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UHV Jaguars

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UHV Jaguars
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UniversityUniversity of Houston–Victoria
ConferenceRRAC (primary)
NAIADivision I
Athletic directorAshley Walyuchow
LocationVictoria, Texas
Varsity teams6
Baseball stadiumRiverside Stadium
Soccer stadiumThe Cage
Mascot'JAX'
NicknameJaguars
ColorsRed and gold
   
Websiteuhvjaguars.com

The UHV Jaguars (also known as Jaguars, Jags, Houston–Victoria, or UHV) are the athletic teams that represent of the University of Houston–Victoria, located in Victoria, Texas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) since the 2015–16 academic year. The Jaguars previously competed as an NAIA Independent within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) from the school's athletic program's inception in 2007–08 until 2014–15.

UHV is one of two University of Houston System member schools with a varsity athletic program.

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University of Houston–Victoria

University of Houston–Victoria

The University of Houston–Victoria (UHV) is a public university in Victoria, Texas. It is part of the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 20 acres (8.1 ha) in Victoria with a satellite location at UHV Katy. Founded in 1971, UHV has an enrollment of over 4,300 students.

Victoria, Texas

Victoria, Texas

Victoria is a small city in South Texas and county seat of Victoria County, Texas. The population was 65,534 as of the 2020 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 as of the 2000 census. Its elevation is 95 ft (29 m).

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to its student athletes. For the 2021–22 season, it had 252 member institutions, of which two are in British Columbia, one in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the rest in the continental United States, with over 77,000 student-athletes participating. The NAIA, whose headquarters is in Kansas City, Missouri, sponsors 27 national championships. The CBS Sports Network, formerly called CSTV, serves as the national media outlet for the NAIA. In 2014, ESPNU began carrying the NAIA Football National Championship.

Red River Athletic Conference

Red River Athletic Conference

The Red River Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference's 13 member institutions are located in Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico.

NAIA independent schools

NAIA independent schools

NAIA independent schools are four-year institutional members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that do not have formal conference affiliations. NAIA schools that are not members of any other athletic conference are members of the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC), formerly the Association of Independent Institutions (AII), which provides member services to the institution and allows members to compete in postseason competition. The CAC has one member institution in the U.S. Virgin Islands and another in Canada's British Columbia. It provides services to the member institutions that are not fitting in any other NAIA conference and allows members to compete in postseason competition. The AII renamed itself the Continental Athletic Conference at the end of June 2021, citing the need to identify as a proper conference.

University of Houston System

University of Houston System

The University of Houston System is a public university system in Texas, comprising four separate and distinct universities. It also owns and holds broadcasting licenses to a public television station (KUHT) and a public radio station (KUHF).

Varsity teams

UHV competes in six intercollegiate sports: Men's sports include baseball, golf and soccer; while women's sports include golf, soccer and softball. UHV began its intercollegiate athletic program with baseball and softball in 2007–08, followed by men's & women's golf and men's & women's soccer in 2010–11.

Mascot

The nickname "Jaguar" originates from input by students, staff, faculty, and the local community.

Athletic director

Ashley Walyuchow has served as Director of Athletics since the program's inception in 2006.

Baseball

The Jaguars baseball team finished their first season nationally ranked as No. 31 by the NAIA with a 29–5 record.[1] The Jaguars baseball team plays their home games at Riverside Stadium in Victoria, Texas. The Jaguars baseball head coach Terry Puhl is a former outfielder for the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals.[2] Puhl is also a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Texas Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, and manager for the Canada national baseball team. During the team's first season, former Astros manager and one of Puhl's teammates as a player for the club, Phil Garner became interim coach for the team as Puhl's obligation to the Canada national baseball team forced him to temporarily leave his position.[3] Puhl eventually returned as coach.

In the final 2009 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Poll, UHV was ranked No. 35.[4] The Jaguars captured their first Association of Independent Institutions (AII) conference championship and earned a berth to the NAIA National Championships opening round in Lubbock.

In 2010, The Jaguars won the AII conference championship again and advance to the opening round of the National Championships coming up one win short of advancing to the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, ID. In 2011, the Jaguars were runner-up at the conference tournament in Thomasville, Georgia.

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Riverside Stadium (Victoria)

Riverside Stadium (Victoria)

Riverside Stadium is a ballpark located in Victoria, Texas which is the current home of the UHV Jaguars baseball team and the Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League. It is the former home of the Victoria Rosebuds, who played in the AA classification Texas League from 1958 to 1961. The stadium was opened in 1947 as a part of Riverside Park.

Terry Puhl

Terry Puhl

Terry Stephen Puhl is a Canadian former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a outfielder from 1977 to 1991, most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he helped the franchise win its first-ever National League Western Division title and postseason berth in 1980. Puhl excelled defensively as an outfielder, committing just 18 errors in 1,300 career games. His .993 fielding percentage is the best among outfielders in Astros history and ranks 8th all-time among all outfielders in National League (NL) history.

Houston Astros

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL).

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1969, and has played in four World Series, winning in 1985 and 2015, and losing in 1980 and 2014. Outside of a dominant 10 year stretch between 1976 to 1985, and a brief, albeit dominant resurgence from 2014 to 2015, the Royals have combined for a bottom-ten all time winning percentage in MLB history.

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. The museum commemorates great players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball in Canada.

Canada national baseball team

Canada national baseball team

The Canada national baseball team represents Canada in international baseball. They are overseen by Baseball Canada, the governing body of baseball in Canada.

Phil Garner

Phil Garner

Philip Mason Garner is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988. With the Pirates, he won the 1979 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. He was manager of the Astros from July 14, 2004 to August 27, 2007, leading Houston to a World Series appearance in 2005.

Softball

The Jaguars softball team finished their first regular season nationally ranked as No. 15 by the NAIA, and received the No. 4 seed to the Region VI tournament.[5][6] The Jaguars' regular season record was 30–16. The Jaguars softball team plays their home games at Burdge Field in the O'Connor Athletic Complex located in Victoria, Texas. The Jaguars are coached by Lindsey Ortiz.

The Jaguars won the AII conference championship and advanced to the NAIA National Championships in Decatur, Alabama but did not advance out of pool play. The Jaguars finished the 2009 season ranked No. 18 by the NAIA.[7]

The Jaguars did not win the conference championship in 2010 or 2011.

Other sports

In November 2008, UHV announced that two more sports would be added to the athletics department.[8] Men's and women's golf and soccer programs began in the 2010–2011 season.

Source: "UHV Jaguars", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, July 25th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHV_Jaguars.

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References
  1. ^ "2008 Division Standings". Dakstats.com. NAIA. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  2. ^ "Coach Terry Puhl". University of Houston-Victoria athletics. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  3. ^ "Former Astros manager Garner stepping in as coach at UH-Victoria". ESPN. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  4. ^ "Lubbock Christian Remains No. 1 in Final 2009 NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll". NAIA. 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  5. ^ "California Baptist Finishes No. 1 in NAIA Softball Rating". NAIA. 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  6. ^ "UHV softball receives invite to Region VI Tournament". University of Houston-Victoria athletics. 2008-05-05. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  7. ^ "2009 Division Standings". NAIA. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  8. ^ "UHV announces next two sports to join Jaguars athletics program". University of Houston-Victoria athletics. 2008-11-11. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
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