Athletics
St. Thomas (UST) teams, nicknamed athletically as the Celts, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). Men's sports include basketball, golf and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, golf and volleyball.
In Fall 2006, the NAIA informed UST that its application to join had been accepted, bringing varsity intercollegiate athletics back to campus for the first time in 20 years. On November 7, 2006, University administrators announced that beginning in 2007, UST would field both a women's volleyball team and men's soccer team to compete as members of the Association of Independent Institutions (AII). They hope to eventually join the Red River Athletic Conference, pending acceptance of its application to be admitted to the conference. The 2009-10 academic year marked the inaugural season of the UST men's varsity basketball team.
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