Norfolk State Spartans

The Norfolk State Spartans refer to the 14 intercollegiate sports teams representing Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis and track and field; women's sports include bowling, softball, and volleyball; men's-only sports include baseball and football. The Spartans compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.^[2]

Norfolk State Spartans
University	Norfolk State University
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (primary) Northeast Conference (baseball)
NCAA	Division I (FCS)
Athletic director	Melody Webb
Location	Norfolk, Virginia
Varsity teams	13
Football stadium	Dick Price Stadium
Basketball arena	Echols Hall
Baseball stadium	Marty L. Miller Field
Nickname	Spartans
Colors	Green and gold[1]
Website	nsuspartans.com

Starting with the next NCAA baseball season in 2023, the baseball team competes as an associate member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The MEAC merged its baseball league into that of the NEC after the 2022 season.^[3]

Sports sponsored

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Bowling
Cross Country	Cross Country
Football	Softball
Tennis	Tennis
Track and Field	Track and Field
	Volleyball

Baseball

The Norfolk State Spartans baseball team qualified for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the first time in 2021 by winning the 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament.^[4]

National championships

Team

Sport	Association	Division	Year	Opponent/Runner-up	Score/Points
Men's Outdoor Track and Field	NCAA (2)	Division II (2)	1973	Lincoln (MO)	54–48
			1974	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	51–48.5