West Florida Argonauts
The West Florida Argonauts are composed of 16 NCAA sports teams which make up the athletic program for the University of West Florida.
Athletic Department
UWF intercollegiate athletics compete in the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference.Men's intercollegiate sports:
Baseball, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Cross country, Golf, and Football.
Women's intercollegiate sports:
Basketball, Tennis, Cross country, Golf, Softball, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, and Volleyball.
Football
UWF made the decision to add a football program. The Argos signed their first recruiting class in February 2015 and Fall of 2015 featured practice and intrasquad scrimmages. The first year of varsity competition was the 2016 season. The Argos first home game was on September 10, 2016 at Blue Wahoos Stadium against Missouri S&T Miners. In 2017, the Argonauts advanced to the national championship game, where they lost to Texas A&M–Commerce. They finally got their national title in 2019 when they won against Minnesota State.Program achievements
| Gulf South Conference Champions | |
| NCAA Division II Team Playoff Participants | 2017, 2019 |
| NCAA Division II Regional Championships | 2017, 2019 |
| NCAA Division II National Championships | 2019 |
All-time record vs. Gulf South Conference teams
Official record against all current GSC opponents:| Opponent | Won | Lost | Percentage | Streak | First |
| Delta State | 2 | 2 | Won 2 | 2016 | |
| Florida Tech | 3 | 1 | Won 1 | 2016 | |
| Mississippi College | 4 | 0 | Won 4 | 2016 | |
| North Greenville | 2 | 0 | Won 2 | 2018 | |
| Shorter | 4 | 0 | Won 4 | 2016 | |
| Valdosta State | 1 | 4 | Won 1 | 2016 | |
| West Alabama | 2 | 3 | Won 1 | 2016 | |
| West Georgia | 3 | 2 | Won 1 | 2016 | |
| Totals | 21 | 12 |
Baseball
West Florida has had 18 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.| Year | Player | Round | Team |
| 1982 | 24 | Athletics | |
| 1987 | 36 | Braves | |
| 1989 | 33 | Tigers | |
| 1991 | 50 | Rangers | |
| 1992 | 37 | Red Sox | |
| 1993 | 21 | Brewers | |
| 1994 | 34 | Brewers | |
| 1997 | 57 | Angels | |
| 2003 | 34 | Blue Jays | |
| 2004 | 33 | Devil Rays | |
| 2009 | 23 | Mets | |
| 2010 | 20 | Angels | |
| 2011 | 42 | Mets | |
| 2011 | 36 | Angels | |
| 2011 | 36 | Nationals | |
| 2011 | 28 | Angels | |
| 2011 | 19 | Mets | |
| 2012 | 16 | Marlins |
Achievements
NCAA Division II Team National Championships (9)
- Baseball: 2011
- Men's Golf: 2001, 2008
- Men's Tennis: 2004, 2005, 2014, 2017
- Women's Soccer: 2012
- Football: 2019
NAIA Team National Championships (1)
- Softball: 1993
Gulf South Conference All Sports Trophies (30)
- Men's: 8
- Women's: 16
- Overall : 6
NCAA Division II Individual National Championships (18)
- Men's Golf – Orjan Larsen
- Men's Golf - Chandler Blanchet
- Women's Swimming & Diving - Monica Amaral
- Women's Swimming & Diving - Theresa Michalak
- Women's Swimming & Diving - Monica Amaral
- Women's Swimming & Diving - Theresa Michalak
- Men's Tennis – Jens Gerlach/Matt Wallhead
- Men's Tennis – Radovan Chrz
- Men's Tennis – Radovan Chrz
- Men's Tennis – Bruno Savi
- Men's Tennis - Alex Peyrot/Pedro Dumont
- Women's Tennis - Berta Bonardi
- Women's Tennis - Berta Bonardi
NAIA Individual National Championships: (6)
- Men's Cross Country – John Viitanen
- Men's Tennis – Eric Hochman
- Men's Tennis – Eric Hochman/Geoffrey Watts
- Men's Tennis – Sorin Cherebetiu/Andrej Tonejc
- Women's Tennis – Bronna Allison/Laura Cadena
- Women's Tennis – Bronna Allison
Conference Championships (102)
Gulf South Conference Championships (100)
- Baseball: 1
- Men's Basketball: 1
- Men's Cross Country: 2
- Men's Golf: 16
- Men's Soccer: 9
- Men's Tennis: 13
- Softball: 4
- Volleyball: 8
- Women's Basketball: 1
- Women's Cross Country: 3
- Women's Golf: 10
- Women's Soccer: 11
- Women's Tennis: 19
New South Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Conference Championships (3)
- Women's Swimming and Diving: 2015, 2016, 2020
Gulf South Conference Commissioner's Trophies (8)
- Krissy Styrna - Softball
- Kevin Warrick - Men's Golf
- Lindsay Nemanich - Women's Soccer
- Suzana Cavalcante - Women's Tennis
- Courtney Jones - Women's Soccer
- Kevin Ducros - Men's Tennis
- Autumn Duyn - Women's Volleyball
- Chandler Blanchet - Men's Golf
Gulf South Conference Hall of Fame (4)
- Richard Berg, Athletic Director - Class of 2014
- Radovan Chrz, Men's Tennis - Class of 2017
- Suzana Cavalcante, Women's Tennis - Class of 2018
- Kevin Warrick, Men's Golf - Class of 2019