St. Mary's Seahawks | |
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University | St. Mary's College of Maryland |
Conference | United East Conference (most sports) Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference (rowing) Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (sailing) |
NCAA & ICSA | NCAA Division III |
Location | St. Mary's City, Maryland |
Varsity teams | 21 |
Football stadium | Seahawk Stadium |
Basketball arena | Michael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena |
Baseball stadium | Hawk's Nest |
Sailing venue | James P. Muldoon River Center |
Nickname | Seahawks |
Colors | Navy blue and Old gold |
Website | www |
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 level 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).
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.
Men's | Women's |
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Basketball | Basketball |
Cross country | Cross country |
Lacrosse | Lacrosse |
Rowing | Rowing |
Sailing | Sailing |
Soccer | Soccer |
Swimming & diving | Swimming & diving |
Tennis | Tennis |
Track & field | Track & field |
Baseball | Field hockey |
Volleyball | |
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 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.
The college has many racing-outfitted windsurfers.
Drawing on students from many Chesapeake Bay communities, St. Mary's College of Maryland is one of the top-ranked varsity sailing schools in the nation. [8]
Awards and titles include:
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