Northern Kentucky Norse | |
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University | Northern Kentucky University |
Conference | Horizon League |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Ken Ralph |
Location | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
Varsity teams | 22 (23 in 2025–26) |
Basketball arena | Truist Arena |
Baseball stadium | Bill Aker Baseball Complex |
Soccer stadium | NKU Soccer Stadium |
Mascot | Victor E. Viking |
Nickname | Norse |
Colors | Black, gold, and white[1] |
Website | nkunorse |
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."