2008–09, 2012–16). Earned UIndy's first ever National Championship in the 2014–15 season, competing at The Meadows Golf Course at Grand Valley State University. Finished as the Division II national runners-up in 2016. * Soccer – Key Stadium – 2006 GLVC Champions, NCAA II Sweet Sixteen, school record 17 wins in 2006. *

Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

– Baumgartner Field – School record 54 wins in the 2013 season, highlighted by a 39-game win streak and program record tying 28 GLVC wins. Advanced to the Division II World Series in 2009 & 2015. *

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Center Pool – Women finished in top 12 at NCAA Championships for 12 years in a row from 2001 to 2012, including best of 6th in 2007. Megan Grunert was the 2004 Indiana NCAA Woman of the Year and one of the 10 NCAA Woman of the Year finalists. Team won GLIAC championships in 2003, 2004, 2005. Individually, the team has had 15 runner-up finishes in events at nationals. *

– Have won a GLVC-record nine conference championships. Qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championship seven times. ITA Academic All American team every year from 2003 to 2012. *Indoor Track – Andrea Horban won the 2006 NCAA II Indoor Shot Put Championship, while Emily Schaaf finished 2nd in the high jump on the same day. UIndy won the 2009 GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championship. *Outdoor

– Key Stadium – Team has won a league record eight GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

– Ruth Lilly Center – 15-straight 22 win seasons from 1999 to 2014. 2003, 2009, 2011 and 2013 GLVC Champions. Has been to nine NCAA Tournaments (2003, 2007–14) with an Elite 8 appearances in 2009 & 2012 and Sweet 16 appearances in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

References

External links

* {{Indiana Sports