Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

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Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Mt-st-marys logo from NCAA.svg
University Mount St. Mary's University
Association NCAA Division I
Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (primary)
MAWPC (water polo)
NEC (women's bowling)
Athletic directorBrad Davis
Location Emmitsburg, Maryland
Varsity teams22
Basketball arena Knott Arena
Baseball stadium Straw Family Stadium
Lacrosse stadium Waldron Family Stadium
MascotEmmit S. Burg [1]
NicknameMountaineers
ColorsBlue, White, and Bronze
     
Website mountathletics.com
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The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers athletic teams represent Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. "The Mount" competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). [2]

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The Mount sponsors 22 intercollegiate sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and water polo; while women's sports include soccer, basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, lacrosse, rugby, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and water polo.

Athletic divisions and conferences

InauguralFinalNCAA DivisionConference
1940–411977–78Division II Mason–Dixon
1983–841987–88Division IIMason–Dixon
1989–902021–22Division I Northeast
2022–23presentDivision I MAAC

Teams

Straw Family Stadium, baseball venue Straw Family Stadium.jpg
Straw Family Stadium, baseball venue
Knott Arena, basketball venue Knott Arena Panorama.jpg
Knott Arena, basketball venue
SportHead coachVenue
Baseball Frank Leoni E.T. Straw Family Stadium
Men's basketball Dan Engelstad Knott Arena
Women's basketball Bryan Whitten
Women's bowlingKenneth DeGraaf
Men's cross countryJay PhillipsMorgan Track
Women's cross country
Men's golfKevin Farrell
Women's golf
Men's lacrosse Chris RyanWaldron Family Stadium
Women's lacrosseLauren Schwarzmann
Women's rugbyFarrah Douglas
Men's soccer Bryan Cunningham Waldron Family Stadium
Women's soccer Tori Krause
Softball Anna NagroOur Lady of the Meadows Field
Men's swimming & divingNeil YostMount St. Mary's Swimming Pool
Women's swimming & diving
Men's tennisSamantha PinchoffMount St. Mary's Tennis Courts
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track & fieldJay PhillipsMorgan Track
Women's indoor track & field
Men's outdoor track & field
Women's outdoor track & field

Men's basketball

Mount (in white) v Brooklyn game in 2016 MSMvsLIU01022016-7.JPG
Mount (in white) v Brooklyn game in 2016

Mount men's basketball won the 1962 NCAA College Division basketball tournament (the predecessor to the modern Division II tournament) by defeating the Sacramento State Hornets, 58–57, and earned their first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament win against the Coppin State Eagles in 2008.

Men's lacrosse

The Mountaineers earned regular-season conference titles in 1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2019, and 2023, won conference tournament championships in 2001, 2003, 2010, and 2011, and faced the University of Virginia in their 2003 and 2010 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament appearances.

Men's soccer

The Mount sponsored men's soccer from 1953 to 2012, participating in the NEC from 1988 to 2012. The sport was discontinued following the 2012 season for financial reasons but resumed in 2018. [3]

Women's soccer

Facilities

Sports facilities include E.T. Straw Family Stadium, Knott Arena, Morgan Track, Waldron Family Stadium, Our Lady of the Meadows Field, a swimming pool, and tennis courts.

Olympians

OlympicsAthleteSportEventNation.Medal
1984Dave LisheboTrack and Field400 meters Zambia
1984Bill MottiTrack and FieldDecathlon France
1984Fred OwusuTrack and Field400 meters Ghana
1984 Trond Skramstad Track and FieldDecathlon Norway
1984, 1988 Charles Cheruiyot Track and Field5000 meters Kenya
1984, 1988 Kip Cheruiyot Track and Field1500 meters Kenya
1988Carlos O'ConnellTrack and FieldDecathlon Ireland
1988 Peter Rono Track and Field1500 meters Kenya Gold
1988 Georg Werthner Track and FieldDecathlon Austria
1992Bill MottiTrack and FieldDecathlon France
1996Cliff WongTrack and Field4 × 400 meters relay Guyana
2008 Dita Krumberga Women's BasketballTournament Play Latvia

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References

  1. "Athletics & Recreation | Mount St. Mary's University".
  2. "Sources: Mount St. Mary's on track to join MAAC". 27 April 2022.
  3. "Mount St. Mary's reinstates men's soccer program for 2018". NCAA. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.