Kansas Jayhawks | |
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University | University of Kansas |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Jeff Long |
Location | Lawrence, Kansas |
Varsity teams | 16 |
Football stadium | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium |
Basketball arena | Allen Fieldhouse |
Baseball stadium | Hoglund Ballpark |
Soccer stadium | Rock Chalk Park (soccer) |
Other arenas | Anschutz Pavilion Rim Rock Farm Rock Chalk Park (track and field) |
Mascot | Big Jay, Baby Jay |
Nickname | Jayhawks |
Fight song | I'm a Jayhawk |
Cheer | Rock Chalk, Jayhawk |
Colors | Crimson and Blue[1] |
Website | www |
The Kansas Jayhawks, commonly referred to as KU, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Kansas. KU is one of three schools in the state of Kansas that are in the NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a part of the Big 12 Conference. KU athletic teams have won eleven NCAA Division I championships: three in men's basketball, one in men's cross country, three in men's indoor track and field, three in men's outdoor track and field, and one in women's outdoor track and field.
The name "Jayhawks" comes from the Kansas Jayhawker freedom fighter and anti-slavery movement during the Bleeding Kansas era of the American Civil War.