| Queens Royals | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Queens University of Charlotte |
| Conference | ASUN Conference (primary) MIVA (men's volleyball) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Cherie Swarthout |
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 29 (13 men's, 14 women's, 2 co-ed) |
| Basketball arena | Curry Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Stick Williams Dream Baseball Field |
| Softball stadium | Stick Williams Dream Softball Field |
| Soccer stadium | Sports Complex at Marion Diehl Park |
| Aquatics center | Levine Aquatic Center |
| Tennis venue | Howard Levine Tennis Center |
| Mascot | Rex the Lion |
| Nickname | Royals |
| Colors | Navy blue and vegas gold[1] |
| Website | queensathletics |
| Team NCAA championships | |
| 14 | |
The Queens Royals are the athletic teams that represent Queens University of Charlotte, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, in NCAA intercollegiate sporting competitions. On July 1, 2022, the Royals began a four-year transition from NCAA Division II to Division I as new members of the ASUN Conference. Before then, Queens had competed in the South Atlantic Conference for 20 of their varsity sports; the men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in the Bluegrass Mountain Conference and the men's volleyball team competed in the Independent Volleyball Association, a scheduling alliance among schools that are independents in that sport's National Collegiate division.[a] Queens had been a member of the SAC since 2013, when it moved from Conference Carolinas.
On May 7, 2022, Queens announced it had accepted an invitation from the ASUN Conference and would join the league on July 1.[2] The ASUN officially announced this move three days later.[3] The men's volleyball team joined the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association in July 2023 after having played the 2023 season (2022–23 school year) in the Independent Volleyball Association, a loose affiliation of schools not affiliated with an NCAA-recognized men's volleyball conference.[4]
- ^ "Queens University of Charlotte Athletics Guidelines" (PDF). April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Limehouse, Jonathan (May 7, 2022). "Queens University of Charlotte accepts invitation to NCAA Division I conference". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Welcomes Queens University of Charlotte as Its Newest Member" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Queens University of Charlotte to Join MIVA in 2023" (Press release). Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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