Francis Marion Patriots

The Francis Marion Patriots are the athletic teams that represent Francis Marion University, located in Florence, South Carolina, in NCAA intercollegiate sporting competitions.

Francis Marion Patriots
UniversityFrancis Marion University
ConferenceConference Carolinas
Southland Conference (men's golf)
NCAADivision II
Division I (men's golf)
Athletic directorMurray Hartzler
LocationFlorence, South Carolina
Varsity teams15
Basketball arenaSmith University Center
Baseball stadiumSparrow Stadium
Softball stadiumFMU Softball Stadium
Soccer stadiumMurray G. Hartzler Soccer Field
NicknamePatriots
ColorsRed, white, and blue[1]
     
Websitewww.fmupatriots.com

The Patriots compete as members of the Division II Conference Carolinas (CC) for 14 of 15 varsity sports; the remaining sport, men's golf, competes in Division I as a single-sport member of the Southland Conference. Francis Marion joined CC in 2021 after having been a member of the Peach Belt Conference since 1990.

Varsity teams

List of teams

National championships

Association Division Sport Year Event Champions
AIAW Division II Basketball 1982 AIAW National Division II Basketball Championship 1982 Women’s Basketball
NCAA Division II Tennis[2] 1993 Women's Doubles Mary Hirst and Lee Whitwell
1994
NCAA Division II Golf[3] 2003 Men's Golf Jonathan Burnett

References

  1. "Marion University - News: Colors". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. "Division II Women's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. "DII Men's Golf Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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