Limestone Saints
| Limestone Saints | |
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| University | Limestone College |
| Conference | Conference Carolinas |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Location | Gaffney, SC |
| Varsity teams | 23 |
| Football stadium | The Reservation at Gaffney High School |
| Basketball arena | Timken Center |
| Baseball stadium | Founders FCU Stadium |
| Softball stadium | Jimmy Martin Field |
| Soccer stadium | Saints Field |
| Lacrosse stadium | Saints Field |
| Natatorium | Timken Aquatic Center |
| Nickname | Saints |
| Colors |
Blue and Gold |
| Website |
www |
The Limestone Saints are the athletic teams that represent Limestone College, located in Gaffney, South Carolina, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Saints compete as members of Conference Carolinas for most sports, which Limestone has been a member of since 1998. The swim team competes with the Bluegrass Mountain Conference, the wrestling team is an independent, and the field hockey team is a member of ECAC–Division II.
History
Until 1997, Limestone competed for championships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Limestone gained membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Division II in 1991 and began competing for NCAA championships when it joined the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference in 1998. Today, 17 of Limestone’s athletic teams compete in the Conference Carolinas, while both swimming teams are affiliated with the Bluegrass Mountain Conference and wrestling competes as an independent. In 2014, the field hockey team joined the inaugural ECAC Division II conference in that sport.
Limestone helped pave the way for collegiate lacrosse, swimming, and field hockey in the South. The Saints fielded South Carolina’s first collegiate lacrosse team in 1990. The swimming teams are the only NCAA Division II swimming programs in South Carolina and among the few in the two Carolinas.
Over the years, the Saints baseball, men’s and women's basketball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, softball, men’s soccer, wrestling, and men’s and women’s tennis teams have all been ranked on the national level. Twelve student-athletes have gone on to play professionally in their sport, with seven of those signing professional baseball contracts. The Saints baseball program was started by two-time Cy Young Award winner Gaylord Perry, a member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Additionally, Saints athletes have earned All-American honors on over 100 occasions and over a dozen have been named Academic All-Americans.
Varsity teams
List of teams
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Men's sports (12)
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Women's sports (11)
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National championships
Team
| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAIA | – | Men's Golf[1] | 1984 | Saginaw Valley State | 1176–1183 |
| NCAA | Division II | Men's Lacrosse[2] | 2000 | C.W. Post | 10–9 |
| 2002 | NYIT | 11–9 | |||
| 2014 | LIU Post | 12–6 | |||
| 2015 | Le Moyne | 9–6 |
Individual
| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Individual(s) | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAIA | – | Men's Golf[3] | 1984 | Chip Johnson | Men's Championship |
| NCAA | Division II | Wrestling | 2008 | Dan Scanlan | 184 pounds |
| Men's Swimming and Diving | 2008 | Craig Jordens Chris Harrigan Anders Melin Goran Majlat |
200-yard freestyle relay | ||
| 2009 | Craig Jordens Matt Parsonage Anders Melin Goran Majlat |
200-yard freestyle relay | |||
| 2009 | Goran Majlat | 50-yard freestyle |
Conference championships
Regular-season conference championships
(since 1998)
- Baseball (2005)
- Women’s Lacrosse (2003–2013)
- Men’s Lacrosse (1998–2013)
- Softball (2009–2011)
- Volleyball (2006)
Conference tournament titles
- Men’s lacrosse (1994, 2000–2007, 2009–13)
- Women’s lacrosse (2006, 2008–13)
- Men’s soccer (2006)
- Women's track and field (2009 and 2010)
- Men's basketball (2011, 2014)[4]
- Women's basketball (2012, 2014)[5]
Individual sports
Men's lacrosse
Limestone is an established powerhouse in men's lacrosse and has won four national championship titles (2000, 2002, 2014, and 2015). The Saints have also compiled fifteen Conference Championship titles in (1994, 1999–2007, and 2009–2014). With its 2000 national title, Limestone College became the smallest coeducational institution to ever win an NCAA national championship.
Women's lacrosse
The Limestone College women's lacrosse program has made appearances in nine NCAA Division II National Tournaments (2004, 2006 and 2008–2014), reaching the NCAA DII National Championship in both 2011 and 2013. They have been regular-season conference champions for ten consecutive seasons (2004–2014) and accumulated eight conference tournament championships (2006 and 2008–2014). They are the southern-most collegiate women's lacrosse program to make an appearance in a national tournament. The current Head Coach of the program is Scott Tucker.
Football
On October 26, 2012, Limestone announced they will add football and begin play in 2014.[6]
References
- ↑ "NAIA Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA.org. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ "NAIA Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA.org. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2014-03-07/Sports/Limestone_men_claim_conference_championship.html
- ↑ http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2014-03-07/Sports/Limestone_men_claim_conference_championship.html
- ↑ http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2012-10-26/Front_Page/Limestone_adding_football.html
External links
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