| Indianapolis Greyhounds | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | University of Indianapolis |
| Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Varsity teams | 25 |
| Football stadium | Key Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Nicoson Hall |
| Baseball stadium | Greyhound Park |
| Other venues | Ruth Lilly Center |
| Mascot | Grady (live), Ace (costumed) |
| Nickname | Greyhounds |
| Colors | Crimson and grey[1] |
| Website | athletics |
The Indianapolis Greyhounds, also the UIndy Greyhounds, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Indianapolis (UIndy), located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Greyhounds compete in NCAA Division II as members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Indianapolis has been a member of the GLVC since 1978 and, as of 2022, was the only remaining charter member of the conference.
The university was known as Indiana Central from its founding in 1902 until the adoption of its current name in 1986. The Greyhound nickname for athletic teams dates from 1926.[2] The original school colors, cardinal and grey, predated the athletic program, and eventually gave way to crimson and grey. The current "flying I" athletic department logo dates from 2007, when it was adopted as the helmet logo for Greyhound football.
In recent years, the Greyhounds have emerged as one of the top all-around athletics programs in Division II. Since 2011-12, Indianapolis has placed in the top ten of the Division II Learfield Directors' Cup standings ten times, and has won every GLVC All-Sports Trophy.[3] As of spring 2023, when they earned their first GLVC titles in wrestling and women's swimming & diving, the Greyhounds had won at least one GLVC championship in each of the program's 23 sports. UIndy added two more women's sports, bowling and triathlon, in fall 2024.
- ^ "UIndy Men's Basketball Prospectus" (PDF). October 3, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Frederick D. Hill, Downright Devotion to the Cause: A History of the University of Indianapolis and its Legacy of Service (Indianapolis: University of Indianapolis Press, 2002), page 211.
- ^ UIndy All-Sports Success, https://athletics.uindy.edu/sports/2012/3/29/GENERAL_0329123537.aspx, University of Indianapolis Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2024.