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Southeastern Fire
The Southeastern Fire are the athletic teams that represents Southeastern University, located in Lakeland, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) since the 2009–10 academic year. The Fire previously competed as a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the South Region of both the Division II and Division I levels. The Fire previously competed as an NAIA Independent within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) during the 2008–09 school year.
In the spring of 2016, the Fire joined the Mid-South Conference for football. Southeastern University has won NCCAA Division II championships in all four men's sports and an NCCAA Division I championship in men's golf. In 2014, Senior Dwayne Johnson was named an NAIA All-American after leading the fire to the final four of the NAIA Division II basketball championship in Point Lookout, Missouri, while Junior Timothy Mitchell was named to the second team. Johnson signed a professional contract with the Liepajas Lauvas of Latvia, while senior Mitchell Wiggins Jr was one of seven players drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters. The university added women's softball, men's tennis, and men's & women's cross country in 2012. Southeastern currently competes in seven men's and seven women's sports, after the addition of football in the 2014–15 academic year. The addition of men's wrestling, the first collegiate program in the state, is planned for the 2015–16 academic year.
The team mascot was Maniac until 2014, when a new mascot, Scorch, was introduced along with the unveiling of the new football stadium.
Southeastern competes in 19 intercollegiate varsity sports:
In 2018, the baseball team, coached by Adrian Dinkel, had a 50-5 regular season record, and was ranked fourth in the NAIA. After an early exit from The Sun Conference tournament, they swept the Kingsport Opening Round bracket. They then swept five games in the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, ID, winning the national championship in their first trip to the tournament. OF Manuel Mesa won the tournament Most Valuable Player and Charles Berry Hustle awards. They also won the title in 2022.
In 2014, the men's basketball team reached the final four of the 2014 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament, in which they defeated top seeded Cardinal Stritch behind a perfect shooting night from Jake Hodges. Point guard Dwayne Johnson was named to the all-America team. Center Timothy Mitchell was named to the all-tournament team, while reserve Mitchell Wiggins Jr. was selected to participate in the NAIA dunk contest and was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters.
In 2018, the team qualified for the national tournament by winning The Sun Conference tournament, defeating Keiser University 87-80 in overtime.
In 2017, the Fire went undefeated in the regular season. After winning 28 straight games, the Sun Conference regular season championship, and the Sun Conference tournament championship, they continued to the NAIA national tournament. They earned the first Sun Conference women's basketball first ever playoff victory, and went to the final four. Senior Bailey Hooker was named first-team All-American, and senior Christin Strawbridge was named second-team All-American.
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Southeastern Fire
The Southeastern Fire are the athletic teams that represents Southeastern University, located in Lakeland, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) since the 2009–10 academic year. The Fire previously competed as a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the South Region of both the Division II and Division I levels. The Fire previously competed as an NAIA Independent within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) during the 2008–09 school year.
In the spring of 2016, the Fire joined the Mid-South Conference for football. Southeastern University has won NCCAA Division II championships in all four men's sports and an NCCAA Division I championship in men's golf. In 2014, Senior Dwayne Johnson was named an NAIA All-American after leading the fire to the final four of the NAIA Division II basketball championship in Point Lookout, Missouri, while Junior Timothy Mitchell was named to the second team. Johnson signed a professional contract with the Liepajas Lauvas of Latvia, while senior Mitchell Wiggins Jr was one of seven players drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters. The university added women's softball, men's tennis, and men's & women's cross country in 2012. Southeastern currently competes in seven men's and seven women's sports, after the addition of football in the 2014–15 academic year. The addition of men's wrestling, the first collegiate program in the state, is planned for the 2015–16 academic year.
The team mascot was Maniac until 2014, when a new mascot, Scorch, was introduced along with the unveiling of the new football stadium.
Southeastern competes in 19 intercollegiate varsity sports:
In 2018, the baseball team, coached by Adrian Dinkel, had a 50-5 regular season record, and was ranked fourth in the NAIA. After an early exit from The Sun Conference tournament, they swept the Kingsport Opening Round bracket. They then swept five games in the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, ID, winning the national championship in their first trip to the tournament. OF Manuel Mesa won the tournament Most Valuable Player and Charles Berry Hustle awards. They also won the title in 2022.
In 2014, the men's basketball team reached the final four of the 2014 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament, in which they defeated top seeded Cardinal Stritch behind a perfect shooting night from Jake Hodges. Point guard Dwayne Johnson was named to the all-America team. Center Timothy Mitchell was named to the all-tournament team, while reserve Mitchell Wiggins Jr. was selected to participate in the NAIA dunk contest and was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters.
In 2018, the team qualified for the national tournament by winning The Sun Conference tournament, defeating Keiser University 87-80 in overtime.
In 2017, the Fire went undefeated in the regular season. After winning 28 straight games, the Sun Conference regular season championship, and the Sun Conference tournament championship, they continued to the NAIA national tournament. They earned the first Sun Conference women's basketball first ever playoff victory, and went to the final four. Senior Bailey Hooker was named first-team All-American, and senior Christin Strawbridge was named second-team All-American.