Urban Knights

08/29/2024

men's soccer Head Coach Danny Kirkland has announced the second half of the 2024 recruiting class, as another six new members join the squad for the 2024 campaign.

Academy of Art men's soccer Head Coach Danny Kirkland and his staff have announced the next set of six new student-athletes to join the 2024 recruiting class.

08/27/2024

Uniting a balanced roster of dedicated returners and hungry newcomers, men's soccer steps onto the pitch for the first time on Sept. 5 to face Cal State Monterey Bay on the road! ⚽️

08/26/2024

Ready to kick off the 2024 campaign on their new home field on Treasure Island, women's soccer combines its talents and passion for the game on Sept. 6 when the host Cal State Dominguez Hills! ⚽️

08/23/2024

to St Andrews, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 where women's golf Head Coach Beth Allen continues to provide radio coverage of the AIG Women’s Open via www.AIGWomensOpen.com and on the app!🏌️‍♀️📻

08/22/2024

Sporting its largest roster in program history, volleyball joins together in pursuit of a successful 2024 campaign that begins against Chico State on Sept. 6 in Fresno Pacific's Sunbird Volleyball Classic! 🏐

08/21/2024

Congratulations to ART U Softball and School of Art Education grad Haley Randall on being named the PacWest Conference nominee for Woman of the Year! She becomes the fifth Urban Knight to be selected as a conference representative for the honor that recognizes distinction with respect to academics, athletics, service, and leadership. 🥎📚🫡

Excelling academically, athletically, as a leader, and with respect to service throughout her career, Academy of Art softball's Haley Randall will have the esteemed privilege of representing the Pacific West Conference as its NCAA Woman of the Year nominee.

08/21/2024

men's soccer Head Coach Danny Kirkland and his staff have announced the addition of six student-athletes to start the ' 2024 recruiting class. ⚽️

Academy of Art men's soccer Head Coach Danny Kirkland and his staff have announced the addition of six student-athletes to start the 2024 recruiting class.

08/20/2024

Bringing a wealth of experience guiding student-athletes to individual and team championships, school records, and academic success, Bobby Wilson has been announced as the new head coach for cross country and assistant coach for track & field following his most recent stint at Angelo State. 🏃‍♀️🏃

Academy of Art University Athletics has announced Bobby Wilson as its new head coach for cross country and assistant coach for track & field.

08/19/2024

Fall season is officially a GO ‼️ ➡️🗣️

Volleyball, Cross Country, and Soccer are back and ready for action! ⚽️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏐

08/16/2024

to P**a, Croatia 🇭🇷 where volleyball's Sofia Stemberga spent the summer competing for WorldWise in a U23 international volleyball tournament - Global Challenge P**a! 🏐

08/16/2024

Joining the as the new director of operations, Braden Woodward brings prior intercollegiate athletics experience from Sonoma State where he handled numerous gameday and event responsibilities. 🤝👏

Academy of Art Athletics has announced Braden Woodward as its new director of operations.

08/15/2024

Check out highlights from the 13th Annual Golf Classic as we approach the upcoming 14th installment on Friday, October 18th at The Course at Wente Vineyards! ⛳️ All funds raised from this event go directly to help student-athlete needs!

http://artuathletics.com/GolfClassic

08/12/2024

to Irvine, California where ART U Softball's Cailee Grayhorse-Pupecki competed in The League for the fourth year, playing in the All-Star Game against Team Mexico before her Raising Cane's team winning the championship!

08/08/2024

With the 2024 season quickly approaching, volleyball invites in a new wave of talented student-athletes as success and dynamic ability can be found throughout the ’ incoming recruiting class.

An influx of talented student-athletes are coming to Academy of Art volleyball in 2024 as Head Coach Mike Gomez and his staff have announced five transfers, four incoming freshmen, and one familiar face ahead of the program's next campaign.

08/07/2024

to Hvar, Croatia where Associate Athletics Director of Finance & Operations and SAAC Advisor Michael Morini enjoyed a summer vacation!

08/06/2024

Congratulations to the program record 13 named National Fastpitch Coaches Association - NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes and to ART U Softball on its third Team GPA award in program history!

In a Tuesday announcement by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, the Academy of Art softball program earned its third Easton/NFCA Team GPA honor while a program record 13 Urban Knights were selected as Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.

08/06/2024

Epitomizing the phrase " ," 25 were recognized in today's announcement of Academic Achievement Awards by the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association.

The NCAA Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced its 2023-24 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards on Tuesday.

08/05/2024

to Tokyo, Japan where volleyball's Elly McInerney and the Women's Volleyball Australia National Team took on a number of Japanese university teams in preparation for their upcoming trans-Tasman series in New Zealand!

08/01/2024

Congratulations to women's soccer on earning United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award honors after combining for a 3.34 GPA over the past two semesters!

In Thursday's release of the 2023-24 College Team Academic Awards by the United Soccer Coaches Association, Academy of Art women's soccer collected its eighth honor to date as one of the country's 237 women's soccer programs recognized.

07/31/2024

to Las Vegas where Sports Information's Rob Garcia and Mitch Davis joined their PacWest Conference colleagues for last month!

07/30/2024

Register NOW for the 14th Annual Golf Classic taking place on Friday, October 18th at The Course at Wente Vineyards! All funds raised from this event go directly to help student-athlete needs! Click the link below for more!

www.artuathletics.com/GolfClassic

07/30/2024

On the heels of yet another historic season, the men's basketball coaching staff led by Scott Waterman have announced the ' Fall 2024 recruiting class that features multiple former Division I athletes, a conference champion, and an All-Region honoree.

Hungry to create more program history once again, Academy of Art men's basketball Head Coach Scott Waterman and his staff have announced the addition of six student-athletes to comprise the 2024-25 recruiting class.

07/28/2024

With today’s services very much in our hearts, ART U Athletics sends its thoughts and prayers to the Hamilton family and our colleagues at fellow PacWest member Point Loma.

The entire Point Loma community is mourning the tragic passing of Athletic Director Ethan Hamilton.

07/25/2024

Giulio Zanichelli of men's golf has been recognized as a 2024 NCAA Division II GCAA Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar after earning a 3.52 GPA in the School of Industrial Design as well as shooting a 72.69 average round score.

The record-setting season for Academy of Art men's golf junior Giulio Zanichelli continues to bring in the accolades, as he has been named a 2024 NCAA Division II Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars as announced on Thursday by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

07/24/2024

Congratulations to ART U Women's Basketball on earning WBCA Academic Team Special Mention after combining for a 3.10 GPA over the past two semesters!

In a Wednesday announcement by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, Academy of Art University women's basketball exemplified the "Be Artist. Be Athlete." mantra as the Urban Knights were awarded Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Team Special Mention for their collective academic...

07/23/2024

Now back with a full team, women's golf is set for the upcoming fall campaign with the newest addition of Meritxell Illamola joining the .

With the Academy of Art women's golf 2024 fall season right around the corner, Head Coach Beth Allen has announced the addition of Meritxell Illamola (Vic, Spain/Colegio Internacional SEK-Cataluña) as the final member of the 2024-25 signing class.

07/23/2024

Setting a new record for the ART U Women's Tennis program, eight plus the team overall have earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association - ITA All-Academic honors.

Academy of Art women's tennis made history with Tuesday's Intercollegiate Tennis Association's announcement of academic awards as eight Urban Knights in seniors Viktoria Leth, juniors Erica Hellbe, Paulina Alvarez, and Maria Vittoria Alvarez, sophomore Jessica Plazas, and freshman Amelija Supulniece...

07/19/2024

men's golf has collected their final piece towards their 2024-25 roster with the recent addition of Andy Chew set to join the fall roster.

Academy of Art men's golf has announced its third recruit for the upcoming 2024-25 season, as Head Coach Joe Dolby adds Andy Chew (Sarawak, Malaysia/Tunku Putra - Help International School) to join the Urban Knights in the fall.

07/16/2024

to Wiener Neustadt, Austria where ART U Softball’s Elle Edeker is competing with the Crazy Chicklets in the Bundesliga!

07/15/2024

Congratulations to the eight Academy of Art track & field named USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual honorees and to the women’s squad on its sixth All-Academic Team award in program history!

In a Monday announcement by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Academy of Art University track & field had eight Urban Knights earn All-Academic Individual awards in addition to the sixth All-Academic Team honor in program history for the women's squad.