District of Columbia Firebirds
District of Columbia Firebirds | |
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Washington, DC | |
Varsity teams | 10 (4 men's, 5 women's, 1 co-ed) |
Basketball arena | UDC Gymnasium |
Soccer stadium | UDC Field |
Aquatics center | UDC Natatorium |
Lacrosse stadium | UDC Field |
Tennis venue | UDC Tennis Facility |
Nickname | Firebirds |
Colors | Burgundy and gold[1] |
Website | www |
The District of Columbia Firebirds (also UDC Firebirds) are the athletic teams that represent the University of the District of Columbia, located in Washington, D.C., in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Firebirds compete as members of the East Coast Conference for all nine sports.
Varsity teams
Men's sports (4)
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Women's sports (5)
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History
The Firebirds have experienced recent success in men's and women's tennis winning the East Coast Conference team titles their first season as a part of the conference; with the women's tennis team making it all the way to the "Sweet Sixteen" in the NCAA Division II tournament.
Pastorally, the Firebirds have excelled at intercollegiate athletics highlighted most notably by the men's basketball team winning the
Administration
Since December 2008, the athletic department has been headed up by Patricia Thomas, who is the university's first female
The department also has five associate athletic directors, Joseph Lang (Compliance), Mike Riley (Internal Operations), Patrick Knapp (External Operations), Matthew Rienzo (Marketing & Communications), and Kendra Greene (Academics/ Senior Woman Administrator).[7]
Notable coaches
References
- ^ "UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA". Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "University of the District of Columbia Women's Tennis Team's Storybook Season Comes to Close in NCAA Round of 16". 16 May 2012.
- ^ a b Salmon, Barrington M. (March 8, 2012). "Ruland Presides over Men's Basketball Renaissance". The Washington Informen. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "History of UDC Athletics".
- ^ "Washington DC's Super 30: The Best DC metro basketball players of all time". DC Metro Sports. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Patricia Thomas Biography". The University of the District of Columbia. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "Athletics Staff Directory". The University of the District of Columbia. Retrieved January 23, 2013.