Loyola Wolf Pack

The Loyola Wolf Pack are the athletic teams representing Loyola University New Orleans in intercollegiate athletics. The Wolf Pack are a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) since the 2010–11 academic year. They previously competed in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) from 1995–96 to 2009–10.

Loyola Wolf Pack
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UniversityLoyola University New Orleans
AssociationNAIA
ConferenceSouthern States (primary)
Athletic directorBrett Simpson
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
Varsity teams18 (7 men's, 8 women's, 3 co-ed)
Basketball arenaUniversity Sports Complex
Baseball stadiumSegnette Field
Tennis venueCity Park/Pepsi Tennis Center
Other venuesLafreniere Park
MascotHavoc the Wolf
NicknameWolf Pack
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
Websiteloyolawolfpack.com

Loyola (La.) competes in 16 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, swimming, tennis and indoor & outdoor track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, indoor & outdoor track & field and volleyball; and two co-ed sports were recently added, in competitive cheer and dance.[2]

History

The intercollegiate athletics program was discontinued in 1972, but was reinstated in 1991.[3]

Sports sponsored
Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross countryGolf
GolfSwimming
SwimmingTennis
TennisTrack and field†
Track and field†Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

Baseball

The Loyola Wolf Pack baseball team represents Loyola University New Orleans. The school's team currently competes in the Southern States Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The team plays home games at 750-seat Segnette Field.[4]

Loyola has had five Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[5]

Year Player Round Team
1965 John Stephens 54 Orioles
1966 Donald Genussa 28 Orioles
1966 Gerry Schoen 25 Senators
1970 Robert Caballero 20 Red Sox
2000 David Lindsey 29 Cardinals

Men's basketball
The Wolf Pack men's basketball team visiting Loyola-Chicago in 1963

The school's team currently competes in the Southern States Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The team plays home games at the University Sports Complex.[6]

The basketball team won the 1945 NAIA National Championship. They also made the 1946 NAIA National Semi-finals. The team made the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1954, 1957 and 1958.[7] The team again won the NAIA championship in 2022.

Women's basketball

The school's team currently competes in the Southern States Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The team plays home games at the University Sports Complex. The team has qualified for the NAIA National Tournament five consecutive seasons since 2013–14.

Men's and women's swimming

The school's teams currently competes in the Mid-South Conference, which is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, and has been consistently ranked in the top-10 nationally since its inception in 2016. The team hosts home meets at the University Sports Complex.

Men's tennis

The Loyola Wolf Pack men's tennis team represents Loyola University New Orleans. The school's team currently competes in the Southern States Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The team plays home matches at the City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center.[8]

Women's tennis

The Loyola Wolf Pack women's tennis team represents Loyola University New Orleans. The school's team currently competes in the Southern States Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The team plays home matches at the City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center.

Men's and women's track and field

The Loyola Wolf Pack men's and women's track and field teams represent Loyola University New Orleans.[9] The school's teams currently competes in the Southern States Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Loyola runner Emmett Toppino won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics as the second leg in the 4 x 100-meter relay in which a new world record was established.[7]

Volleyball

The Loyola Wolf Pack volleyball team represents Loyola University New Orleans. The school's team currently competes in the Southern States Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The team plays home games at the University Sports Complex.[6]

Former varsity sports

Boxing

Loyola University New Orleans formerly sponsored a boxing team. Loyola boxer Eddie Flynn won the welterweight gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[7]

Football
Main article: Loyola Wolf Pack football

Loyola University New Orleans formerly sponsored a varsity football team starting in 1921.[10] The team was disbanded after the 1939 season for financial reasons.[11] The team played at Loyola University Stadium.[12]

Athletic facilities
  • City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center
    The City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center is a tennis facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is home to the Loyola Wolf Pack men's and women's tennis teams.[13] It opened in 2011.
  • Lafreniere Park
    Lafreniere Park is the home course for the men's and women's cross country teams.[14]
  • Segnette Field
    Segnette Field is a baseball venue in the New Orleans metropolitan area. It is home to the Loyola Wolf Pack baseball team.[4] The 750-seat venue opened in 2002.
  • University Sports Complex
    The University Sports Complex is a basketball, indoor track, swimming and volleyball facility in New Orleans, Louisiana.[6] It is home to the Loyola Wolf Pack men's and women's basketball teams, men's and women's swimming teams and volleyball team. It opened in 1987.

References
  1. "Loyola Wolfpack Quick Facts". Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  2. "Facilities". loyolawolfpack.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. "Loyola History". loyno.edu. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  4. "Segnette Field". gnosports.dreamhosters.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  6. "Facilities". loyolawolfpack.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  7. "Loyola athletics: The Times-Picayune covers 175 years of New Orleans history". nola.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  8. "City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center". neworleanscitypark.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. "About Intercollegiate Athletics & University Sports Complex". loyno.edu. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  10. "Loyola coaches". The Wolf, p. 112, Loyola University of New Orleans, 1924. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  11. Widmer, Mary Lou (1989). New Orleans in the Thirties. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 1455609536. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  12. Widmer, Mary Lou (October 31, 1993). New Orleans in the Twenties. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 1455609544. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  13. "City Park tennis complex opens this week". nola.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  14. "Loyola-NO/Allstate Sugar Bowl XC Festival 2017" (PDF). cfpitiming.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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