Old Dominion Monarchs

Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia is home to the Old Dominion Monarchs men and women's varsity sports teams. The Monarchs are NCAA Division 1 participants and compete in the Colonial Athletic Association but will be moving to Conference USA in 2013. The men compete in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, sailing, swimming & diving, tennis, and wrestling. The women compete in basketball, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, sailing, swimming & diving, and tennis.
The local Monarchs athletic facilities include Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, Ted Constant Convocation Center, Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center, and Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Monarch pride is show in the wearing of slate blue, silver, and cerulean blue. The Monarchs mascot is Big Blue the lion who is seen at numerous Old Dominion events, athletic and otherwise.