Thomas Night Hawks

Thomas Night Hawks
Thomas Night Hawks
University	Thomas University
Association	NAIA
Conference	Southern States (primary); The Sun (football)
Athletic director	Kurt Stringfellow
Location	Thomasville, Georgia
Varsity teams	15 (7 men's, 8 women's)
Football stadium	Veteran's Memorial Stadium
Basketball arena	TU Gymnasium
Baseball stadium	Varnedoe Stadium
Softball stadium	Armory Field
Soccer stadium	TU Soccer Complex
Nickname	Night Hawks
Colors	Hunter Green and White;
Website	tunighthawks.com/index.aspx

The Thomas Night Hawks are the athletic teams that represent Thomas University, located in Thomasville, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC).

In the 2013–14 season, basketball returned to Thomas after a 13-year hiatus. In the inaugural game, the Nighthawks men were victorious over visiting Florida National University by a score of 82–71.^[1] In 2014, the school added a competitive dance team.^[2] In 2022, football was added.^[3]

On July 1, 2022, Thomas announced that they would leave the Sun Conference to join the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC), starting in the 2023–24 academic year.^[4]

Conference affiliations

NAIA

Sun Conference (2012–2023)
Southern States Athletic Conference (2023–present)

Varsity teams

Thomas competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football,^[3] soccer, swimming and track & field, while women's sports include basketball, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and track & field.

Achievements

In 2004, the Softball team won the NAIA national championship. The Men's Soccer team have won the Sun Conference Tournament in 2013 and 2014, as well as The Sun Conference Regular Season championship in 2018. ^[5]