Warner Royals

The Warner Royals are the athletic teams for Warner University in Lake Wales, Florida. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA),[1] primarily competing in The Sun Conference, formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC).[2] The university is also an affiliate member of the Mid-South Conference since 2016 for football and since 2018 for men's volleyball.

Warner Royals
UniversityWarner University
AssociationNAIA
ConferenceThe Sun Conference
Mid-South Conference (football & men's volleyball)
Athletic directorKevin Jones
LocationLake Wales, Florida
Varsity teams20
NicknameRoyals
ColorsBlue and Gold
   

Sports

Football

The university added football for the 2013 season.[3] The team initially played as an NAIA Independent program with a mixed schedule of NAIA, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division I FCS competition.[4] The Royals left independent status after the inaugural season when The Sun Conference announced football as a conference sport starting in the 2014 season.[5] After two seasons, the conference announced a football merger with the Mid-South Conference in 2016.[6] Warner and the other conference rivals became affiliate members in the Mid-South, participating in the Sun Division for football.[7]

Men's volleyball

Warner University was the first college/university to offer a varsity men's volleyball program in the state of Florida. The men's volleyball program participates in the Mid-South Conference.[8] The program initially competed in the Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC). The program made back-to-back appearances in the NAIA Men's Volleyball National Invitational Tournament in 2011 and 2012.

References
  1. "Schools". NAIA.ORG. NAIA. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. "Members". Thesunconference.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. Fuhrmeister, Chris (July 9, 2013). "Here are the 12 brand-new college football programs for 2013". SB SportsNation. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. Kernan, Sean (September 1, 2013). "Stetson vs. Warner football game to resume at 3 p.m. Sunday". The Dayton Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. "The Sun Conference to Add Football in 2014". The Sun Conference. March 10, 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. Wilson, Michael (25 February 2016). "Local teams officially join Mid-South football conference". The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  7. Staff (March 2, 2016). "Mid-South Conference merging with Sun Conference". Grayson Journal-Esquire. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  8. "Mid-South Conference Adds Men's Volleyball Beginning In 2018-19". Mid-South Conference. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

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