St. Mary's Seahawks
The St. Mary's Seahawks are the intercollegiate athletic teams of St. Mary's College of Maryland, located in St. Mary's City, Maryland, that they are members in the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the United East Conference (UEC; known before July 2021 as the North East Athletic Conference) for most of their sports since the 2021–22 academic year.[1]; except for rowing, which they compete in the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference (MARC); and for sailing, which they compete in the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) within the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA).
| St. Mary's Seahawks | |
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| University | St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Conference | United East Conference (most sports) Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference (rowing) Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (sailing) |
| NCAA & ICSA | NCAA Division III |
| Location | St. Mary's City, Maryland |
| Varsity teams | 21 |
| Football stadium | Seahawk Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Michael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Hawk's Nest |
| Sailing venue | James P. Muldoon River Center |
| Nickname | Seahawks |
| Colors | Navy blue and Old gold |
| Website | www |
The Seahawks previously competed in the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C; known before November 2020 as the Capital Athletic Conference) from 1989–90 to 2020–21.
St. Mary's College of Maryland has the highest percentage of student-athletes on the C2C All-Academic team for 6 years in a row.
Varsity teams
| Men's | Women's |
|---|---|
| Basketball | Basketball |
| Cross country | Cross country |
| Lacrosse | Lacrosse |
| Rowing | Rowing |
| Sailing | Sailing |
| Soccer | Soccer |
| Swimming & diving | Swimming & diving |
| Tennis | Tennis |
| Track & field | Track & field |
| Baseball | Field hockey |
| Volleyball | |
The most recent additions are both men's and women's track and field, which the university decided in 2020 to add.[2]
Sailing
St. Mary's College has three different sailing teams on campus, as well as a sailing club, and a windsurfing club. The Varsity Sailing Team and Offshore Sailing Team both compete in intercollegiate events around the country and occasionally in international regattas held in venues such as Europe. The Keelboat Sailing Team competes in racing events held by One Design or PHRF (Handicap) organizations in the Chesapeake Bay and other East Coast locations.
Sailing fleet
- Keelboats
- Farr 40 "Yellow Jacket"
- Donovan 27 "Remedy"
- Beneteau 49 "Riptide"
- C&C 35 Mk III "Connemara"
- C&C 30 "Blue Skies"
- 2 sonars
- 11 motorboats
- Dinghies
- 36 Flying Juniors
- 18 420s
- 2 Larks
- 2 Lasers
- Wind surfing
The college has many racing-outfitted windsurfers.
Accomplishments
Drawing on students from many Chesapeake Bay communities, St. Mary's College of Maryland is one of the top-ranked varsity sailing schools in the nation.[8]
Awards and titles include:
- St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 13 national titles.[8]
- Sailing team has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors,[3][4][8] a college sailor of the year and a women’s college sailor of the year.
- Four Olympic sailors- one of whom earned a silver medal at the Olympics.[6]
- In 2006, the women's team won the Atlantic Coast Championship, defeating many venerable schools, including Harvard, Yale, Georgetown, and the U.S. Naval Academy.
- The co-ed and women's teams have been ranked first in the nation by Sailing World Magazine for the past two years.[7]
- In 2004, the College won the annual Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA)/Layline North American Team Race Championship.
- St. Mary's graduate Scott Steele (Class of '81) won the silver medal for windsurfing in the Olympics.
Basketball
- 17 NCAA Division III athletic teams (9 in women's sports, 8 in men's sports).
- The St. Mary's College Men's basketball team has been a notable team since the 2007–08 season, winning the Capitol Athletic Conference title 5 times, and making 5 NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including reaching the Sweet 16 in 2008 and 2010, and the Elite 8 in 2011 and 2013.
- In the spring of 2008, St. Mary's Men's Basketball team was ranked 24th in the nation after making an appearance at the 2007–2008 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament.[9]
References
- "St. Mary's College of Maryland to Join North Eastern Athletic Conference in 2021" (Press release). North Eastern Athletic Conference. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "New Varsity Sport Added to St. Mary’s College Athletics Program", St. Mary's College of Maryland, February 13, 2020.
- "SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Coed All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/all_american
- "SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Women's All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/womens_all_american
- St. Mary's Colleges of Maryland Athletics information, .
- "Sailing".
- "Sailing World Sailing Rankings". Archived May 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- "College Sailing Team Spotlight: St. Mary’s College of Maryland: With a convenient, new facility, experienced coaching staff and large fleet of boats, the St. Mary's Seahawks are a powerhouse in college sailing." Jennifer Mitchell, October 3, 2011, Sailing World Magazine, http://www.sailingworld.com/racing/college-sailing-team-spotlight-st-mary-s-college-maryland
- "Seahawks Ranked 24th in Final Division III Poll". Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine