Old Dominion Monarchs
The Old Dominion Monarchs are composed of 18 intercollegiate athletic teams representing Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, sailing, soccer, swimming, and tennis. Women's sports include basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, golf, sailing, soccer, swimming, tennis, rowing, and volleyball. The Monarchs compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and are members of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC); the university joined the conference on July 1, 2022.
| Old Dominion Monarchs | |
|---|---|
| University | Old Dominion University |
| Conference | Sun Belt (primary) MAISA (sailing) American (women's rowing) |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Camden Wood Selig |
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | S.B. Ballard Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Chartway Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex |
| Soccer stadium | Old Dominion Soccer Complex |
| Aquatics center | J.C. Scrap Chandler Natatorium |
| Lacrosse field | L.R. Hill Sports Complex |
| Golf course | Lambert's Point Golf Course |
| Rowing venue | ODU Rowing Center |
| Sailing venue | ODU Sailing Center |
| Tennis venue | Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center |
| Volleyball arena | ODU Volleyball Center |
| Mascot | Big Blue |
| Nickname | Monarchs |
| Fight song | Fight, Old Dominion! |
| Colors | Slate blue, silver, and light blue |
| Website | www |
In 2017, the university announced it would add Women's Volleyball as a scholarship sport, slated to compete beginning in 2020. The university discontinued wrestling in April 2020 after a study on the athletic department's sport sponsorship, combined with added financial pressure from the coronavirus pandemic.