The St. Mary's Seahawks are the intercollegiate athletic teams of

St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) is a Public college, public Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in St. Mary's City, Maryland.Maryland State Archives, Online Manual, "St. Mary's College Of Maryland: Origin & Fun ...

, located in

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, that they are members in the

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ranks of the

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(NCAA), primarily competing in the

United East Conference The United East Conference, formerly known as the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the ...

(UEC; known before July 2021 as the "North East Athletic Conference") for most of their sports since the 2021–22 academic year.; except for rowing, which they compete in the

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(MARC); and for sailing, which they compete in the

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(MAISA) within the

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(ICSA). The Seahawks previously competed in the

Coast to Coast Athletic Conference The Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C; officially stylized as Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference), formerly named Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member ...

(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

The most recent additions are both men's and women's track and field, which the university decided in 2020 to add.

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."Seahawks Ranked 24th in Final Division III Poll"

Sailing

St. Mary's College has three different sailing teams on campus, as well as a sailing club, and a

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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

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or PHRF (Handicap) organizations in the

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and other East Coast locations.

Facilities

References

External links

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