Athletics
Augusta State's athletic programs compete at the Division II level in the Peach Belt Conference of the NCAA, except for the men's and women's golf programs, both of which are Division I Independents. The Jaguars' men's golf team won its first national title in 2010, knocking off perennial power Oklahoma State in the championship match at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, TN. Augusta State defended its title in 2011 at Oklahoma State's home course, Karsten Creek, defeating the top-ranked Cowboys in the national semifinals and then Georgia in the final round of match play to reclaim the championship. The Jaguars became the first men's golf team to win consecutive national titles since Houston in 1984-85.
Augusta State's men's basketball program reached the Division II Elite Eight in Springfield, MA three consecutive years from 2008-2010, advancing as far as the national title game in '08. Through the end of the 2010-11 season, Augusta State had been nationally-ranked for 65 consecutive weeks, the fifth-longest streak in the history of Division II basketball.
Augusta's State's men's tennis program reached for the first time the NCAA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky in 2012. The program made the Final Four in an epic run. It was the most successful year in the tennis program of the Jaguars. Also, Bernardo Fernandes landed the National honors in singles.
Other athletic programs at Augusta State include women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis and volleyball.
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