Old Dominion Monarchs

Old Dominion Monarchs
University	Old Dominion University
Conference	Sun Belt (primary) MAISA (sailing) American (women's rowing)
NCAA	Division I (FBS)
Athletic director	Camden Wood Selig
Location	Norfolk, Virginia
Varsity teams	18
Football stadium	S.B. Ballard Stadium
Basketball arena	Chartway Arena
Baseball stadium	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Soccer stadium	Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Aquatics center	J.C. Scrap Chandler Natatorium
Lacrosse field	L.R. Hill Sports Complex
Golf course	Lambert's Point Golf Course
Rowing venue	ODU Rowing Center
Sailing venue	ODU Sailing Center
Tennis venue	Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center
Volleyball arena	ODU Volleyball Center
Mascot	Big Blue
Nickname	Monarchs
Fight song	Fight, Old Dominion![1]
Colors	Slate blue, silver, and light blue[2]
Website	www.odusports.com

The Old Dominion Monarchs are composed of 18 intercollegiate athletic teams representing Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, sailing, soccer, swimming, and tennis. Women's sports include basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, golf, sailing, soccer, swimming, tennis, rowing, and volleyball. The Monarchs compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and are members of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC); the university joined the conference on July 1, 2022.^[3]

In 2017, the university announced it would add Women's Volleyball as a scholarship sport, slated to compete beginning in 2020.^[4] The university discontinued wrestling in April 2020 after a study on the athletic department's sport sponsorship, combined with added financial pressure from the coronavirus pandemic.^[5]