Air Force Falcons

Infobox college athletics

name = Air Force Falcons
university = United States Air Force Academy
conference = Mountain West Conference
Atlantic Hockey
National Collegiate Boxing Association | division = Division I
director = Hans J. Mueh
city = Colorado Springs
state = Colorado
stateabb = CO
teams = 27
stadium = Falcon Stadium
arena = Clune Arena
arena2 = Cadet Fieldhouse
mascot = The Bird
nickname = Falcons
fightsong = "Falcon Fight Song"
(unofficial: "The U.S. Air Force")
color1 = Blue
color2 = Silver
hex1 = 0000FF
hex2 = C0C0C0
pageurl = http://goairforcefalcons.cstv.com/
pagename = Official Air Force Athletics siteThe Air Force Falcons are the collegiate athletic teams from the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA sanctioned teams. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Academy fields women's teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAA programs: boxing and cheerleading.

The current athletic director is Hans J. Mueh. The team mascot is "The Bird".

Team Name Origin

The falcon mascot was selected by popular vote of the Academy's Class of 1959, the first class to graduate from the Academy.

Football

Basketball

Men's Basketball

The men's basketball team has had strong showings in the last several years, qualifying for the NCAA tournament and, most recently, making the final four of the 2007 National Invitational Tournament.

Boxing

The Air Force boxing team has had astonishing success. Led for 31 years by Coach Ed Weichers, the team has won 18 national championships, and has never finished lower than second in the nation. The Air Force boxing team competes in the National Collegiate Boxing Association.

Ice Hockey

In 2007, the men's hockey team won their first ever Atlantic Hockey conference tournament, and made the first ever appearance by a service academy in the NCAA hockey tournament. They won the Atlantic Hockey tournament again in 2008, and earned their second NCAA berth.

Rugby

References

External links

* [http://goairforcefalcons.cstv.com/ Official Athletic Site]