AND IF YOU CAN'T HEAR US
WE'LL YELL A LITTLE LOUDER!!
ACE, The University of Indianapolis Greyhound Mascot
How did the University of Indianapolis go from being the Warriors to The Greyhounds you might ask?
"A group of fans convened in Men’s Hall to “choose a name that would do justice to the scrapping Cardinal and Grey Warriors,” according to Downright Devotion to the Cause by Fredrick Hill. They agreed on the Greyhound because the Indiana Central athlete is “a long, lean animal renowned for its speed, jumping prowess and fighting heart.”
In less than a year, The Reflector again published an article in which the term “Greyhound varsity teams” was used, and soon enough the name was applied to every team, although women athletes were referred to as Whippets until around 1985.
Sue Willey, director of athletics and a UIndy alumna, remembers being a Whippet.
“I hated being a Whippet. I wanted to be a Greyhound,” she recalled."
source: evolution of the Greyhound - The Uindy Reflector
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