Lynn Fighting Knights


The Lynn Fighting Knights are the athletic teams that represent Lynn University, located in Boca Raton, Florida, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Fighting Knights compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference for all 14 varsity sports. Lynn has been a member of the SSC since 1997.

Varsity teams

Lynn University added men's lacrosse for the 2014 season. The sport was the third addition in recent years, after the university added women's cross country and swimming in 2012.
Men's sportsWomen's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross countryGolf
GolfLacrosse
LacrosseSoccer
SoccerSoftball
SwimmingTennis
TennisTrack and field
Track and fieldVolleyball

National championships

Lynn University teams have won a total of 24 NCAA and NAIA national championships, and 30 Sunshine State Conference championships.

Team

Notable athletes

On July 17, 2007, NCAA vacated Lynn's 2005 Women's Division II Softball Championship due to extra benefits given to two players. The NCAA found that former coach Thomas Macera gave two Lynn softball players cash payments totaling more than $3,000. Lynn was also placed on probation for two years.