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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UniversitySt. Mary's College of Maryland
ConferenceUnited East Conference (most sports)
Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference (rowing)
Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (sailing)
NCAA & ICSANCAA Division III
LocationSt. Mary's City, Maryland
Varsity teams21
Football stadiumSeahawk Stadium
Basketball arenaMichael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena
Baseball stadiumHawk's Nest
Sailing venueJames P. Muldoon River Center
NicknameSeahawks
ColorsNavy blue and Old gold
   
Websitewww.smcmathletics.com
St. Mary's Seahawks varsity lacrosse player in motion.

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

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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

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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

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The college has many racing-outfitted windsurfers.

Accomplishments

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St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team drills. The St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 13 national titles and the school has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors [3][4] and also four Olympic sailors,[5] one of whom earned a silver medal at the Olympics.[6] The co-ed and the women's teams have been ranked first in the nation two years in a row.[7]

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:

Basketball

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "New Varsity Sport Added to St. Mary’s College Athletics Program", St. Mary's College of Maryland, February 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Coed All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/all_american
  4. ^ a b "SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Women's All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/womens_all_american
  5. ^ St. Mary's Colleges of Maryland Athletics information, [1].
  6. ^ a b "Sailing".
  7. ^ a b "Sailing World Sailing Rankings". Archived May 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b c "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
  9. ^ "Seahawks Ranked 24th in Final Division III Poll". Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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