Salisbury Sea Gulls
UniversitySalisbury University
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision III
DirectorMonica Polizzi
LocationSalisbury, Maryland, U.S.
First year1928
Teams23
Ncaa titles23[1]
StadiumSea Gull Stadium
BasketballarenaMaggs Physical Activities Center
BaseballfieldDonnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium
SoftballstadiumMargie Knight Sea Gull Softball Stadium
SoccerstadiumGerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex
TenniscourtSU Indoor and Outdoor Tennis Center
MascotSammy the Seagull
Coed teams2
NatatoriumMaggs Physical Activities Center Swimming Pool
Fightsong"Salisbury Fight Song"
Color 1Maroon[2]
Hex 18a0000
Color 2gold[2]
Hex 2FFC420
Pageurlhttps://suseagulls.com/
Indiv relay ncaa champs26
Mens teams10
Womens teams11
Websitesuseagulls.com/

The Salisbury Sea Gulls (formerly the Salisbury State Sea Gulls) are the athletic teams that represent Salisbury University, located in Salisbury, Maryland, in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports.

The Sea Gulls compete as members of the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) for most sports, although several programs compete as affiliates in other leagues: football and swimming and diving in the New Jersey Athletic Conference and men's lacrosse in the Coastal Lacrosse Conference.

History

Conference affiliations

Mascot

The university mascot is named "Sammy Sea Gull."[3] The Sea Gull name evolved from the Salisbury State College Golden Gulls, which was chosen in a 1948 contest.[3] In 1963, the mascot was changed to a sea gull because the school's athletic teams were often referred to as the SSC Gulls (C-Gulls), and the nickname "Sammy Sea Gull" followed in the 1970s.[3]

Varsity teams

Men's sportsWomen’s sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross countryField Hockey
FootballGolf
GolfLacrosse
LacrosseSoccer
SoccerSoftball
Swimming and divingSwimming and diving
TennisTennis
Track and fieldTrack and field
Volleyball

National championships

Team

Field hockey (5)NCAADivision III1986Bloomsburg3–2
2003Middlebury4–1
2004Middlebury6–3
2005Middlebury1–0
2009Messiah1–0
Men's lacrosse (13)NCAADivision III1994Hobart15–9
1995Nazareth22–13
1999Middlebury13–6
2003Middlebury14–13 (OT)
2004Nazareth13–9
2005Middlebury11–10
2007Cortland15–9
2008Cortland19–13
2011Tufts19–7
2012Cortland14–10
2016Tufts14–13
2017RIT15–7
2023Tufts17–12
Women's lacrosse (4)NCAADivision III2010Hamilton7–6
2013Trinity (CT)12–5
2014Trinity (CT)9–6
2021Tufts14–13
Baseball (1)NCAADivision III2021St. Thomas6-1; 4-2

Regents Cup and Charles B. Clark Cup

Main article: War on the Shore

In addition to regular-season and tournament play, the Sea Gulls compete twice a year against other local universities. In the fall, the football team formerly competed against Frostburg State University for the Regents Cup.[4] Following Frostburg's move to NCAA Division II in 2018 however, the game has not been played since. Across their 46 matchups since 1973, Salisbury compiled a 28-19 record against Frostburg. In the spring, the men's lacrosse team competes against Washington College for the Charles B. Clark Cup; this annual event being known among the two institutions as the "War on the Shore", and the two schools take turns every year hosting the event.[5]

References

  1. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIPS SUMMARY". ncaa.org. NCAA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. ^ Publications Office (May 2010). "Graphic Standards Manual". Salisbury University. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Sammy Sea Gull's web page!". Salisbury University. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Regents Cup Game At Towson". In Touch. Salisbury University. Fall 2002.
  5. ^ "Salisbury Wins Seventh-Straight Charles B. Clark Cup". Salisbury Sea Gulls. May 8, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2017.