The Indianapolis Greyhounds, also the UIndy Greyhounds, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Indianapolis (UIndy), located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Greyhounds compete in NCAA Division II as members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Indianapolis has been a member of the GLVC since 1978 and, as of 2022, was the only remaining charter member of the conference. On June 24, 2026, it was announced that the Greyhounds will leave the GLVC for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) effective July 1, 2027.
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History
The university was known as Indiana Central from its founding in 1902 until the adoption of its current name in 1986. Varsity sports records date from 1922, with the hiring of the first full-time coach and athletic director. The Greyhound nickname for athletic teams dates from 1926. The original school colors, cardinal and grey, predated the athletic program, and eventually gave way to crimson and grey. The current "flying I" athletic department logo dates from 2007, when it was adopted as the helmet logo for Greyhound football.
Football is the only sport that the university has ever dropped, then reintroduced. The program was established in 1924, dropped in 1932 and restored in 1946. Women's field hockey is the only other sport to have been dropped, in 1976.
In recent years, the Greyhounds have emerged as one of the top all-around athletics programs in Division II. Since 2011–12, Indianapolis has placed in the top ten of the Division II Learfield Directors' Cup standings twelve times (including a second-place finish in 2023–24 and third-place finish in 2025–26), and has won every GLVC All-Sports Trophy. As of spring 2023, when they earned their first GLVC titles in wrestling and women's swimming & diving, the Greyhounds had won at least one GLVC championship in each of the program's 23 sports. UIndy has since added two more women's sports, bowling and triathlon, both of which began competition in fall 2024.
National championships
Greyhound teams have won five NCAA national championships.
Conference championships and postseason play
Conference affiliations
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (IIC) 1923–1947
Hoosier College Conference (HCC) 1947–1970
Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) 1970–1978
Heartland Collegiate Conference (Heartland) 1978–1990 (football-only 1985–1989 seasons)
Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (football-only 1990–1998 seasons)
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) associate member in football, 1999–2011; M/W swimming & diving, 2000–2013; women's lacrosse, 2016–2019
Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) 1978–2027
Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) effective July 1, 2027
Men's teams
Baseball – 19 conference championships: nine HCC (1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964), two ICC (1971, 1973), two Heartland (1981, 1982), and six GLVC (1981, 1982, 1984, 2001, 2012, 2016). Postseason play includes five appearances in the NCAA D2 World Series (2000, 2012, 2023, 2024, 2026).
Basketball – 12 conference championships: three IIC (1933–34, 1940–41, 1941–42), eight HCC (1948–49, 1950–51, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67), and one GLVC (1996–97). Eight NAIA national tournament appearances (1948–49, 1955–56, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69) and twelve NCAA D2 tournament appearances (1995–96, 1996–97, 2002–3, 2003–4, 2004–5, 2011–12 through 2015–16, 2022–23, 2023–24). David Logan named 2004–5 NCAA D2 National Player of the Year.
Cross Country – 14 conference championships: eight HCC (1950, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965), five ICC (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977), and one GLVC (2000). Individual HCC champion James Langford (1947). Individual GLVC champions Erhard Bell (1979) and John Parson (2003).
Football – 18 conference championships: five HCC (1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1960), two Heartland (1978, 1981), and eleven GLVC (2012 through 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020–21, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). One NCAA D3 playoff appearance (1975) and ten NCAA D2 playoff appearances (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).
Golf – 18 conference championships: one Heartland (1978–79) and 17 GLVC (1978–79, 1987–88 through 1992–93, 1996–97, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–2, 2007–8, 2008–9, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2023–24). Postseason play includes national third-place finish in D2 tournament (2022–23). Individual NCAA D2 champion Keegan Bronnenberg (2020–21).
Lacrosse – Three GLVC championships (2018, 2019, 2021). Five NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). National semifinal appearance in 2019 (16–3 record), in just the fourth year of the program's existence.
