Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Their 22 teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, swimming & diving, tennis, and track and field; women's-only rugby, soccer, and softball; and men's-only baseball. The Mountaineers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference.[3]
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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 | 22 |
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 |
Men
Sport | Head coach | Main venue | Varsity since |
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Baseball | Scott Thomson | E.T. Straw Family Stadium | |
Basketball | Dan Engelstad | Knott Arena | |
Cross Country | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track | |
Golf | Kevin Farrell | ||
Lacrosse | Tom Gravante | Waldron Family Stadium | |
Soccer | Bryan Cunningham | 1953 / 2018[4] | |
Swimming & Diving | Neil Yost | Mount St. Mary's Swimming Pool | 2016–17 |
Tennis | Samantha Pinchoff | Mount St. Mary's Tennis Courts | |
Indoor Track & Field | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track | |
Outdoor Track & Field | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track |
Women
Sport | Head coach | Main venue | Varsity since |
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Basketball | Bryan Whitten | Knott Arena | |
Bowling | Kenneth DeGraaf | 2018 | |
Cross Country | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track | |
Golf | Kevin Farrell | 2018 | |
Lacrosse | Lauren Schwarzmann | Waldron Family Stadium | |
Rugby | Farrah Douglas | ||
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
The Mountaineers men's soccer team represented Mount St. Mary's University from 1953 and in the Northeast Conference of NCAA Division I college soccer from 1988 through 2012. The sport was discontinued for financial reasons following the 2012 season. On August 29, 2016, the university and the NCAA announced the return of the sport for the 2018 season.[5]
Olympians
Olympics | Athlete | Sport | Country |
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1984 | Dave Lishebo | 400 meters | Zambia |
1984 | Bill Motti | Decathlon | France |
1984 | Fred Owusu | 400 meters | Ghana |
1984 | Trond Skramstad | Decathlon | Norway |
1984, 1988 | Charles Cheruiyot | 5000 meters | Kenya |
1984, 1988 | Kip Cheruiyot | 1500 meters | Kenya |
1988 | Carlos O'Connell | Decathlon | Ireland |
1988 | Peter Rono *Gold Medalist* | 1500 meters | Kenya |
1988 | Georg Werthner | Decathlon | Austria |
1992 | Bill Motti | Decathlon | France |
1996 | Cliff Wong | 4 × 400 m relay | Guyana |
2008 | 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.
- "Mount St. Mary's reinstates men's soccer program for 2018". NCAA. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.