{"id":2830,"date":"2009-05-20T08:44:48","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T12:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2019-07-18T11:45:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T15:45:08","slug":"ucf-athletics-did-you-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-athletics-did-you-know\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Athletics: Did You Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1970 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/leadership\/president\/millican\/\">President Charles Millican<\/a> launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/athletics\/\">UCF varsity athletics program<\/a>. Today, UCF sponsors 16 programs. Here&#8217;s more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UCF has several new athletic facilities, including Bright House Networks Stadium (football), the UCF Arena (basketball), The Venue at UCF (volleyball) and the UCF Intercollegiate Rowing Center.<\/li>\n<li>UCF student-athletes train inside the Nicholson Fieldhouse, the only 120-yard indoor practice facility in the state of Florida.<\/li>\n<li>With the exception of rowing, all of UCF&#8217;s programs compete in Conference USA.<\/li>\n<li>During the 2008-09 academic year, UCF placed a league-record 224 student-athletes on the Conference USA Commissioner&#8217;s Academic Honor Roll.<\/li>\n<li>The Knights&#8217; cheerleading squad claimed the national championship in 2007 and 2003.<\/li>\n<li>Fifty-four individuals have been inducted into the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame.<\/li>\n<li>UCF teams wear Adidas footwear and gear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 1970 President Charles Millican launched the UCF varsity athletics program. 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