Athletics and Traditions
The University of West Alabama features 12 sports teams (13 beginning in 2011–2012 with the addition of women's soccer). Both the male and female athletic teams are called the West Alabama Tigers. Ten of the twelve teams participate in the NCAA's Division II as a member of the Gulf South Conference East Division. Men's and women's rodeo compete in the Ozark Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. The NCAA's Division II sports at the University of West Alabama include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, and tennis for men; basketball, cross country, soccer in 2011, softball, tennis, and volleyball for women. The University's official mascot is Luie the Tiger.
As an NAIA member in 1971, the football team won the school's only national championship in any sport. In 1992, the baseball team made history advancing to their only Division II College World Series. Their chances for the school's first baseball national championship ended in tough luck as they dropped two of three games. In 1997, the Tiger softball program made its only trip to the national tournament and posted a 1–2 record on the campus of Barry University. The men's and women's basketball teams have each made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. The football team made its first trip to the NCAA Division II Championship since 1975 during the 2009 season. They upset Albany State in the first round before ultimately falling to Carson-Newman in the second round.
In addition to varsity sports, the University offers a wide variety of intramural sports programs. Recently, an 18-hole disc golf course was added to the University campus.
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