Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
| Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | |
|---|---|
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| University | Mount St. Mary's University |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| NCAA | Division 1 |
| Athletic director | Lynne Robinson |
| Location | Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Basketball arena | Knott Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Straw Family Stadium |
| Lacrosse stadium | Waldron Family Stadium |
| Mascot | Emmit S. Burg[1] |
| Nickname | Mountaineers |
| Colors |
Blue and White[2] |
| Website |
www |
The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Their 17 teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, swimming & diving, tennis, and track and field; women's-only soccer and softball; and men's-only baseball. The Mountaineers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference.[3]
Men
| Sport | Head coach | Main venue |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Scott Thomson | E.T. Straw Family Stadium |
| Basketball | Jamion Christian | Knott Arena |
| Cross Country | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track |
| Lacrosse | Tom Gravante | Waldron Family Stadium |
| Swimming & Diving † | Neil Yost | Mount St. Mary's Swimming Pool |
| Tennis | Samantha Pinchoff | Mount St. Mary's Tennis Courts |
| Indoor Track & Field | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track |
| Outdoor Track & Field | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track |
- † = Men's swimming & diving debuts in the 2016-17 season.
- On August 29, 2016 Mount St. Mary's and the NCAA announced that Mountaineers' men's soccer would return in the 2018 season.[4]
Women
| Sport | Head coach | Main venue |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Bryan Whitten | Knott Arena |
| Cross Country | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track |
| Lacrosse | Lauren Schwarzmann | Waldron Family Stadium |
| Soccer | Waldron Family Stadium | |
| Softball | Anna Nagro | Our Lady of the Meadows Field |
| Swimming & Diving | Neil Yost | Mount St. Mary's Swimming Pool |
| Tennis | Samantha Pinchoff | Mount St. Mary's Tennis Courts |
| Indoor Track & Field | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track |
| Outdoor Track & Field | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track |
Men's basketball
In 1962, Mount St. Mary's won the Division II championship at the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament by defeating the Sacramento State Hornets 58–57.
In 2008, the Mountaineers defeated the Coppin State Eagles in the play-in game of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. This was the first Mount Saint Mary's win in the Division I tournament.
Men's soccer
Olympians
1984
| Name | Sport | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Cheruiyot | 5000 meters | Kenya |
| Kip Cheruiyot | 1500 meters | Kenya |
| Dave Lishebo | 400 meters | Zambia |
| Bill Motti | Decathlon | France |
| Fred Owusu | 400 meters | Ghana |
| Trond Skramstad | Decathlon | Norway |
1988
| Name | Sport | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Cheruiyot | 5000 meters | Kenya |
| Kip Cheruiyot | 1500 meters | Kenya |
| Carlos O'Connell | Decathlon | Ireland |
| Peter Rono *Gold Medalist* | 1500 meters | Kenya |
| Georg Werthner | Decathlon | Austria |
1992
| Name | Sport | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Motti | Decathlon | France |
1996
| Name | Sport | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff Wong | 4 × 400 m relay | Guyana |
2008
| Name | Sport | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Dita Krumberga | Women's Basketball | Latvia |
References
- ↑ http://www.msmary.edu/student-life/sga/emmit.html
- ↑ MSMU Graphic Standards (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.northeastconference.org/
- ↑ "Mount St. Mary's reinstates men's soccer program for 2018". NCAA. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
External links
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