West Alabama Tigers

West Alabama Tigers
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UniversityUniversity of West Alabama
ConferenceGulf South (primary)
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorKent Partridge[1]
LocationLivingston, Alabama
Varsity teams16 (8 men's, 8 women's)
Football stadiumTiger Stadium
Basketball arenaPruitt Hall Gymnasium
Baseball stadiumTartt Field
Softball stadiumUWA Softball Complex
Soccer fieldTiger Stadium
Tennis venueVaughan Tennis Complex
MascotLuie the Tiger
NicknameTigers
Fight songThe Fight Song
ColorsRed and white[2]
   
Websiteuwaathletics.com

The West Alabama Tigers are the athletic teams that represent the University of West Alabama, located in Livingston, Alabama, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Tigers have primarily competed in the Gulf South Conference since the 1970–71 academic year.[3] Men's and women's rodeo compete as affiliate members in the Ozark Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.[4]

West Alabama's main rivals include North Alabama and Delta State. The rivalry with North Alabama is especially heated as the two compete annually in most sports. Other rivals include Alabama-Huntsville, Montevallo, Valdosta State, West Florida, and West Georgia.

West Alabama competes in 16 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, rodeo, soccer, tennis, and outdoor track; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, rodeo, soccer, softball, tennis, outdoor track, and volleyball.

  1. ^ "Kent Partridge - Director of Athletics". Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. ^ University of West Alabama Graphics Standards (PDF). July 1, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  3. ^ "Gulf South Conference-About the Gulf South Conference". Gulf South Conference. 2007-01-01. Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  4. ^ "NIRA - Membership for Ozark Region". National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. 2007-01-01. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2010-02-07.