ULM Warhawks

Infobox college athletics
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name = ULM Warhawks
university = University of Louisiana at Monroe
conference = Sun Belt Conference
association = NCAA
division = Division I-A (FBS)
director = Bobby Staub
city = Monroe
state = Louisiana
stateabb = LA
teams = 12
stadium = Malone Stadium
baseballfield = Warhawk Field
arena = Fant-Ewing Coliseum
nickname = Warhawks
fightsong= ULM Fight Song
colors = Maroon and Gold
color1 = Maroon
hex1 = 800000
color2 = Gold
hex2 = FFD700
pageurl = http://www.ulmathletics.com/
pagename = www.ulmathletics.com/The ULM Warhawks represent the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 10 sports, baseball, mens' and womens' basketball, cross country, football, mens' and womens' golf, womens' soccer, softball, track and field, womens' tennis, and volleyball. The athletic director for the Warhawks is currently Bobby Staub, who took the position on June 30, 2004. [Leffew, Jon. "La-Monroe to become full SBC member." 7/21/04. [http://media.www.mtsusidelines.com/media/storage/paper202/news/2004/07/21/Sports/LaMonroe.To.Become.Full.Sbc.Member-694634.shtml Story.] The Sidelines. Retrieved on September 7 2008.]

Renaming

On January 30, 2006, university president James Cofer announced officially that ULM would be retiring the 75-year-old "Indians" mascot in light of new NCAA restrictions against American Indian-themed mascots, which the NCAA considers "hostile and abusive" to Native Americans, despite issuing an appeal to the NCAA to keep the name after the NCAA's ruling allowing FSU to keep their Seminoles nickname."Louisiana-Monroe will appeal nickname ban." 8/25/05. [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2005-08-25-louisiana-monroe-nickname_x.htm Story.] USA Today. Retrieved on September 7 2008.] This came a few days after a mascot committee voted unanimously in favor of the change. The university accepted suggestions for the new mascot through February 28, 2006. The mascot committee then selected 12 semifinalists. ["Mascot Semifinalists." 4/6/08. [http://www.ulm.edu/mascot/semi.html Semifinalists.] University of Louisiana at Monroe. Retrieved on September 7 2008.]

An online poll, available to students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and the public, yielded three semifinalists: "Warhawks," "Bayou Gators" and "Bayou Hawks." ["Executive Summary." [http://www.ulm.edu/mascot/documents/online_poll_results.pdf Mascot Change Online Poll Results.] University of Louisiana at Monroe. Retrieved on September 7 2008.] The school's mascot committee passed a single recommendation to the university president, who made the final decision. Warhawks was announced as ULM's new mascot on April 5, 2006 and implemented on June 26, 2006. ["The ULM Warhawk." [http://www.ulm.edu/gowarhawks/about.html Website.] Retrieved on September 7 2008.] The new nickname honors Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault, an LSU alumni, and his Air Force unit from World War II, which utilized the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk in battle, although the logos primarily use bird imagery.

Football

.] It would be called "one of the most important wins in school history". ] The program has sent several players into the professional ranks, including Bubby Brister, Chris Harris (of ticket-giving fame [Newbart, Dave. "'It's on tape': Fan demands Bears player fulfill ticket vow." 1/25/07. [http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/229134,CST-NWS-HARRIS25.article Article.] Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved on September 7 2008.] ), Doug Pederson, Marty Booker and Smokey Stover into the National Football League and Raymond Philyaw into the Arena League.

Baseball

The baseball team is coached by Jeff Schexnaider, and won the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Championship.

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