Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | |
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University | Mount St. Mary's University |
Association | NCAA Division I |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (primary) MAWPC (water polo) NEC (women's bowling) |
Athletic director | Brad Davis |
Location | Emmitsburg, Maryland |
Varsity teams | 22 |
Basketball arena | Knott Arena |
Baseball stadium | Straw Family Stadium |
Lacrosse stadium | Waldron Family Stadium |
Mascot | Emmit S. Burg |
Nickname | Mountaineers |
Colors | Blue, White, and Bronze |
Website | www.mountathletics.com |
The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers athletic teams represent Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. "The Mount" competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
The Mount sponsors 22 intercollegiate sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and water polo; while women's sports include soccer, basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, lacrosse, rugby, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and water polo.
Inaugural Season | Final Season | NCAA Division | Conference |
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1940–41 | 1977–78 | Division II | Mason–Dixon Conference |
1983–84 | 1987–88 | Division II | Mason–Dixon Athletic Conference |
1989–90 | 2021–22 | Division I | Northeast Conference |
2022–23 | present | Division I | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Sport | Head coach | Primary Venue |
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Baseball | Frank Leoni | E.T. Straw Family Stadium |
Men's basketball | Dan Engelstad | Knott Arena |
Women's basketball | Bryan Whitten | |
Women's bowling | Kenneth DeGraaf | |
Men's cross country | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track |
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Men's golf | Kevin Farrell | |
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Men's lacrosse | Chris Ryan | Waldron Family Stadium |
Women's lacrosse | Lauren Schwarzmann | |
Women's rugby | Farrah Douglas | |
Men's soccer | Bryan Cunningham | Waldron Family Stadium |
Women's soccer | Tori Krause | |
Softball | Anna Nagro | Our Lady of the Meadows Field |
Men's swimming & diving | Neil Yost | Mount St. Mary's Swimming Pool |
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Men's tennis | Samantha Pinchoff | Mount St. Mary's Tennis Courts |
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Men's indoor track & field | Jay Phillips | Morgan Track |
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Mount men's basketball won the 1962 NCAA College Division basketball tournament (the predecessor to the modern Division II tournament) by defeating the Sacramento State Hornets, 58–57, and earned their first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament win against the Coppin State Eagles in 2008.
The Mountaineers earned regular-season conference titles in 1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2019, and 2023, won conference tournament championships in 2001, 2003, 2010, and 2011, and faced the University of Virginia in their 2003 and 2010 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament appearances.
The Mount sponsored men's soccer from 1953 to 2012, participating in the NEC from 1988 to 2012. The sport was discontinued following the 2012 season for financial reasons but resumed in 2018.
Sports facilities include E.T. Straw Family Stadium, Knott Arena, Morgan Track, Waldron Family Stadium, Our Lady of the Meadows Field, a swimming pool, and tennis courts.
Olympics | Athlete | Sport | Event | Country | Medal |
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1984 | Dave Lishebo | Track and Field | 400 meters | Zambia | |
1984 | Bill Motti | Track and Field | Decathlon | France | |
1984 | Fred Owusu | Track and Field | 400 meters | Ghana | |
1984 | Trond Skramstad | Track and Field | Decathlon | Norway | |
1984, 1988 | Charles Cheruiyot | Track and Field | 5000 meters | Kenya | |
1984, 1988 | Kip Cheruiyot | Track and Field | 1500 meters | Kenya | |
1988 | Carlos O'Connell | Track and Field | Decathlon | Ireland | |
1988 | Peter Rono | Track and Field | 1500 meters | Kenya | Gold |
1988 | Georg Werthner | Track and Field | Decathlon | Austria | |
1992 | Bill Motti | Track and Field | Decathlon | France | |
1996 | Cliff Wong | Track and Field | 4 × 400 meters relay | Guyana | |
2008 | Dita Krumberga | Women's Basketball | Tournament Play | Latvia |
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Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference | |
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National Intercollegiate Rugby Association | |
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Sports teams based in the Washington, D.C., area | ||
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Baseball | MLB Washington Nationals EL Bowie Baysox CL Fredericksburg Nationals ALPB Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Spire City Ghost Hounds MDL Frederick Keys | |
Basketball | NBA Washington Wizards G League Capital City Go-Go WNBA Washington Mystics | |
Football | NFL Washington Commanders UFL DC Defenders WFA D.C. Divas | |
Esports | OWL Washington Justice | |
Hockey | NHL Washington Capitals | |
Soccer | MLS D.C. United USLC Loudoun United FC NISA Maryland Bobcats FC USL2 Northern Virginia FC NPSL Northern Virginia United FC NWSL Washington Spirit | |
Roller derby | WFTDA DC Rollergirls | |
Rugby union | MLR Old Glory DC Capital Geographical Union Washington Irish R.F.C. Washington Renegades RFC West Potomac Rugby Football Club | |
Rugby league | NARL Washington DC Cavalry | |
Tennis | WTT Washington Kastles | |
Ultimate | AUDL DC Breeze | |
College athletics | NCAA Div. I American Georgetown George Mason George Washington Howard Maryland Mount St. Mary's NCAA Div. II Bowie State Shepherd UDC NCAA Div. III Catholic Gallaudet Hood Mary Washington Marymount | |
See also: Sports in Washington, D.C. |