The Thomas Night Hawks are the athletic teams that represent

Thomas University Thomas University is a private university in Thomasville, Georgia. It offers associate, bachelor, and master's degrees. History The main building and grounds were originally a portion of Birdwood Plantation, the winter house of W. Cameron For ...

, located in

Thomasville, Georgia Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The population was 18,413 at the 2010 United States Census, making it the second largest city in southwest Georgia after Albany. The city deems itself the "City of Roses" an ...

, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the

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(NAIA), primarily competing in the

Southern States Athletic Conference The Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The 11 member universities that compete in 19 sports are located in Louisiana, Mississi ...

(SSAC). In the 2013–14 season, basketball returned to Thomas after a 13-year hiatus. In the inaugural game, the Nighthawks men were victorious over visiting

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by a score of 82–71. In 2014, the school added a competitive dance team. In 2022, football was added. On July 1, 2022, Thomas announced that they would leave the Sun Conference to join the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC), starting in the 2023–24 academic year.

Conference affiliations

NAIA * Sun Conference (2012–2023) *

(2023–present)

Varsity teams

Thomas competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming and track & field, while women's sports include basketball, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and track & field.

Achievements

In 2004, the Softball team won th
NAIA national championship
The Men's Soccer team have won the Sun Conference Tournament in 2013 and 2014, as well as The Sun Conference Regular Season championship in 2018.

References

External links

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Sun Conference teams NAIA teams College sports teams in Georgia (U.S. state)