Florida Tech Panthers

Florida Tech Panthers
Logo
UniversityFlorida Institute of Technology
ConferenceSunshine State (primary)
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorJamie Joss
LocationMelbourne, Florida
Varsity teams15 (8 men's, 6 women's, 1 co-ed)
Basketball arenaCharles and Ruth Clemente Center
Baseball stadiumAndy Seminick-Les Hall Field
Softball stadiumNancy Bottge Field
Soccer fieldRick Stottler Field
Aquatics centerPanther Aquatic Center
Lacrosse fieldPanther Field (men's)
Rick Stottler Field (women's)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsCrimson and Gray[1]
   
Websitefloridatechsports.com
Team NCAA championships
3

The Florida Tech Panthers are the athletic teams that represent the Florida Institute of Technology, located in Melbourne, Florida, in intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Sunshine State Conference since the 1981–82 academic year.

Sports currently offered by the program include baseball, softball, men's cross country, men's track and field (both indoor and outdoor), women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's lacrosse, men's rowing, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's swimming.

Due to financial difficulties, the women's golf and the men's and women's tennis programs were canceled in the spring of 2019.[2] The men's football program was also canceled in the spring of 2020.[3] Other sports formerly offered by the program include men's golf, men's and women's cross country, women's rowing, and women's track field (both indoor and outdoor).

  1. ^ "Florida Tech Athletics Logo (PDF)" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Florida Tech discontinuing three varsity sports". Florida Today. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  3. ^ staff, Scott Gleeson and Florida Today. "Florida Tech eliminates its football program amid coronavirus pandemic". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-05-14.