The Stetson University family welcomed the newest member into the fold on Friday night when John B., the new Athletics mascot, made his debut at the Edmunds Center. Shrouded in smoke, John B. made his first public appearance at halftime of the Hatters’ Atlantic Sun Conference basketball game against Florida Gulf Coast. With sirens blaring […]
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After months of anticipation, and more than a decade in the making, Stetson University will make history on Friday night, Jan. 20, with the unveiling of a new Athletics mascot. Last spring Stetson Athletics initiated a “Mascot Challenge” to design a new mascot for Hatters Athletics. That effort will culminate Friday, when the new Stetson Athletics mascot […]
Continue ReadingAs it gears up for the return of Hatter Football and the introduction of Women’s Lacrosse in 2013, Stetson University will begin construction this week on a $6.7 million athletics complex to include a Field House and four playing fields. Stetson’s Athletics Enhancement Initiative will provide a new and improved game-day field to be shared […]
Continue ReadingStetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier is proud to announce that Roger A. Hughes has been named head coach of the Stetson University football team. Hughes becomes the ninth head football coach in the history of the program that ran from 1894 through 1956 and will begin play again in 2013. He was selected from […]
Continue ReadingStetson Athletics is proud to announce that Director of Athletics Jeff Altier has been named as the Under Armour Division I Southeast AD of the Year. “I am honored to be recognized by my peers and members of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics as the Under Armour Southeast region Division I Athletic […]
Continue ReadingThe Pioneer League President’s Group met Monday, June 13, 2011, and voted to accept both Stetson University and Mercer University as the newest members of the NCAA Division I non-scholarship football league. “Stetson University is proud to join the prestigious Pioneer Football League as we re-introduce Hatter Football in 2013,” said Stetson President Wendy B. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is hosting a Mascot Challenge to give the “Hatters” a new look and personality! Stetson alumni, students, faculty, staff, student organizations and university departments can now submit their ideas online at www2.stetson.edu/mascot, and anyone (including the general public) can vote on the submissions they like best. Several ideas have already been submitted, and […]
Continue ReadingGet ready for the return of Hatter Football! Stetson University is starting the process to join the prestigious Pioneer Football League with the first game in fall 2013. Long ago considered a pigskin powerhouse in Florida, Stetson has not had a football team since the 1956 season. The football announcement website is at www2.stetson.edu/football. Watch […]
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