St. Mary's Seahawks

St. Mary's Seahawks
University St. Mary's College of Maryland
Conference Capital Athletic Conference, Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association
NCAA & ICSA Division III (NCAA)
Location St. Mary's City, Maryland
Varsity teams 17
Football stadium Seahawk Stadium
Basketball arena Michael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena
Baseball stadium Hawk's Nest
Nickname Seahawks
Colors Navy blue and Old gold
         
Website www.smcmathletics.com
St. Mary's Seahawks varsity lacrosse player in motion.

St. Mary's College of Maryland's intercollegiate sports teams are called the Seahawks and they compete in the Division III of the NCAA, as members of the Capital Athletic Conference, and in the ICSA, as members of the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association.

St. Mary's College of Maryland has the highest percentage of student-athletes on Capital Athletic Conference's All-Academic team for 6 years in a row.

Varsity Teams

Men's Women's
Basketball Basketball
Soccer Soccer
Lacrosse Lacrosse
Cross Country Cross Country
Tennis Tennis
Swimming & Diving Swimming & Diving
Sailing Sailing
Baseball Field Hockey
Volleyball

Sailing

Part of the Sailing Team fleet at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

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

The college has many racing-outfitted windsurfers.

Accomplishments

St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team drills. The St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 15 national titles and the school has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors [1][2] and also four Olympic sailors,[3] one of whom earned a silver medal at the Olympics.[4] The co-ed and the women's teams have been ranked first in the nation two years in a row.[5]

Sailing

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.[6]

Awards and titles include:

Basketball

Baseball

St. Mary's athletics are also recognized for its storied varsity baseball team.

References

  1. 1 2 "SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Coed All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/all_american
  2. 1 2 "SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Women's All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/womens_all_american
  3. St. Mary's Colleges of Maryland Athletics information, .
  4. 1 2 .
  5. 1 2 "Sailing World Sailing Rankings". Archived March 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2 3 "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
  7. "Seahawks Ranked 24th in Final Division III Poll". Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

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