Air Force Falcons, the Glossary

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1. 79 relations: Air Force Academy, Colorado, Air Force Falcons baseball, Air Force Falcons football, Air Force Falcons men's basketball, Air Force Falcons men's cross country, Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey, Air Force Falcons men's lacrosse, Air Force Falcons men's soccer, Air Force Falcons women's basketball, Air Force Falcons women's cross country, Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, Athletic director, Atlantic Hockey, Atlantic Hockey America, Atlantic Sun Conference, Big 12 Conference, Cadet Field House, Cadet Soccer Stadium, Chris Foster (soccer), Coach (sport), College athletics in the United States, College baseball, College basketball, College rugby in the United States, Collegiate wrestling, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dan Gable, Division 1-A Rugby, Ed Weichers, El Paso County, Colorado, Erdle Field, Falcon Stadium, George B. Simler, Globe Life Field, Gregg Popovich, Hans Mueh, Home advantage, Jacks Valley (United States Air Force Academy), Jim Knowlton, List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, List of college mascots in the United States, List of NCAA fencing schools, Michigan Wolverines, Military World Games, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Mountain West Conference, Mountain West Conference baseball tournament, Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament, Nathan Pine, National Collegiate Athletic Association, ... Expand index (29 more) »

Air Force Academy, Colorado

The Air Force Academy is a census-designated place (CDP) located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

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Air Force Falcons baseball

The Air Force Falcons baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, north of Colorado Springs.

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The Air Force Falcons football program represents the United States Air Force Academy in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level.

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Air Force Falcons men's basketball

The Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in NCAA Division I basketball competition.

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Air Force Falcons men's cross country

Air Force Falcons men's cross country is one of the cross country teams of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.The Falcons compete in the Mountain West Conference at the Division I level in the NCAA and are coached by Laura Bowerman.

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Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey

The Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the United States Air Force Academy.

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Air Force Falcons men's lacrosse

The Air Force Falcons men's lacrosse team represents the United States Air Force Academy in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse.

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Air Force Falcons men's soccer

The Air Force Falcons men's soccer program represents the United States Air Force Academy in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions.

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Air Force Falcons women's basketball

The Air Force Falcons women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Air Force Falcons women's cross country

Air Force Falcons women's cross country is one of the cross country teams of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.The Falcons compete in the Mountain West Conference at the Division I level in the NCAA and are coached by Laura Bowerman.

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Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Champions).

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Athletic director

An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in athletic programs.

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Atlantic Hockey

The Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) was an NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States.

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Atlantic Hockey America

Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) is a college ice hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States.

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Atlantic Sun Conference

The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States.

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Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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Cadet Field House

The Cadet Field House is an indoor sports complex in the western United States, located at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, near Colorado Springs.

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Cadet Soccer Stadium

Cadet Soccer Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy.

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Chris Foster (soccer)

Chris Foster is a retired U.S. soccer forward and current fighter pilot and soccer coach.

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Coach (sport)

An athletic coach is a person coaching in sport, involved in the direction, instruction, and training of a sports team or athlete.

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College athletics in the United States

College athletics in the United States or college sports in the United States refers primarily to sports and athletic training and competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education (universities and colleges) in a two-tiered system.

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College baseball

College baseball is baseball that is played by student-athletes at institutions of higher education.

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College basketball

College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of amateur student-athletes at universities and colleges.

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College rugby in the United States

College rugby is played by men and women throughout colleges and universities in the United States.

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Collegiate wrestling

Collegiate wrestling, commonly referred to as folkstyle wrestling, is the form of wrestling practiced at the post-secondary level in the United States.

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Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

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Dan Gable

Danny Mack Gable (born October 25, 1948) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach.

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Division 1-A Rugby

Division 1-A Rugby (formerly known as the College Premier Division) is the highest level of college rugby within the United States and is administered by USA Rugby.

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Ed Weichers

Eddie Weichers was the head boxing coach at the United States Air Force Academy from 1976 to 2014.

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El Paso County, Colorado

El Paso County is the most populous county located in the American state of Colorado.

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Erdle Field

Erdle Field is a baseball venue located on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado, USA, north of Colorado Springs.

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Falcon Stadium

Falcon Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the western United States, on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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George B. Simler

George Brenner Simler (February 16, 1921 – September 9, 1972) was a United States Air Force general, who served as commander of the U.S. Air Force's Air Training Command.

