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{{Short description|Athletic teams representing Hawaii Pacific University}}
{{Infobox college athletics
| name                    = Hawaii Pacific Sharks
| logo                    = Hawaii Pacific Sharks logo.svg
| logo_width              = 200
| university              = [[Hawaii Pacific University]]
| association             = NCAA
| conference              = [[Pacific West Conference|PacWest]]
| division                = [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]
| director                = Dr. Debbie Snell
| location                = [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]]
| first season            =
| teams                   = 15
| mens_teams              = 6
| womens_teams            = 9
| coed_teams              =
| basketballarena         = [[Neal S. Blaisdell Center]]
| baseballfield           = [[Hans L'Orange Field]]
| softballstadium         = Howard A. Okita Field
| soccerstadium           = Atherton Field
| arena2                  = Clarence T. C. Ching Gymnasium
| mascot                  =
| nickname                = Sharks
| pageurl                 = https://hpusharks.com/
}}
The '''Hawaii Pacific Sharks''' are the 13 varsity athletic teams that represent [[Hawaii Pacific University]], located in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], in [[NCAA Division II]] intercollegiate sports. The Sharks compete as members of the [[Pacific West Conference]]. Hawaii Pacific University's first venture into intercollegiate athletics came with the formation of the men's basketball team. The university previously competed in the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] before joining the NCAA in the mid-1990s.
On August 1, 2014, HPU athletics announced that they had changed their name from the Sea Warriors to the Sharks as part of a fundraising effort.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stanley|last=Lee|title=Sea Warriors no more; HPU now the Sharks|work=[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]]|date=August 2, 2014|page=C6}}</ref> As part of the new logo rollout, then-HPU Executive Athletics Director Vince Baldemor promised to secure 1,000 memberships in the HPU "Sharks Club" within the first three months. The program was a major failure with membership failing to exceed 300 after two years. Baldemor was relieved as athletics director.
==History==
Men's basketball won the [[1993 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament]] with an 88–83 victory over [[Oklahoma Baptist University]].
The school's most successful athletics program has been its women's [[volleyball]] team, which has won three national championships, one [[NAIA national volleyball championship]] in 1990 and two [[NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship|NCAA Women's DII Volleyball Championships]] in 1998 and 2000.
The Lady Sharks Softball team won the [[NCAA Division II Softball Championship|NCAA Division II Women's College World Series]] on May 31, 2010 with a come-from-behind 4–3 win over [[Valdosta State University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kitv.com/sports/23755503/detail.html |access-date=January 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308040140/http://www.kitv.com/sports/23755503/detail.html |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |title=Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports & weather - KITV Channel 4 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/global/story.asp?s=12578786 |title=National champion HPU softball team back in the islands - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL |publisher=Hawaii News Now |access-date=2015-11-15}}</ref>
Although not recognized as an official sport by the athletic department, HPU has a Division II [[cheerleading]] and dance team, with HPU Large Coed, Small Coed, All Girl and Dance  National Championship Titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jan/27/sp/FP601270348.html |title=HPU cheerleading stunt team wins nationals &#124; The Honolulu Advertiser &#124; Hawaii's Newspaper |publisher=The Honolulu Advertiser |date=2006-01-27 |access-date=2015-11-15}}</ref> Including eight consecutive (Non-NCAA) National Championship from 2003 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=April 9, 2010|title=HPU cheerleaders win eighth consecutive national championship|url=http://www.hpu.edu/index.cfm?section=News12774&contentID=12774&siteID=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527114613/http://www.hpu.edu/index.cfm?section=News12774&contentID=12774&siteID=1|archive-date=May 27, 2010|access-date=January 19, 2014|website=}}</ref>
==National championships==
===Team===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Hawaii Pacific Sharks|Sport|Association|Division|Year|Opponent/Runner-up|Score/Points}}
|- align="center"
|rowspan="1"| Softball (1)
|rowspan="1"| [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
|rowspan="1"| [[NCAA Division II Softball Championship|Division II]]
|2010
|[[Valdosta State Blazers softball|Valdosta State]]
|4–3 (5 inn.)
|- align="center"
|rowspan="1"| Men's Tennis (1)
|rowspan="1"| NCAA
|rowspan="1"|  [[NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championship|Division II]]
|2016
|[[Saint Leo Lions men's tennis|Saint Leo]]
|5–3
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"| [[Hawaii Pacific Sharks women's volleyball|Women's volleyball]] (2)
|rowspan="2"| NCAA
|rowspan="2"| [[NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament|Division II]]
|1998
|[[North Dakota State Bison women's volleyball|North Dakota State]]
|3–1
|- align="center"
|2000
|[[Augustana University Vikings women's volleyball|Augustana (SD)]]
|3–0
|}
==Varsity sports==
===Teams===
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'''Men's sports'''
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Golf
* Soccer
* Tennis
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'''Women's sports'''
* Acro and Tumbling
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Golf
* Soccer
* Softball
* Tennis
* Volleyball
{{Col-end}}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{official|https://hpusharks.com}}
{{Pacific West Conference navbox}}
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