Campbell Fighting Camels
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| University | Campbell University |
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| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | Stan Williamson |
| Location | Buies Creek, NC |
| Varsity Teams | 18 |
| Stadium | Campbell Football Stadium |
| Arena | Carter Gymnasium |
| Mascot | Gaylord the Camel |
| Nickname | Fighting Camels and Lady Camels |
| Fight Song | |
| Colors | Orange and Black
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| Homepage | GoCamels.com |
The Campbell University Fighting Camels and Lady Camels are the nicknames of the school's 18 teams that compete at the Division I level of the NCAA.
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[edit] Conferences
The Fighting Camels and Lady Camels are full members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. However, Campbell is an associate member of the Colonial Athletic Association for wrestling and the Northeast Conference for women’s swimming.
Campbell University became a four-year college in 1961 and began competing athletically in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). In 1977, the Fighting Camels program joined the NCAA Division I level. Campbell was a charter member of the Big South Conference in 1983, before leaving to join the Trans-America Athletic Conference, which is now the Atlantic Sun Conference, in 1994.
[edit] Men's Basketball
Campbell's basketball teams play their home games in 947-seat Carter Gymnasium which opened in 1953. Campbell's only conference championship at the Division I level occurred in 1992 when the Fighting Camels won the Big South Conference tournament held that year at the Civic Center of Anderson in Anderson, S.C.. This win placed Campbell in the 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and 1992 is still the school's only NCAA appearance. The 16th seeded Fighting Camels were defeated by the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils in Greensboro, N.C. 82-56.
Campbell is currently constructing a new 3,000-seat multipurpose arena on campus that will replace Carter Gymnasium as the campus' primary arena for basketball and other indoor sports.[1]
[edit] Women's Basketball
The Lady Camels have two conference championship seasons. Campbell won the Big South Conference tournament in 1989 defeating Radford University 58-53 in Radford, Va.. Campbell also won the 2000 Atlantic Sun Conference championship, held in Pelham, Ala. by defeating Georgia State University 66-49, which earned the Lady Camels a 15th seed in the 2000 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship East Regional. However, Campbell lost in the opening round to the 2nd seeded Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C..
[edit] Football
Campbell announced in April 2006 that the university would be restarting its football program for 2008. The Fighting Camels will compete at the NCAA Division I FCS non-scholarship level. Campbell hopes to join the Pioneer Football League and compete in PFL conference play in the inaugural 2008 season.[2] Dale Steele is the current head coach.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Campbell breaks ground on the John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (accessed 08 February 2007)
- ^ Campbell University Set to Resume Varsity Football in 2008 (accessed 11 February 2007)
| Atlantic Sun Conference |
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| Belmont • Campbell (Campbell Fighting Camels) • ETSU • Florida Gulf Coast* • Gardner–Webb • Jacksonville Kennesaw State • Lipscomb • Mercer • North Florida • South Carolina Upstate* • Stetson * Future member effective 2007-2008 academic year |