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Globe Life Field

Globe Life Field is a retractable roof stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States.

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Gregg Popovich

Gregg Charles Popovich (born January 28, 1949) is an American professional basketball coach and executive who is the president and head coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Hans Mueh

Hans Juergen Mueh (born January 8, 1944) was the director of athletics at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving in that position from 2004 until January 2015.

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Home advantage

In team sports, the term home advantage – also called home ground, home field, home-field advantage, home court, home-court advantage, defender's advantage or home-ice advantage – describes the benefit that the home team is said to gain over the visiting team.

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Jacks Valley (United States Air Force Academy)

Jacks Valley (also written as Jack's Valley) is a training complex on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Jim Knowlton

James Arthur Knowlton (born 1960) is an American college athletics administrator and civil engineer who is the current director of athletics for the University of California, Berkeley.

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List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport.

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List of college mascots in the United States

This is an incomplete list of U.S. college mascots' names, consisting of named incarnations of live, costumed, or inflatable mascots.

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List of NCAA fencing schools

This is a list of colleges and universities with NCAA-sanctioned fencing teams.

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Michigan Wolverines

The Michigan Wolverines comprise 29 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan.

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Military World Games

The Military World Games is a multi-sport event for military sportspeople, organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM).

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Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the western United States, although it now has members as far east as Pennsylvania.

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Mountain West Conference

The Mountain West Conference (MW) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the United States, participating in NCAA Division I. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

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Mountain West Conference baseball tournament

The Mountain West Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Mountain West Conference.

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Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually to determine the men's basketball champion from the Mountain West Conference.

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Nathan Pine

Nathan Pine is an American athletic administrator, currently serving as Director of Athletics at the United States Air Force Academy.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada.

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National Collegiate Boxing Association

The National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) is a non-profit college sports organization that organizes boxing fights for student athletes.

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National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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NCAA Division I

NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally.

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NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the eight-team Men's College World Series (MCWS) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

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The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the highest level of college football in the United States.

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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played in the United States to determine the men's college basketball national champion of the Division I level in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The annual NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is a college ice hockey tournament held in the United States by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the top men's team in Division I. Like other Division I championships, it is the highest level of NCAA men's hockey competition.

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NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the annual top men's college lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I. This tournament has determined the national champion since the inaugural 1971 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.

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NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to determine the national championship.

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NCAA Division II women's swimming and diving championships

The NCAA Division II women's swimming and diving championships are contested at an annual swim meet hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the individual and team champions of women's collegiate swimming and diving among its Division II members in the United States and Canada.

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Oakland Golden Grizzlies

The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies are the athletic teams that represent Oakland University (OU) in the Horizon League and Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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Patriot Rifle Conference

The Patriot Rifle Conference (PRC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rifle-only conference.

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Randy Spetman

Randall William Spetman (born December 30, 1952) is an American college athletic director who was most recently athletic director at Florida State University from 2008 to 2013.

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Robert D. Beckel

Robert Duane Beckel (born January 2, 1937) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.

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Robert V. Whitlow

Robert V. Whitlow (November 7, 1918 – July 11, 1997) was an American military officer, football coach, university athletic director, and sports club executive.

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San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio.

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Southern Conference

The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA).

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The U.S. Air Force (song)

"The U.S. Air Force" is the official song of the United States Air Force, adopted in the late 1940s, and is often referred to as "Wild Blue Yonder".

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United States Air Force Academy

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs.

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United States men's national rugby union team

The United States men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States of America Rugby Football Union in men's international rugby union.

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USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships

The USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships is an annual competition among the top men's college rugby teams in the country to decide a national champion in rugby sevens.

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USA Team Handball College Nationals

The USA Team Handball College National Championships is a team handball tournament to determine the Men's and Women's College National Champion from the United States.

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USA Team Handball Nationals

The National is a team handball tournament to determine the Men's and Women's National Champion from the United States.

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Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey

The Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Vermont.

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West Coast Conference

The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, and Washington.

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West Point Team Handball

West Point Team Handball is a handball club from West Point, New York, United States.

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Western Athletic Conference

The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference.

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Western Wrestling Conference

The Western Wrestling Conference (WWC) was an NCAA Division I wrestling-only conference that competed from 2006 through 2015.

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2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey as the culmination of the 2008–09 season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Falcons

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