The Lynn Fighting Knights are the athletic teams that represent
Lynn University, located in
Boca Raton, Florida
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, in
NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Fighting Knights compete as members of the
Sunshine State Conference
The Sunshine State Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. All of its member institutions are located in the state of Florida, which is popularly kn ...
for all 14 varsity sports. Lynn has been a member of the SSC since 1997.
Varsity teams
Lynn University announced it will add
lacrosse for the 2014 season. The sport will be the third addition in recent years, after the university added women's cross country and swimming in 2012.
List of teams
Men's sports (6)
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Golf
*Lacrosse
*Soccer
*Tennis
Women's sports (8)
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Golf
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming and diving
*Tennis
*Volleyball
National championships
Lynn University teams have won a total of 22
NCAA and
NAIA national championships, and 30
Sunshine State Conference
The Sunshine State Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. All of its member institutions are located in the state of Florida, which is popularly kn ...
championships.
Team
Notable athletes
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Jean Alexandre Midfielder,
San Jose Earthquakes
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Tal ErelBaseball catcher for the
Israel national baseball team
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Scott Gordon Defender,
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
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Svetlana Gounkina
Svetlana Gounkina (russian: link=no, Светлана Александровна Гунькина, born 1 April 1980 in Moscow) is a Russian golfer. She is a multiple Russian National Champion. She was the Bronze medalist in the World Golfers Ch ...
Russian golfer; multiple Russian national champion; bronze medalist in the World Golfers Championship
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Tommy KahnlePitcher for the
New York Yankees
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Tim Melia Goalkeeper,
Sporting Kansas City
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Jared MontzFormer
Defender,
Chicago Fire, and founder of Online Soccer Academy
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Melissa OrtizFormer player for Colombia's Women's National Soccer Team
NCAA sanctions
On July 17, 2007, NCAA vacated Lynn's 2005 Women's Division II Softball Championship due to extra benefits given to two players. The NCAA found that former coach Thomas Macera gave two Lynn softball players cash payments totaling more than $3,000. Lynn was also placed on probation for two years.
["NCAA vacates Lynn's 2005 softball title", Palm Beach Post Staff, ''Palm Beach Post'', July 17, 2007]
References
External links
Official website of Lynn Fighting Knights Athletics
{{Florida College Sports