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University | Eastern Kentucky University |
Conference | ASUN Conference (primary) United Athletic Conference (football) |
NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
Athletic director | Matt Roan |
Location | Richmond, Kentucky |
Varsity teams | 16 (7 men's, 9 women's) |
Football stadium | Roy Kidd Stadium |
Basketball arena | Alumni Coliseum |
Baseball stadium | Turkey Hughes Field |
Softball stadium | Gertrude Hood Field |
Soccer stadium | EKU Soccer Field |
Tennis venue | Tom Higgins Outdoor Courts |
Mascot | The Colonel |
Nickname | Colonels |
Fight song | Yea Eastern & Hail, Hail Eastern Maroons |
Colors | Maroon and white[1] |
Website | www |
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), located in Richmond, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the ASUN Conference since the 2021โ22 academic year. Its football team competes in the United Athletic Conference (UAC), which starts play in 2023 as a football-only merger of the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Colonels previously competed in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) from 1948โ49 to 2020โ21.