Columbia College Koalas | |
College: | Columbia College |
Association: | NAIA |
Conference: | AAC (primary) |
Location: | Columbia, South Carolina |
Teams: | 16 |
Mens Teams: | 7 |
Womens Teams: | 9 |
Basketballarena: | Porter Gymnasium |
Softballstadium: | Sutton Softball Complex |
Soccerstadium: | Younts Stadium |
Tenniscourt: | Koala Tennis Courts |
Natatorium: | Greer Natatorium |
Nickname: | Koalas |
Color1: | Purple |
Color2: | Gray |
Color3: | White |
Hex1: | 5b2a83 |
Hex2: | D3D3D3 |
Hex3: | ffffff |
Pageurl: | https://www.gokoalas.com/ |
The Columbia College Koalas are the athletic teams that represent Columbia College, a liberal arts institution located in Columbia, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA),[1] primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2011–12 academic year.[2] The Koalas previously competed in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC; formerly known as Georgia–Alabama–Carolina Conference [GACC] until after the 2003–04 school year) from 2005–06 to 2010–11; and in the defunct Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (EIAC) during the 2004–05 school year.
NAIA
Columbia College competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
Men's sports debuted when the college became co-educational in 2020, beginning athletic competition in the 2021 fall season.