Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (commonly UMES and also known as the Eastern Shore Hawks) are the fifteen sports teams representing the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Maryland in intercollegiate athletics. These include men and women's basketball, cross country, indoor track, outdoor track, and tennis; women's sports include bowling, softball, and volleyball; men's sports include baseball and golf. The Hawks are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in most sports,[2] with other memberships in the Eastern College Athletic Conference[3] and Northeast Conference.[4]

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
Logo
UniversityUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore
ConferenceMEAC (primary)
NEC (baseball, men's & women's golf)
NCAADivision I
Athletic directorTara Owens
LocationPrincess Anne, Maryland
Varsity teams15
Basketball arenaHytche Athletic Center
Baseball stadiumHawk Stadium
MascotHarry
NicknameHawks
ColorsMaroon and gray[1]
   
Websiteeasternshorehawks.com
Fred Batchelor - head coach University of Maryland Eastern Shore women's basketball

The Hawks compete in the MEAC for all sports except baseball, men's golf, and women's golf, in which they compete as Northeast Conference members, and additionally in the ECAC for cross country, track and field and bowling.

Teams
Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballBowling
Cross countryCross country
GolfGolf
Track and field†Softball
Tennis
Track and field†
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Source:[5]

Football

From 1946 to 1980, Maryland Eastern Shore (Maryland State College from 1946 to 1970) fielded a successful football program. UMES football produced 20 future NFL players, most notably Art Shell of the Los Angeles Raiders. The program was discontinued in 1980.[6]

Bowling

Since it was upgraded to an NCAA varsity sport in 2003-04, the Hawks have had one of the best programs in NCAA Bowling. The Hawks have won three national titles (2008, 2011, 2012) and were national runners-up in 2007. UMES has also won five MEAC titles in that span.[7]

NCAA national championships

Team
Association Division Sport Year Opponent Score
NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track & Field[8] 1963 Fresno State 98–64
Division I Bowling[9] 2008 Arkansas State 4–2
2011 Vanderbilt 4–2
2012 Fairleigh Dickinson 4–2

Notable Former Hawks

References
  1. "UMES Visual Identity Program". Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  2. "Member Institutions". MEACSports.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  3. "University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks". Eastern College Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  4. "NEC & MEAC Announce Three-Sport Associate Member Partnership" (Press release). Northeast Conference. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  5. "Teams". Maryland Eastern Athletics.
  6. "A Brief History".
  7. "Bowling | the 125th Anniversary of UMES".
  8. "CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY". NCAA.
  9. "CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY". NCAA.
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