Saint Michael's Purple Knights
The Saint Michael's Purple Knights are the athletic teams that represent Saint Michael's College, located in Colchester, Vermont, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.[1]
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| University | Saint Michael's College |
| Conference | Northeast-10 EISA (skiing) NEWHA (women's ice hockey) |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Chris Kenny |
| Location | Colchester, Vermont |
| Varsity teams | 20 |
| Basketball arena | Tarrant Center |
| Ice hockey arena | C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena |
| Baseball stadium | George "Doc" Jacobs Field |
| Soccer stadium | Christopher M. Duffy Artificial Turf Field |
| Nickname | Purple Knights |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Website | www |
The Purple Knights compete as members of the Northeast-10 Conference for most sports. Two teams compete as de facto Division I members. In skiing, a coeducational sport with a single NCAA team championship for all three divisions, the co-ed teams are part of the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association. In women's ice hockey, which has a combined Division I/II national championship, the Purple Knights are a member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.
Varsity teams
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Men's sports (9)
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Women's sports (10)
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Co-ed sports (1)
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- The NCAA considers skiing to be a single sport that encompasses both Alpine and Nordic disciplines. While schools have separate men's and women's squads, with all races involving members of a single sex, the NCAA awards a single team championship.
Notable alumni
- Travis Warech (born 1991), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League
References
- Saint Michael's College. Smcathletics.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-25.
External links
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