Pensacola Christian Eagles


The Pensacola Christian Eagles are the athletic teams of Pensacola Christian College, located in the Brent area of Pensacola, Florida. The Eagles are members of the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association, competing in Division II of the South Division. Athletic teams include men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball, and men's soccer. The Eagles have won eleven national championships throughout their history: nine in the NCCAA and two in the NCWA. Former sports include men's wrestling and baseball.

Programs

Men's basketball

Men's basketball was the first athletic program to compete at Pensacola Christian College. The program first competed during the 1977–78 basketball season. Men's basketball was part of the Orange Belt Christian Conference of the NCCAA from the 1980s until the early-1990s, winning the in-season tournament multiple times. The Eagles played their home games at the Pensacola Christian High School gymnasium from 1977 to 1980 as Pensacola Christian College had yet to have their own facility. January 30, 1981 marked the Eagles' first game in their new field house, known as the John Ray Hall Field House, as they defeated Atlanta Christian College 106–85. They would play at the 2,000-seat Hall Field House until 1993 when they moved to the larger Arlin R. Horton Sports Center.
The Eagles made their first NCCAA National Tournament appearance in 1998. They later competed in the national tournament in 2014 and 2016 as a Division II institution.
YearTournamentFinish Source
1998NCCAA Division I National Tournament6th
2014NCCAA Division II National TournamentDNP
2016NCCAA Division II National Tournament5th

Women's basketball

Women's basketball arrived at the college in 2008. The program started to experience success in the mid-2010s first qualifying for the NCCAA national championship in 2014 and making the tournament every season since. The Lady Eagles were NCCAA Division II national champions in 2022.
YearTournamentFinish Source
2014NCCAA Division II National TournamentN/A
2015NCCAA Division II National TournamentN/A
2016NCCAA Division II National Tournament6th
2017NCCAA Division II National TournamentDNP
2018NCCAA Division II National Tournament3rd
2019NCCAA Division II National Tournament2nd
2020NCCAA Division II National Tournament/COVID-19
2021NCCAA Division II National Tournament3rd
2022NCCAA Division II National TournamentChampions
2023NCCAA Division II National Tournament4th
2024NCCAA Division II National Tournament3rd
2025NCCAA Division II National Tournament4th

Men's soccer

Men's soccer is PCC's newest sport, which returned to Pensacola Christian in the fall of 2016 for the first time since the 1980s. Evidence of a former men's intercollegiate soccer team dates back to at least 1981. Men's soccer has won the NCCAA Division II national championship four times, most recently in 2025.
YearTournamentFinish Source
2017NCCAA Division II National TournamentChampions
2018NCCAA Division II National TournamentDNP
2019NCCAA Division II National TournamentChampions
2020NCCAA Division II National TournamentRunner-up
2023NCCAA Division II National TournamentChampions
2025NCCAA Division II National TournamentChampions

Volleyball

Volleyball was the first women's intercollegiate sport at Pensacola Christian College, first played in 1994. The Lady Eagles have made the NCCAA National Tournament seven times in program history: twice in Division I and five times in Division II. Their 2021 appearance marked the first time the Lady Eagles advanced past the pool stage of the tournament. They were once again semifinalist participants in 2025.
YearTournamentFinish Source
2002NCCAA Division I National TournamentDNP
2009NCCAA Division I National TournamentDNP
2014NCCAA Division II National TournamentDNP
2015NCCAA Division II National TournamentDNP
2020NCCAA Division II National TournamentDNP
2021NCCAA Division II National TournamentSemifinals
2024NCCAA Division II National TournamentDNP
2025NCCAA Division II National TournamentSemifinals

Former sports

Discontinued sports at Pensacola Christian College include baseball and men's wrestling.
Baseball was a short-lived sport at PCC, played from 1981 until around 1983. One notable outcome for the Eagle nine occurred on April 10, 1982, when Pensacola Christian and Alabama Christian played an extremely unconventional triple-header. The Eagles lost all three games and were outscored 30–6, allowing a total of twenty stolen bases in games consisting of five, seven, and six innings, respectively.

Men's wrestling

Men's wrestling was a sport at Pensacola Christian from 1991 until 2006, competing in the NCCAA from 1991 to 1998 and in the NCWA from 1998 to 2006. The Eagles' first wrestling matchup was a loss to Florida State at PCC on November 23, 1991. As of the 2004–05 season, Pensacola Christian was the only varsity intercollegiate men's wrestling program in the state of Florida. All others, including other NCWA programs, were club sports. Sixty-seven Eagles were named All-Americans throughout the program's history: 28 in the NCCAA and 39 in the NCWA. While in the NCWA, PCC won two Most Outstanding Wrestler awards and had nine national champions. Men's wrestling was coached by hall of fame wrestler Jim Hazewinkel from 1991 to 2006, as well as Dave Hazewinkel, Jim's twin brother, as of 2004.
YearCoachAccolades
1991-92Jim HazewinkelNCCAA Championship 4th Place
1 All-American
1992-93Jim HazewinkelNCCAA Championship 3rd Place
3 All-Americans
Jim Hazewinkel NCCAA Coach of the Year
1993-94Jim HazewinkelNCCAA Champions
5 All-Americans

Outstanding Wrestler Award Recipient

Jim Hazewinkel NCCAA Coach of the Year
1994-95Jim HazewinkelNCCAA Champions
4 All-Americans

Jim Hazewinkel NCCAA Coach of the Year

PCC Invitational Champions
1995-96Jim HazewinkelNCCAA Champions
7 All-Americans
Jim Hazewinkel NCCAA Coach of the Year
PCC Invitational Champions
1996-97Jim HazewinkelNCCAA Championship 2nd Place
4 All-Americans
PCC Invitational Champions
1997-98Jim HazewinkelNCCAA Champions
4 All-Americans

1 At-Large All-American

Ben Peterson Christian Sportsmanship Award Recipient

Jim Hazewinkel NCCAA Coach of the Year
1998-99Jim HazewinkelNCWA Champions
NCWA Southeastern Conference Tournament Champions
1999-00Jim HazewinkelNCWA Champions
NCWA Southeastern Conference Tournament Champions
Jim Hazewinkel NCWA Coach of the Year
2000-01Jim HazewinkelNCWA Championship 3rd Place
NCWA Southeastern Conference Tournament Champions
2001-02Jim HazewinkelNCWA Championship 5th Place
NCWA Southeastern Conference Tournament Champions
Jim Hazewinkel NCWA Coach of the Year
2002-03Jim HazewinkelNCWA Championship 5th Place
2003-04Jim Hazewinkel
2004-05Jim HazewinkelNCWA Championship 8th Place
2005-06Jim HazewinkelNCWA Championship 3rd Place
NCWA Southeast Conference Tournament Champions

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