Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
University Mount St. Mary's University
Conference Northeast Conference
NCAA Division 1
Athletic director Lynne Robinson
Location Emmitsburg, Maryland
Varsity teams 17
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.mountathletics.com

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Their 17 teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, swimming & diving, tennis, and track and field; women's-only soccer and softball; and men's-only baseball. The Mountaineers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference.[3]

Men

Sport Head coach Main venue
Baseball Scott Thomson E.T. Straw Family Stadium
Basketball Jamion Christian Knott Arena
Cross Country Jay Phillips Morgan Track
Lacrosse Tom Gravante Waldron Family Stadium
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

Women

Sport Head coach Main venue
Basketball Bryan Whitten Knott Arena
Cross Country Jay Phillips Morgan Track
Lacrosse Lauren Schwarzmann Waldron Family Stadium
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.

Olympians

1984

Name Sport Country
Charles Cheruiyot 5000 meters Kenya
Kip Cheruiyot 1500 meters Kenya
Dave Lishebo 400 meters Zambia
Bill Motti Decathlon France
Fred Owusu 400 meters Ghana
Trond Skramstad Decathlon Norway

1988

Name Sport Country
Charles Cheruiyot 5000 meters Kenya
Kip Cheruiyot 1500 meters Kenya
Carlos O'Connell Decathlon Ireland
Peter Rono *Gold Medalist* 1500 meters Kenya
Georg Werthner Decathlon Austria

1992

Name Sport Country
Bill Motti Decathlon France

1996

Name Sport Country
Cliff Wong 4 × 400 m relay Guyana

2008

Name Sport Country
Dita Krumberga Women's Basketball Latvia

References


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