St. Mary's Seahawks

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St. Mary's Seahawks
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UniversitySt. Mary's College of Maryland
Conference United East (most sports)
MARC (rowing)
MAISA (sailing)
NCAA & ICSA NCAA Division III
Location St. Mary's City, Maryland
Varsity teams21 (10 men's, 11 women's)
Basketball arenaMichael P. O'Brien Arena
Baseball stadiumHawk's Nest
Soccer stadiumJamie L. Roberts Stadium
Aquatics centerThe Aquatics Center
Lacrosse stadiumJamie L. Roberts Stadium
Sailing venue James P. Muldoon River Center
Tennis venueSomerset Complex
Outdoor track and field venueJamie L. Roberts Stadium
Volleyball arenaMichael P. O'Brien Arena
NicknameSeahawks
Colors Navy blue and Old gold
   
Website smcmathletics.com
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The St. Mary's Seahawks are the intercollegiate athletic teams of St. Mary's College of Maryland, located in St. Mary's City, Maryland, that they are members in the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the United East Conference (UEC; known before July 2021 as the "North East Athletic Conference") for most of their sports since the 2021–22 academic year.; [1] except for rowing, which they compete in the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference (MARC); and for sailing, which they compete in the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) within the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA).

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The Seahawks previously competed in the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C; known before November 2020 as the "Capital Athletic Conference") from 1989–90 to 2020–21.

St. Mary's College of Maryland has the highest percentage of student-athletes on the C2C All-Academic team for 6 years in a row.

Varsity teams

The most recent additions are both men's and women's track and field, which the university decided in 2020 to add. [2]

St. Mary's Seahawks varsity lacrosse player in motion. St. Mary's Seahawks varsity lacrosse team.jpg
St. Mary's Seahawks varsity lacrosse player in motion.
Men's sportsWomen's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross countryField hockey
LacrosseLacrosse
RowingRowing
Sailing Sailing
SoccerSoccer
SwimmingSwimming
TennisTennis
Track and fieldTrack and field
Volleyball

Basketball

Sailing

St. Mary's College has three different sailing teams on campus, as well as a sailing club, and a windsurfing club. The Varsity Sailing Team and Offshore Sailing Team both compete in intercollegiate events around the country and occasionally in international regattas held in venues such as Europe. The Keelboat Sailing Team competes in racing events held by One Design or PHRF (Handicap) organizations in the Chesapeake Bay and other East Coast locations.

Facilities

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James P. Muldoon River Center
VenueSport(s)Open.Ref.
James P. Muldoon River Center Sailing2008 [4]
Hawk's NestBaseball
2001
[5]
Jamie L. Roberts StadiumSoccer
Lacrosse
Track and field
2019
[6]
Michael P. O'Brien ArenaBasketball
Volleyball
n/a
[7]
Somerset ComplexTennis
2001
[8]
The Aquatics CenterSwimming
n/a
[9]

References

  1. "St. Mary's College of Maryland to Join North Eastern Athletic Conference in 2021" (Press release). North Eastern Athletic Conference. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "New Varsity Sport Added to St. Mary’s College Athletics Program", St. Mary's College of Maryland, February 13, 2020.
  3. "Seahawks Ranked 24th in Final Division III Poll". Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. James P. Muldoon River Center and The Teddy Turner Waterfront
  5. Hawk's Nest
  6. Jamie L. Roberts Stadium
  7. Michael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena
  8. Somerset Tennis Complex
  9. The Aquatics Center at the MPOBARC