North Carolina A&T Aggies
Intercollegiate sports teams of North Carolina A&T State University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The North Carolina A&T Aggies are the athletic teams that represent North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The Aggies compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) in all sports with the exception of football and women's bowling. North Carolina A&T fields varsity teams in 13 sports, five for men and eight for women. The football team competes in Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA, in the CAA's technically separate football arm of CAA Football.
North Carolina A&T Aggies | |
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University | North Carolina A&T State University |
Conference | Coastal Athletic Association (primary) CAA Football (football) MEAC (women's bowling) |
NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
Athletic director | Earl M. Hilton III |
Location | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Varsity teams | 17 |
Football stadium | Truist Stadium |
Basketball arena | Ellis F. Corbett Sports Center |
Baseball stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
Mascot | Aggie & Aggietha (Bulldogs) |
Nickname | Aggies |
Fight song | Old Aggie Spirit |
Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
Website | www |
Home football games are played at Truist Stadium,[2] while basketball, volleyball, and swimming events are held at the Ellis F. Corbett Sports Center.[3] The university's baseball team plays at War Memorial Stadium.[4]
The athletic director for the university is Earl M. Hilton III. Hilton assumed the position on February 3, 2011, after being named as interim on October 25, 2010. Hilton became director of athletics as a result of the removal of former director Wheeler Brown. Hilton most recently served as assistant vice chancellor of student affairs and has also served as the associate athletics director for North Carolina A&T. Hilton's previous experience includes a position as assistant athletics director at Buffalo State University and academic tutor for athletics at Texas Tech University.[5]