Saint Michael's Purple Knights
| Saint Michael's Purple Knights | |
|---|---|
| University | Saint Michael's College |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Conference | Northeast-10 (primary) EISA (skiing) NEWHA (women's ice hockey) |
| Athletic director | Matt Akins |
| Location | Colchester, Vermont |
| Varsity teams | 22 (10 men's, 11 women's, 1 co-ed) |
| Basketball arena | Vincent C. Ross Sports Center |
| Ice hockey arena | C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena |
| Baseball stadium | George "Doc" Jacobs Field |
| Softball stadium | George "Doc" Jacobs Field |
| Soccer stadium | Christopher M. Duffy Artificial Turf Field |
| Aquatics center | Vincent C. Ross Sports Center |
| Lacrosse stadium | Christopher M. Duffy Artificial Turf Field |
| Tennis venue | SMC Tennis Courts (outdoor), Tarrant Recreation Center (indoor) |
| Nickname | Purple Knights |
| Colors | Purple and gold |
| Mascot | Mike The Knight |
| Website | smcathletics |
The Saint Michael's Purple Knights are the athletic teams that represent Saint Michael's College, located in Colchester, Vermont, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.[1]
The Purple Knights compete as members of the Northeast-10 Conference for most sports. Three teams compete as de facto Division I members. In skiing, a coeducational sport with a single NCAA team championship for all three divisions, the coed teams are part of the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association.[2] In women's ice hockey, which has a combined Division I/II national championship, the Purple Knights are a member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.[3]
Varsity teams
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Field hockey |
| Golf | Ice hockey |
| Ice hockey | Lacrosse |
| Lacrosse | Soccer |
| Soccer | Softball |
| Swimming and diving | Swimming and diving |
| Tennis | Tennis |
| Track and field | Track and field |
| Volleyball | |
Co-ed sports
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Skiing [a]
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- ^ The NCAA considers skiing to be a single sport that encompasses both Alpine and Nordic disciplines. While schools have separate men's and women's squads, with all races involving members of a single sex, the NCAA awards a single team championship.
Notable alumni
- Travis Warech (attended; born 1991), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League
References
- ^ Saint Michael's College. Smcathletics.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-25.
- ^ "General".
- ^ "Women's Ice Hockey".