Soccer – Four GLVC championships (2014, 2017, 2021, 2023). Eight NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025). National semifinal appearances in 2019 and 2021.
Women's teams
Basketball – Two GLVC championships (1992–93, 2002–3). 11 NCAA D2 tournament appearances (1992–93, 1993–94, 2002–3, 2003–4, 2004–5, 2007–8, 2008–9, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14).
Cross Country – Two GLVC championships (1992, 2018). Individual GLVC champions Kathy Casey (1988) and Lauren Bailey (2020).
Golf – 17 GLVC championships (1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2001–2, 2008–9, 2009–10, 2011–12 through 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25). Three NCAA D2 national championships (2014–15, 2017–18, 2023–24), one national second-place finish (2015–16), three national third-place finishes (2008–9, 2016–17, 2018–19). Individual NCAA D2 champions Lyndsay McBride (2008–9) and Katharina Keilich (2017–18).
Lacrosse – Seven conference championships: two GLIAC (2018, 2019) and five GLVC (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026). Eight NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2018, 2019, 2021 through 2026). Midwest Region champions in 2022 and 2025. National champions in 2022 (22–1 record), in just the seventh season of the program's existence. Peyton Romig named 2021 D2 National Player of the Year. Abby Lagos named 2022 D2 National Player of the Year.
Soccer – One GLVC championship (2006). Four NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2006, 2009, 2019, 2021).
Softball – Four GLVC championships (2012, 2016, 2021, 2025). 18 NCAA D2 tournament appearances (2008 through 2019, 2021 through 2026). Three appearances in the NCAA D2 World Series (2009, 2015, 2024).
Swimming and Diving – Four conference championships: three GLIAC (2002–3, 2003–4, 2004–5) and one GLVC (2022–23). (NOTE: program competed as independent, 1987 through 2000). NCAA D2 postseason action includes two national second-place finishes (2021–22 and 2022–23), one national third-place finish (2020–21), and two national fourth-place finishes (2023–24 and 2024–25). Ten individual NCAA championships, including three by Marizel van Jaarsveld (2020–21, 2021–22), plus seven relay championships.
Tennis – 15 GLVC championships (1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2002–3, 2004–5, 2005–6, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24). Postseason play includes two D2 national semifinal appearances (2020–21 and 2021–22).
Facilities
Athletics and Recreation Center (M/W indoor track & field) – known as the ARC – Built in 2011 as the practice site for the New York Giants prior to their victory in Super Bowl XLVI. Features a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) air-supported dome covering indoor track & field facilities, a training room, baseball batting cages, and an expanded weight room. The adjacent building includes locker rooms for football, men's and women's track and field, softball, and baseball, athletic training facilities, and 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of office space for the coaching staffs of football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, softball, baseball and men's and women's golf.
Key Stadium (football, M/W soccer, M/W lacrosse) – Originally built in 1970, Sprinturf playing surface added in 2004, lights added in summer of 2005, seating capacity of 5,500 with standing room only space for approximately 1,500 more. Locker rooms for men's and women's soccer and men's and women's lacrosse are under the home grandstand. Named in honor of benefactor Sheldon Key.
Nicoson Hall (M/W basketball, wrestling) – Opened in 1960, seating capacity of 4,000 with standing room only space for approximately 1,000 more. Named in honor of long-time basketball coach and Athletic Director Angus Nicoson.
Dr. Sue Willey Court (volleyball, wrestling) – Opened in 1982, seating capacity of 500. Named in honor of former Athletic Director Sue Willey.
Ruth Lilly Center Pool (M/W swimming & diving) – Opened in 1982, seating capacity of 300.
Greyhound Park (baseball) – seating capacity of 750.
Baumgartner Field (softball) – seating capacity of 300, built in 2012. Named in honor of Mary "Wimp" Baumgartner, who played in the Women's Professional Baseball League during the late 1940s.
UIndy Tennis Center (M/W tennis) – Seven indoor courts located at the UIndy Tennis Center.