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 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 teams21
Football stadiumSeahawk Stadium
Basketball arenaMichael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena
Baseball stadiumHawk's Nest
Sailing venue James P. Muldoon River Center
NicknameSeahawks
Colors Navy blue and Old gold
   
Website www.smcmathletics.com
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.

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).

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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

Men'sWomen's
BasketballBasketball
Cross countryCross country
LacrosseLacrosse
RowingRowing
Sailing Sailing
SoccerSoccer
Swimming & divingSwimming & diving
TennisTennis
Track & fieldTrack & field
BaseballField 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]

Sailing

Part of the Sailing Team fleet at St. Mary's College of Maryland. 34.StMarysCollege.SMC.MD.14June2011.jpg
Part of the Sailing Team fleet at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

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.

Sailing fleet

The college has many racing-outfitted windsurfers.

Accomplishments

St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team drills. The St. Mary's College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 13 national titles and the school has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors and also four Olympic sailors, one of whom earned a silver medal at the Olympics. The co-ed and the women's teams have been ranked first in the nation two years in a row. St. Mary's College of Maryland-Sailing Team-practicing.jpg
St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team drills. The St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 13 national titles and the school has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors and also four Olympic sailors, one of whom earned a silver medal at the Olympics. The co-ed and the women's teams have been ranked first in the nation two years in a row.

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:

Basketball

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References

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