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CONSTRUCTION UPDATES:
- 7-1-09 Edited Baseball, Volleyball, basketball info
- 7-17-09 Updated Volleyball Coaching records/All-Time Results, updated Baseball Coach's info, All-Time Records
uncafans.com is the unofficial home for UNC Asheville Athletics. While not associated in any way with the athletic department this site provides the most comprehensive information available on
the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, the men's and women's sports teams of The University of North Carolina at Asheville. This main page provides a brief summary of the athletics program at UNC Asheville. In addition each sub-page provides more detailed information and each sport has a page dedicated to it and its history at Asheville. The links to these pages can be found throughout this main page and also at the bottom of this page under the heading Glossary. Additionally a full directory of pages, people, terms and other useful information can be found in the master glossary.
The University of North Carolina at Asheville sponsors 14 Division 1 intercollegiate sports teams. The men's programs consist of baseball, basketball, soccer, cross country running, tennis and both indoor and outdoor track & field. The women's programs consist of women's basketball, cross country running, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field and volleyball.
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Championships
Conference Championships
Men's Tennis
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Women's Tennis
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Regional Championships
- 1969 - (As Asheville-Biltmore College) NAIA District 6 Champions (NAIA Tournament Kansas City)
- 1971 - NAIA District 6 Champions (NAIA Tournament Kansas City)
National Championships
- 1984 - NAIA National Basketball Championship
Facilities
Justice Center
Kimmel Arena
Ground is currently scheduled to be broken during the fall of 2008 and the facility is expected to be completed in time for the 2010/2011 Basketball season. The proposed facility is just over 120,000 square feet in size and will sit on what is currently the UNC Asheville Tennis Center and Upper Parking Lot. The new arena will fit into and on the slope immediately to the North side of Justice Center and will be attached to the old gym as well as the on campus HFC via covered walkway. Upon completion Kimmel Arena will become the the new home to Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball. The arena will also house new Athletic Department offices, locker rooms, a new weight room and workout facilitiy, the UNC Asheville Athletics Hall of Fame. The facility will also become the home base for UNC Asheville's Health and Wellness Promotion major and will house dedicated classrooms and faculty offices.
Greenwood Baseball Field
Opened in the Spring of 1988 Greenwood Baseball field has not only been the home of UNC Asheville baseball, but also one of the homes of summer collegiate baseball in the Asheville region. The field is located adjacent to Greenwood Soccer Field (which lies to the South) and overlooks both Campus Drive (to the North) and the Strauss Track and Field Facility (to the East/South East). The field has undergone some minor changes since opening in 1988 but remains largely the same.
Greenwood Soccer Field
Located adjacent to Greenwood Baseball Field Greenwood Soccer Field is the home for UNC Asheville men's and women's soccer teams. The field features full locker-room facilities for both the men and women, and on game the complex is transformed into soccer complex complete with press-tent.
McCormick Baseball Field
McCormick Field is the the alternative home of UNC Asheville Baseball. Located in downtown Asheville the park is the everyday home to Colorado Rockies Single-A affiliate Asheville Tourists and seats about 4,000 people. The Bulldogs generally play about 10 games per season at McCormick and also play a yearly exhibition game against the Tourists the first week in April. McCormick field was originally built in 1924 and has been since rebuilt and updated several times. The latest reconstruction was finished before the 2006 season. During the 2006 reconstruction all of the outfield walls were replaced and raised to the current heights. A state of the art scoreboard and jumbotron/video board were also installed into the right field wall. Field boxes were added at dugout level, the home and away clubhouses were refurbished and the batting cage under the 3rd base seats was rebuilt. Additionally the club seats and party area down the 1st baseline were refurbished. A complete history of McCormick Field and additional pictures are available on the McCormick Field page of this site.
Straus Track
The Karl Straus Track has been a fixture at UNC Asheville for over 25 years. Severely outdated and also in a greatly deteriorated condition the track has been unable to host any competitive collegiate or Big South event in almost a decade. The track is located directly behind the HFC building and just adjacent to the Greeenwood Sports (baseball & soccer) complex. The track is also overlooked by both the governors village and governors hall dorms and residences. The track complex was un-named until 1992 when Asheville Attorney and UNCA donor Karl Straus had the complex named after him. UNC Asheville Chancellor Sam Schuman had the track named after Straus. Plans have been completed for a renovation and a fundraising drive has begun. Details and artists renditions of the new track, stadium, concessions, locker-rooms, and other parts of the facility can be seen at www.uncatrackpledge.com.
UNCA Tennis Center
The UNCA Tennis Center was opened in the 1970s and is still the home of both the Men's and Women's Tennis teams (as of the 2007/08 season). The Tennis Center is scheduled to undergo a move and upgrade as the new Kimmel Arena will be built on the hill where the Tennis Center currently sits. Plans have not been proposed for a new location at this time. The Tennis Center consists of 5 main courts that sit on the edge of a hill overlooking the Straus Track facility. The end courts provide a view of not only the track facility but also the entire Greenwood complex (baseball and soccer), as well as the back of the HFC Building. Directly behind the courts is a hill that leads down to the auxiliary baseball/greenwood complex parking lot. The Tennis Center also has one "stadium court" that is offset from the other five and is back away from the hillside. This stadium court sits directly accross from the HFC/Justice Center building. The Tennis Center has the distinction of hosting the first ever Big South Women's Tennis Tournament in 1987.
Athletic's Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Members
For complete details on Hall of Fame members please visit the Hall of Fame page.
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Inaugural Class Inducted September 19, 2003
2nd Class Inducted October 1, 2004
3rd Class Inducted September 29, 2005
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4th Class Inducted February 15, 2007
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Annual Athletics Award Winners
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Male Athlete of the Year
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Female Athlete of the Year
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Glossary
The Master Glossary provides links and information on players, coaches, teams, facilities and everything associated with the UNC Asheville Athletic Department. Quick links to the sport specific pages are listed alphabetically below.
Sport Specific Pages
Men's Sports
Women's Sports
