The Rollins Tars are the athletic teams that represent Rollins College, located in Winter Park, Florida, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Tars, an archaic name for a sailor,[1] compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) for all 21 varsity sports. Rollins has been a member of the SSC since 1975.[3]
| Rollins Tars | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Rollins College |
| Conference | Sunshine State (primary) |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Pennie Parker |
| Location | Winter Park, Florida |
| Varsity teams | 21 (10 men's, 11 women's) |
| Basketball arena | Harold & Ted Alfond Sports Center |
| Baseball stadium | Alfond Stadium at Harper-Shepherd Field |
| Softball stadium | Rollins Softball Stadium at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park |
| Soccer stadium | Barker Family Stadium at Cahall-Sandspur Field |
| Aquatics center | Alfond Swimming Pool |
| Lacrosse stadium | Barker Family Stadium at Cahall-Sandspur Field |
| Tennis venue | Bert W. Martin Tennis Complex John Tiedtke Courts |
| Nickname | Tars[1] |
| Colors | Rollins blue, white, and Rollins gold[2] |
| Website | rollinssports |
| Team NCAA championships | |
| 12 | |
Varsity teams
editList of teams
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Men's sports |
Women's sports
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Rollins previously fielded a college football team, first in 1904 and last in 1949.[4]
Women's golf
editIn 1950 and 1956, Betty Rowland and Marlene Stewart, respectively, won the women's individual intercollegiate golf championship (an event conducted by the Division of Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS) — which later evolved into the current NCAA women's golf championship). In later years, Bettina Walker (1988, 1989), Debbie Pappas (1990, 1991, 1992), Mariana De Biase (2006) and Joanna Coe (2008) became individual national champions at the Small College and NCAA Division II levels. As a team, Rollins College has won 13 national championships.[3]
National championships
editThe Tars have won twelve NCAA Division II team national championships.
Team
edit| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA (12) | Division II (12) | Men's Golf (2) | 1970 | Georgia Southern | 1,195–1,205 |
| 2002 | Cal State Stanislaus | 1,194–1,195 | |||
| Women's Golf (6) | 2003 | Florida Southern | 1,237–1,276 | ||
| 2004 | Ferris State Florida Southern |
1,196—1,264 | |||
| 2005 | Grand Valley State | 1,185–1,220 | |||
| 2006 | Ferris State | 919–925 | |||
| 2008 | Nova Southeastern | 1,181–1,188 | |||
| 2016 | Indianapolis | 1,173—1,182 | |||
| Men's Tennis (4) | 1966 | Cal State Los Angeles Long Beach State |
17–12 | ||
| 1972 | Kalamazoo | — | |||
| 1991 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | 5–3 | |||
| 2001 | Hawaii Pacific | 5–0 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Rollins Athletics Quick Facts". Rollins Athletics Department. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ "Rollins Brand Guideline 2019" (PDF). Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "Rollins Women's Golf Tradition". RollinsSports.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Rollins Football: A History". From the Rollins Archives. March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2020.