Northern Kentucky Norse

Northern Kentucky Norse
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UniversityNorthern Kentucky University
ConferenceHorizon League
NCAADivision I
Athletic directorKen Ralph
LocationHighland Heights, Kentucky
Varsity teams22 (23 in 2025–26)
Basketball arenaTruist Arena
Baseball stadiumBill Aker Baseball Complex
Soccer stadiumNKU Soccer Stadium
MascotVictor E. Viking
NicknameNorse
ColorsBlack, gold, and white[1]
     
Websitenkunorse.com

The Northern Kentucky Norse are the athletic teams of Northern Kentucky University, located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States. NKU is an NCAA Division I school competing in the Horizon League, which it joined on July 1, 2015, after leaving the Atlantic Sun Conference.[2] The university's teams for both men and women are nicknamed "Norse."

  1. ^ "Color Palette". Northern Kentucky University Athletic Department Brand Identity Guidelines (PDF). March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Northern Kentucky University to Join Horizon League in July". Horizon League. May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.