The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (ULM Warhawks) are the

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teams representing the

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(ULM). ULM currently fields 15 varsity teams (six men's and nine women's) in 11 sports, and competes at the

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(NCAA) Division I (

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in football) level as a member of the

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Nickname

The nickname for the Louisiana–Monroe sports teams are the Warhawks."The ULM Warhawk
Website.
Retrieved on September 7, 2008. ;Nickname controversy On January 30, 2006, university president James Cofer announced officially that ULM would be retiring the 75-year-old "Indians" mascot in light of new NCAA restrictions against Indigenous-themed mascots, which the NCAA considers "hostile and abusive" to Native Americans, despite issuing an appeal to the NCAA to keep the name after the NCAA's ruling allowing

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to keep their

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nickname."Louisiana-Monroe will appeal nickname ban." 8/25/05
Story.

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. Retrieved on September 7, 2008. This came a few days after a mascot committee voted unanimously in favor of the change. The university accepted suggestions for the new mascot through February 28, 2006. The mascot committee then selected 12 semifinalists. An online poll, available to students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and the public, yielded three semifinalists: "Warhawks," "Bayou Gators" and "Bayou Hawks." The school's mascot committee passed a single recommendation to the university president, who made the final decision. Warhawks was announced as ULM's new mascot on April 5, 2006 and implemented on June 26, 2006. The new nickname honors Maj. Gen.

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, an

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alumnus, and his

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unit from

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, which utilized the

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Warhawk in battle, although the logos primarily use bird imagery.

Sports sponsored

Baseball

The baseball team is coached by Mike Federico, and won the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Championship. The team's home field is

Warhawk Field Warhawk Field is a baseball venue located in Monroe, Louisiana. It is home to the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks college baseball team of the Division I Sun Belt Conference. The venue was opened in 1983 and has a capacity of 1,800 spectators.

. In 2012, the Warhawks won the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to play in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The ULM Warhawks have won 14 baseball regular season or tournament conference championships.

Women's beach volleyball

The Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's beach volleyball team competes in NCAA Division I beach volleyball in

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(C-USA). The program, founded in 2013, competed as an independent until joining the

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for the 2020 season (2019–20 school year). After the 2021 season, ULM joined the newly founded C-USA beach volleyball league.

Football

The Warhawks

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team dates back to 1931, and currently competes in the

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. Playing as a member of the

(Sun Belt), the Warhawks play their home games at

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, located on the campus. Since December 2015,

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has served as the Warhawks' head coach. As the Indians, Monroe captured or shared four

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championships and won the 1987 I-AA National Championship. The program has sent several players into the professional ranks, including

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, Chris Harris,

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, Cardia Jackson and

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into the

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into the

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and

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into the Arena League.

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was the first season since moving to the

that Louisiana–Monroe had a winning season.

Men's basketball

Men's and women's basketball teams play home games a
Fant-Ewing Coliseum
a 7,000-seat on-campus arena that opened in 1971. The largest crowd to watch a men's basketball game at Fant-Ewing Coliseum was 8,044, who watched the Northeast Louisiana Indians play the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on January 25, 1979. The ULM Warhawks have won 19 men's basketball regular season, tournament or divisional conference championships.

Women's basketball

The largest crowd to watch a women's basketball game at Fant-Ewing Coliseum was 8,155, who watched the Northeast Louisiana Lady Indians play the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters on February 11, 1985. The ULM Warhawks have won five women's basketball regular season or tournament conference championships.

Men's cross country

The ULM Warhawks have won five men's cross country conference championships.

Women's cross country

The ULM Warhawks have won two women's cross country conference championships.

Men's golf

The ULM Warhawks have won two men's golf conference championships.

Women's golf

Women's soccer

Softball

The ULM Warhawks have won two softball regular season or tournament conference championships.

Women's tennis

The ULM Warhawks have won nine women's tennis regular season or tournament conference championships.

Men's track and field

The ULM Warhawks have won nine men's outdoor track & field conference championships.

Women's track and field

The ULM Warhawks have won four women's outdoor track & field conference championships.

Women's volleyball

Non-varsity sports

Water skiing

The

Water Ski Team has been the dominant ski team since the inception of collegiate water ski competition in 1979, capturing 29 National Championship titles over the past 38 years.

Championships

NCAA team championships

As of April 4, 2016, Louisiana Monroe has 1 NCAA team national championship. *Men's (1) **

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(1): 1987 *See also: ** Sun Belt Conference NCAA team championships **

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Conference championships

The ULM Warhawks have won 75 men's and 24 women's regular-season, tournament or divisional conference championships. * Men's ** Basketball (19): 2007^D, 1997, 1996, 1996^T, 1994, 1993, 1993^T, 1992^T 1991, 1991^T, 1990, 1990^T, 1986, 1986^T, 1982^T, 1980, 1979^T, 1965, 1962 ** Tennis (18): 1997, 1996, 1995^T 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1965, 1964, 1963 ** Baseball (14): 2012^T, 2008, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1996, 1995^T, 1983, 1982, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1966, 1964 ** Outdoor Track & Field (9): 1988, 1987, 1970, 1969, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1960, 1959 ** Football (5): 2005, 1992, 1990, 1987, 1982 ** Cross Country (5): 1965, 1964, 1962, 1961, 1959 ** Indoor Track & Field (3): 1988, 1987, 1986 ** Golf (2): 2004, 1968 * Women's ** Women's Tennis (9): 2017, 2003^T, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1984 ** Women's Basketball (5): 2005, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1983^T ** Women's Outdoor Track and Field (4): 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986 ** Softball (2): 1997, 1986^T ** Women's Indoor Track & Field (2): 1989, 1987 ** Women's Cross Country (2): 1986, 1985 ''^T indicates a conference tournament championship. ^D indicates a divisional conference championship.''

Athletic facilities

Warhawks Field, ULM, Monroe, LA IMG 2783

Athletic venues and facilities include: * Football:

* Basketball:

Fant–Ewing Coliseum Fant–Ewing Coliseum is a 7,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Monroe, Louisiana, United States, on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. It was built in 1971 and is home to the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's and women's basketball ...

* Baseball:

* Beach Volleyball:

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* Cross Country Selman Field Cross Country Course * Golf: Bayou Desiard Country Club * Soccer:

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* Softball:

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* Tennis: Raymond Heard Stadium * Track and Field:

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* Volleyball:

Rivalries

The Warhawks have Sun Belt rivalries with every West Division school (Little Rock, Arkansas State, Louisiana, UT Arlington, and Texas State). Their fiercest Sun Belt rivals are

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and

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Football

Football rivalries involving Warhawk sports teams include:

Warhawks Sports Radio Network

ULM launched the Warhawk Sports Radio Network in 2007. The Network is a series of radio stations that provide access to sporting events throughout Northeast Louisiana. Three Monroe radio stations,

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KMLB KMLB (540 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Monroe, Louisiana, the station is owned by Holladay Broadcasting. All programming is simulcast on FM translator K289CG at 105.7 MHz. Studios are locat ...

and

KRJO KRJO (1680 AM, "99.7 The Legend") is an American radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. The station is licensed to Monroe, Louisiana and is owned by Holladay Broadcasting of Louisiana, LLC. Studios are located in Monroe, and ...

, provide play by play radio commentary. The full list of participating stations are: *

105.3 FM in Monroe (Football, Men's basketball) *

105.7 FM / 540 AM in Monroe (Women's basketball, Baseball) *

1680 AM in Monroe (Basketball)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Sports teams in Monroe, Louisiana