Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Explained

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
University:Mount St. Mary's University
Association:NCAA Division I
Conference:Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (primary)
MAWPC (water polo)
NEC (women's bowling)
Director:Brad Davis
Location:Emmitsburg, Maryland
Teams:22
Basketballarena:Knott Arena
Baseballfield:Straw Family Stadium
Lacrossestadium:Waldron Family Stadium
Nickname:Mountaineers
Color1:Blue
Color2:White
Color3:Bronze
Hex1:002855
Hex2:ffffff
Hex3:84754E
Mascot:Emmit S. Burg[1]
Pageurl:http://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).[2]

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.

Athletic divisions and conferences

Inaugural Season Final Season NCAA Division Conference
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

Teams

Sport Head coach Primary Venue
E.T. Straw Family Stadium
Knott Arena
Bryan Whitten
Women's bowling Kenneth DeGraaf
Men's cross country Jay Phillips Morgan Track
Women's cross country
Men's golf Kevin Farrell
Women's golf
Chris Ryan Waldron Family Stadium
Women's lacrosse Lauren Schwarzmann
Women's rugby Farrah Douglas
Waldron Family Stadium
Tori Krause
Anna Nagro Our Lady of the Meadows Field
Men's swimming & diving Neil Yost Mount St. Mary's Swimming Pool
Women's swimming & diving
Men's tennis Samantha Pinchoff Mount St. Mary's Tennis Courts
Women's tennis
Men's indoor track & field Jay Phillips Morgan Track
Women's indoor track & field
Men's outdoor track & field
Women's outdoor track & field

Men's basketball

See main article: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball.

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.

Men's lacrosse

See main article: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's lacrosse.

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.

Men's soccer

See main article: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's soccer.

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.[3]

Women's soccer

See main article: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers women's soccer.

Facilities

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.

Olympians

Olympics Athlete Sport Event Country Medal
1984 Dave Lishebo Track and Field 400 meters
1984 Bill Motti Track and Field Decathlon
1984 Fred Owusu Track and Field 400 meters
1984 Track and Field Decathlon
1984, 1988 Track and Field 5000 meters
1984, 1988 Track and Field 1500 meters
1988 Carlos O'Connell Track and Field Decathlon
1988 Track and Field 1500 meters Gold
1988 Track and Field Decathlon
1992 Bill Motti Track and Field Decathlon
1996 Cliff Wong Track and Field 4 × 400 meters relay
2008 Women's Basketball Tournament Play

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics & Recreation | Mount St. Mary's University.
  2. Web site: Sources: Mount St. Mary's on track to join MAAC . 27 April 2022 .
  3. Web site: Mount St. Mary's reinstates men's soccer program for 2018 . NCAA . 29 August 2016 . 30 August 2016 .