Belhaven Blazers | |
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University | Belhaven University |
Conference | CCS (primary) USA South (football) |
NCAA | Division III |
Athletic director | Scott Little |
Location | Jackson, Mississippi |
Varsity teams | 15 (8 men's, 7 women's) |
Football stadium | Belhaven Bowl Stadium |
Basketball arena | Rugg Arena |
Baseball stadium | Trustmark Park |
Softball stadium | McLeod Field |
Soccer stadium | Belhaven Bowl Stadium |
Outdoor track and field venue | Belhaven Track & Field Complex |
Nickname | Blazers |
Colors | Green and yellow[1] |
Website | blazers |
The Belhaven Blazers are the athletic teams that represent Belhaven University, located in Jackson, Mississippi, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) for most of its sports as a founding member since the 2022–23 academic year; while its football team competes in the USA South Athletic Conference (USA South).[2] They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Mid-East Region of the Division I level. The Blazers previously competed in the D-III American Southwest Conference (ASC) from 2015–16 to 2021–22; in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC; formerly known as Georgia–Alabama–Carolina Conference (GACC) until after the 2003–04 school year) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 2010–11 to 2014–15; and in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) from 2002–03 to 2009–10 (which they were a member on a previous stint from 1981–82 to 1999–2000).