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CNU reached the NCAA D-III 3rd round in 2018, and most notably, the final four in 2021. In 2022, the team became a charter member of the new Coastal Lacrosse Conference. [9] The CNU women's lacrosse team was founded in 2001, and has made the D-III tournament a total of eight times as of 2022, advancing as far as the Sweet Sixteen in 2013. [10]
Christopher Newport (CNU) plays its home games at the 4,200 seat TowneBank Stadium, which is located on-campus in Newport News, Virginia. Founded in 2001, the Captains were led by head coach Matt Kelchner until 2016. Coach Art Link, only the second head coach in CNU football history took the helm starting with the 2017 football season.
On July 26, 2012, Christopher Newport University, Penn State Harrisburg and Southern Virginia University joined the CAC for all sports in the 2013-14 academic year, effective on June 1, 2013. [ 2 ] On March 1, 2018, Marymount and Wesley departed the CAC for the newly-formed Atlantic East Conference (AEC) following the end the 2017-18 academic year.
Christopher Newport University (CNU) is a public university in Newport News, Virginia, United States.It was founded in 1960 as Christopher Newport College, an extension school of the College of William and Mary for mid-career working professionals, members of the military, and non-traditional students in and around the Newport News area of the Hampton Roads region.
Matt Kelchner (born March 5, 1959) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia from 2001 to 2016.
The 2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXX Olympiad which were held in London, United Kingdom. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their seventh gold medal, and fifth consecutive, at the event.
It was previously known as Pomoco Stadium, until it was renamed in 2019, five years after TowneBank pledged a gift of $1,000,000 in 2014 to support CNU's Comprehensive Campaign. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The stadium has a maximum seating capacity of 4,200, with the largest crowd ever on-hand of 6,135 occurring during the inaugural game against Salisbury ...
The 1937 men's basketball team won the Virginia State AAU Championship and qualified for the AAU Nationals in Denver, Colorado. [1] More recently, the Builders won the USCAA men's basketball tournament in 2002, 2003, and 2024. [2] The school also fields a women's basketball team that has regularly competed nationally at their level. [3]