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]

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
UniversityMount St. Mary's University
ConferenceNortheast Conference
NCAADivision 1
Athletic directorLynne Robinson
LocationEmmitsburg, Maryland
Varsity teams22
Basketball arenaKnott Arena
Baseball stadiumStraw Family Stadium
Lacrosse stadiumWaldron Family Stadium
MascotEmmit S. Burg[1]
NicknameMountaineers
ColorsBlue and White[2]
         
Websitewww.mountathletics.com

Men
Sport Head coach Main venue Varsity since
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
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
Main article: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 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
Main article: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 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
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
  1. http://www.msmary.edu/student-life/sga/emmit.html
  2. MSMU Graphic Standards (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  3. http://www.northeastconference.org/
  4. "Mount St. Mary's reinstates men's soccer program for 2018". NCAA. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. "Mount St. Mary's reinstates men's soccer program for 2018". NCAA. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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