Merchant Marine Mariners
| Merchant Marine Mariners | |
|---|---|
| University | United States Merchant Marine Academy |
| Conference | Landmark Conference, Liberty League |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Athletic director | Capt. William G. Fell, Jr., USMS (Interim) |
| Location | Kings Point, NY |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | Captain James Harvey Tomb Field |
| Basketball arena | Edwin J. O'Hara Hall |
| Baseball stadium | Lower Roosevelt Field |
| Mascot | Salty the Sea Eagle |
| Nickname | Mariners |
| Colors |
Blue Gray |
| Website |
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The United States Merchant Marine Academy's intercollegiate sports teams are called the Mariners and they compete in the Division III of the NCAA, as a charter member of the Landmark Conference in all sports (men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, lacrosse, swimming & diving, track & field and volleyball) except in football, where they are an associate member of the Liberty League, and collegiate wrestling, where they are a member of the Centennial Conference. The USMMA formerly was a member of the Skyline Conference until the 2006-07 season.
In Rugby, the USMMA competes in the MetNy Rugby Football Union where the team was the first division champion from 2005-2006.
The men's swim & dive team has had a long history of success, winning 16 straight conference championships (2000 - 2015) and are the only team to win the Landmark Conference championship.
The USMMA Varsity Intercollegiate Sailing Team competes at the Division I level and is a member of the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) and has fifteen Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) national championships to its credit, as well as nearly two dozen district titles. The Mariners won their first ICSA National (now "North American") Championship in 1979. The Mariners have four dinghy championships in 1979, 1983, 1984, and 1987. Six sailors have received College Sailor of the Year recognition, Jonathan Wright 1971, Alex Smigelski 1979, Morgan Reeser, 1983 & 1984, Jay Renehan 1985, William Hardesty III, 1998. The school has had 32 All American Skippers, 11 Honorable mention skippers, and 10 All American crews.