The Queens Royals are the athletic teams that represent
Queens University of Charlotte
The Queens University of Charlotte is a private university in Charlotte, North Carolina. It has approximately 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students through the College of Arts and Sciences, the McColl School of Business, the Wayland H. Cato, ...
, located in
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
, in
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
intercollegiate sporting competitions. On July 1, 2022, the Royals began a four-year transition from
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
to
Division I as new members of the
ASUN Conference. Before then, Queens had competed in the
South Atlantic Conference
The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the southeastern United States. The SAC was founded in 1975 as a ...
for 14 of their varsity sports; the men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in the
Bluegrass Mountain Conference and the men's and women's indoor track and field and men's volleyball teams competed as independents. Queens had been a member of the SAC since 2013, when it moved from
Conference Carolinas
Conference Carolinas, formerly known as the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) or the Carolinas Conference, is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) primarily at the Divisio ...
.
On May 7, 2022, Queens announced it had accepted an invitation from the ASUN Conference and would join that league on July 1. The ASUN officially announced this move three days later. The men's volleyball team is playing the 2023 season (2022–23 school year) as an independent before joining the
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association in July 2023.
Varsity teams
Sports not governed by the NCAA are indicated with a yellow background.
In addition to the listed sports, Queens considers its cheerleaders, both male and female, as well as its all-female dance team, to be varsity athletes.
National championships
The Royals have won eleven NCAA Division II team national championships.
Teams
Facilities
Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation
The Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation is located on campus and contains Curry Arena, the aquatic center, as well as office and practice space. The facility is home to the basketball, swimming & diving, volleyball, and wrestling programs and was built in 2012 to replace the Ovens Athletic Center.
Queens University of Charlotte Sports Complex at Marion Diehl Park
A joint project of Queens University of Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation, the Sports Complex is home to Dickson Field, a 2,000-seat stadium that serves as home to the lacrosse, rugby, and soccer teams, Bessant Field, which hosts the field hockey program and also contains an 8-lane track, a tennis complex, and several community facilities. A notable feature of the complex is Rex, the world's largest standing lion statue.
References
External links
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