UMSL Tritons
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| University | University of Missouri–St. Louis |
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| Conference(s) | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Lori Flanagan |
| Location | St. Louis, MO |
| Varsity teams | 11 |
| Basketball arena | Mark Twain Building |
| Baseball stadium | UMSL Baseball Field |
| Mascot | Triton |
| Nickname | Tritons |
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| Colors | Red and Gold
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| Homepage | www.umsltritons.com |
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Triton athletic programs compete in NCAA Division II and are members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Athletic activities for students, including intercollegiate athletics, campus recreation, and intramurals, support the University of Missouri–St. Louis's mission to educate the whole person. The development and education of the whole student includes academic achievement as well as promoting students' health and mind, spirit and body.[1]
Sports
University of Missouri- St. Louis fields 11 athletic teams (5 men's, 6 women's):
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Baseball
Triton Baseball has also had numerous successes at UMSL, reaching the college world series three times in the 70s and twice in the 1990s, along with many NCAA regional appearances.
Men's Golf
Golf has been one of the most successful sports at UMSL, winning four of its six national championships between 1993 and 2001.
Men's Soccer
UMSL soccer has a long history of success. Winning a national championship in 1973, Final Four appearances in 1973, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987. The team also played in the NCAA Tournament 16 seasons in a row from 1972-1988.
Inline Hockey
While the Tritons' Inline Hockey compete at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association in the Great Plains Collegiate Inline Hockey League, as roller hockey is not an NCAA-sponsored sport. The team is considered a club sport they are funded out of study body funds just like the rest of the teams at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, except out of the Recreational funds and by fundraising. The team has had the most success of any team recently as they have won the National Championship in Division I and Division II.
Results Season: Regular Season Record, Playoff results
- 2008-2009: 16-4, Division I National Champions
- 2007-2008: 15-3, Division I National Champions Runners Up
- 2006-2007: 16-1, Division II Final Four
- 2005-2006: 18-0, Division II National Champions Runners Up
- 2004-2005: 9-2
Championships
i. NCAA DII Championships:
| Soccer (M) | 1973 |
| Golf (M) | 1971, 1972, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001 |
i. NAIA Championships:
| Basketball (M) | 1968, 1969 |
Facilities
Mark Twain Building
The Mark Twain Building is a 4,736-seat indoor arena that serves as the home facility to the UMSL men's and women's basketball teams and the UMSL volleyball team.
The arena was built in the fall of 1971 to serve as the host facility for UMSL's intercollegiate athletics and recreation and intramural activities.
In 1986, the arena underwent a face lift with the installation of new bleachers, including chair-back seats on the lower level. Other recent upgrades include improvements in the facilities lighting and sound system. In the summer of 2003, the University installed a new, four-sided scoreboard above the court. In fall of 2006, due to storm damage, the gym floor was completely replaced with all new support and wood surface. The new court was named Chuck Smith Court after UMSL's first athletic director and men's basketball coach.
In addition to Triton athletics the Mark Twain Building has hosted other events included the MHSAA boys and girls basketball tournament games, and in the summer of 2002 it served as the home gym for the St. Louis Skyhawks of the United States Basketball League.
Other accommodations in the Mark Twain Building include a jogging track on the lower level, a swimming pool, lockerroom facilities, weight lifting room, equipment room and a training room.
Don Dallas Soccer Field
Don Dallas Soccer Field is the soccer facility for the men's and women's Soccer teams. The soccer field was recently renovated in the summer of 2002 with complete new Bermuda surface, allowing for a safer and more playable field for the student-atheltes. In the summer of 2005, the press box was repainted and a new scoreboard was installed.
Originally built in 1970 as an intramural field and was upgraded in with portable bleachers to seat 500 people in 1975. In 1982, lights were added and in 1986 a press box, restrooms and permanent seating for 1,350 fans were built.
The facility is named after the former head soccer coach Don Dallas. Dallas built the UMSL soccer program from scratch and coached the team for 23 years. He led the team to 236 wins, 16 NCAA Tournament appearances and the school's only NCAA National Championship in 1973.
UMSL Baseball Field
UMSL Field is the newest facility, the baseball field was completed in the fall of 2009. The baseball field is located on UMSL’s South Campus and includes, an elevated pressbox with covered bleacher seating behind homepate for 200 and room for lawn seating along either side. with a modern sound system, a full-sized electronic scoreboard which sits in left field, dugouts and bullpens for each team and an infield tarp to protect against inclement weather.
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