The Stetson Hatters are composed of 18 teams representing

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in intercollegiate athletics. The Hatters compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are primary members of the

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for most sports, excluding the university's football program, which competes in the

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. Their mascot is John B.

Varsity teams

A member of the

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(ASUN) since 1985, Stetson University sponsors teams in eight men's and ten women's

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sanctioned sports.

Golf

In 1948, Grace Lenczyk won the women's individual intercollegiate golf championship (an event conducted by the

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(DGWS) — which later evolved into the current NCAA women's golf championship).

Wrestling

Stetson had Varsity

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for 3 years (1983-1986).

Notable alumni

Fredrik Brustad Fredrik Brustad (; born 22 June 1989) is a Norwegian football forward who plays for KFUM. Club career Brustad was born in Oslo, and played for Ullern and Lyn in his youth. After spending three years of his college soccer career at Stetson Un ...

, forward for

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, and

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Jacob deGrom Jacob Anthony deGrom (born June 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. DeGrom began playing baseball as a shortstop ...

, pitcher for the Texas Rangers *

Logan Gilbert Logan Keith Gilbert (born May 5, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career Gilbert attended Wekiva High School in Apopka, Florida. ...

, pitcher for the

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* Earnie Killum, guard for the

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Corey Kluber Corey Scott Kluber (born April 10, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. He made his MLB ...

, pitcher for the

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* Donald Parham, tight end for the

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* Donald Payne, linebacker for the

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* Nick Rickles, catcher, Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies organizations; Team Israel * George Tsamis, pitcher, formerly of the

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References

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