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{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Flagler Saints
| logo = Flagler Saints logo.svg
| logo_width = 200
| university = [[Flagler College]]
| association = NCAA
| conference = [[Peach Belt Conference|Peach Belt]] (primary)
| division = [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]
| director = Jud Damon
| location = [[St. Augustine,
| first season =
| teams = 17
| mens_teams = 8
| womens_teams = 9
| coed_teams =
| basketballarena = Flagler Gymnasium
| baseballfield = Drysdale Field
| lacrossestadium = Flagler Lacrosse Field
| softballstadium = Flagler Field
| soccerstadium = Saints Field
| tenniscourt = Flagler Tennis Center
| nickname = Saints
| pageurl = https://flaglerathletics.com/
| ncaa titles =
| indiv_relay ncaa champs =
}}
The '''Flagler Saints''' are the athletic teams that represent [[Flagler College]], located in [[St. Augustine, Florida|St. Augustine]], [[Florida]], in intercollegiate sports at the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]
Flagler competes in seventeen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
==History==
Flagler College was founded in 1968 and its athletics teams started in the
In 1977, Flagler's athletic programs became members of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) and in 1990 became charter members of the Florida Sun Conference (now known as The [[Sun Conference]]). On February 14, 2006, Flagler announced its official move to [[NCAA Division II]] and on July 1, 2009, announced its membership in the [[Peach Belt Conference]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Flagler College Athletic History|url=http://www.flaglerathletics.com/documents/2013/1/3/Athletics_History.pdf|access-date=2017-09-03}}</ref>
== Conference affiliations ==
'''NAIA'''
* [[Sun Conference|Florida Sun Conference]] (1990–2006)
'''NCAA'''
* Independent (2006–2009)
* [[Peach Belt Conference]] (2009–present)<ref>{{cite web|title=Conference History|url=https://peachbeltconference.org/sports/2020/7/12/information-about-history.aspx|access-date=January 2, 2023}}</ref>
==Varsity teams==
Flagler competes in 19 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and track & field (indoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor) and volleyball. There are also two spirit squad teams: cheerleading and pep band.
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| Indoor track & field ||
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| Lacrosse || Soccer
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| Soccer || Softball
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Flagler has won five NAIA national titles in
===
The volleyball team has won the Peach Belt Conference regular conference title 5 times (2009–11 and 2016–17) and won the conference tournament 6 times (2009–11 and 2015–17). Flagler volleyball has made it to NCAA Regional Tournament 7 times (2009–12 and 2015–17) winning the Southeast Regional title in 2009, 2011, and 2017. The 2011 team made it to the Elite 8 while the 2009 and 2017 teams made it to the Final 4. Taylor Mott won the Coach of the Year Award in the Peach Belt Conference 3 times (2009–11).
=== Men's tennis ===
The men's tennis program claimed the NAIA national title in 1977 and 1986. They were the national runner-up in 1985.<ref>[[NAIA Men's Tennis Championship]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=March 2018}}
In 2020 the men's tennis team reached the NCAA division II final four falling to [[Barry University]]
===Men's basketball===
The
Recently in 2020 and 2021 the men's basketball team made it to the [[NCAA Division II]] basketball tournament. In 2020 they made it to the final four winning there conference championship while in 2021 they made it to the elite 8 after falling to the [[Augusta Jaguars|Augusta Jags]] in the [[Peach Belt Conference men's basketball tournament|Peach Belt Conference]] championship.
== National championships ==
=== Team ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Flagler Saints|Sport|Association|Division|Year|Runner-up|Score}}
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" | Men's tennis (2)
| rowspan="2" | [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]]
| rowspan="2" | [[NAIA Men's Tennis Championship|Single]]
| 1977
| [[Texas State Bobcats men's tennis|Southwest Texas State]]
| 31–24
|- align="center"
| 1986
| [[Lander Bearcats men's tennis|Lander]]
| 33–30
|- align="center"
| rowspan="5" | Women's tennis (5)
| rowspan="5" | NAIA
| rowspan="5" | [[NAIA women's tennis championships|Single]]<ref>{{cite web|title=NAIA Women's Tennis Championship Results |url =https://www.naia.org/sports/wten/Records/WTENNIS_Championship.pdf |work=NAIA|publisher=NAIA.org|access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
|1987
|[[North Florida Ospreys women's tennis|North Florida]]
|28–25
|- align="center"
| 1988
| [[Lynn Fighting Knights women's tennis|Boca Raton]]
| 45–29
|- align="center"
| 1989
| [[Grand Canyon Antelopes women's tennis|Grand Canyon]]
| 32–27
|- align="center"
| 1990
| Boca Raton
| 30–26
|- align="center"
| 1991
| [[Auburn Montgomery Warhawks women's tennis|Auburn Montgomery]]
| 27–25
|}
== Notable alumni ==
=== Men's soccer ===
* [[Joseph Toby]]
* [[Marco Warren]]
== Facilities ==
=== Flagler Gymnasium ===
Since 1976, the Flagler Gymnasium has been home to the men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball programs. The gymnasium seats 1,750 spectators. Over the past decade, Flagler Gym has received a number of physical improvements and modifications and equipment upgrades. The weight room is equipped with free weights and state-of-the-art Cybex equipment. In the summer of 1998, a new pro-style maple floor was installed which was refurbished over the summer of 2006 and the new athletics logo is the centerpiece of the floor. The locker rooms were rebuilt in 2005. Men's basketball, women's basketball and women's volleyball all have their own locker rooms and there is an additional visitor's locker room. Also constructed were new offices for four coaches and an athletic training room. The volleyball and men's and women's basketball coaches have offices located in the front of the gym.
=== Drysdale
The baseball field, Drysdale Field, was dedicated
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|
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