Lewis Flyers
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The Lewis Flyers are the athletic teams that represent Lewis University, located in Romeoville, Illinois, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) for most of its sports since the 1980–81 academic year; while its men's volleyball team compete in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA). Since it is not a sponsored sport at the Division II level, the men's volleyball team is the only program that plays in Division I.
Lewis Flyers | |
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University | Lewis University |
Conference | GLVC–East Division (primary) MIVA (men's volleyball) |
NCAA | Division II Division I (men's volleyball) |
Athletic director | John Planek |
Location | Romeoville, Illinois |
Varsity teams | 22 |
Basketball arena | Neil Carey Arena |
Baseball stadium | Brennan Field |
Soccer stadium | Lewis Stadium |
Aquatics center | Lewis Pool |
Nickname | Flyers |
Colors | Red and white[1] |
Website | www |
Prior to joining the NCAA, Lewis was a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) member, primarily competing in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) from 1954–55 to 1979–80.