Westminster Griffins | |
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University | Westminster University |
Conference | RMAC (primary) RMISA (skiing) |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Shay Wyatt |
Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Varsity teams | 17 (8 men’s and 9 women’s) |
Basketball arena | Behnken Field House |
Soccer stadium | Dumke Field |
Mascot | Griff |
Nickname | Griffins |
Colors | Purple and gold[1] |
Website | westminstergriffins |
The Westminster Griffins are the athletic teams that represent Westminster University, located in Salt Lake City, Utah, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) for most of its sports since the 2015–16 academic year (which they were a member on a previous stint from 1967–68 to 1978–79 before suspending its athletics program); while its men's and women's alpine skiing teams compete in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) affiliated with the NCAA. The Griffins previously competed in the Frontier Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1998–99 to 2014–15.