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William & Mary Tribe
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UniversityCollege of William & Mary
ConferenceCAA (primary)
Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League
NCAADivision I (FCS)
Athletic directorBrian Mann
LocationWilliamsburg, Virginia
Varsity teams23 (19 in 2022–23 pending further review)
Football stadiumZable Stadium
Basketball arenaKaplan Arena
Baseball stadiumPlumeri Park
Soccer stadiumAlbert–Daly Field
Lacrosse stadiumAlbert–Daly Field
Other venuesMcCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center
MascotGriffin
NicknameTribe
Fight songTribe Fight Song
ColorsGreen, gold, and silver[1]
     
Websitewww.tribeathletics.com
Colonial Athletic Association logo in William & Mary's colors
Colonial Athletic Association logo in William & Mary's colors

The William & Mary Tribe is a moniker for the College of William & Mary's athletic teams and the university's community more broadly.

William & Mary has won two team national championships (both in men's tennis), the AIAW championships in women's golf, the NAIA championships in women's gymnastics, thirteen USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships, and various individual national championships. The College has more conference championships than any other school in the Colonial Athletic Association. As of the end of the 2010–11 academic year, the Tribe had won 101 conference championships. Dating back to the athletic program's beginning, there have been about 160 conference titles in all.

William & Mary is the second-oldest university in the United States. Since the founding of its athletic program in 1893 the school's athletes have worn different colors and nicknames. From 1893 to 1909 William & Mary football players were known simply as the Orange and White; this reflected the official school colors at that time. From 1910 to 1916 the team colors changed, and the new nickname, "The Orange and Black", reflected this. From 1916 to the mid-1980s William & Mary athletic teams were known as the Indians. Since 1978 the school's teams have been known simply as the Tribe. During the 2006–07 school year then–College President Gene Nichol removed two tribal feathers from the William & Mary athletic logo to bring the program into compliance with newly passed NCAA regulations. On April 6, 2010, after student discussion and subsequent polling, the griffin was announced as the school's new mascot.

In September 2020, William & Mary announced it would discontinue seven sports – men's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's gymnastics, and women's volleyball – at the conclusion of the 2020–21 academic year.[2][3][4] After a considerable amount of backlash and controversy, Samantha Huge resigned as athletic director on October 6, 2020.[5][6] Jeremy Martin was named interim athletic director.[7]

The three women's sports that had been cut were completely reinstated on October 19, 2020.[8] Then on November 5, 2020, the four men's sports that had been cut were reinstated through the 2021–22 school year, and possibly beyond after a more thorough review.[9]

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College of William & Mary

College of William & Mary

The College of William & Mary is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity". In his 1985 book Public Ivies: A Guide to America's Best Public Undergraduate Colleges and Universities, Richard Moll included William & Mary as one of the original eight "Public Ivies".

Tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships

Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women’s athletics and to administer national championships. During its existence, the AIAW and its predecessor, the Division for Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS), recognized via these championships the teams and individuals who excelled at the highest level of women's collegiate competition.

Golf

Golf

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to its student athletes. For the 2021–22 season, it had 252 member institutions, of which two are in British Columbia, one in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the rest in the continental United States, with over 77,000 student-athletes participating. The NAIA, whose headquarters is in Kansas City, Missouri, sponsors 27 national championships. The CBS Sports Network, formerly called CSTV, serves as the national media outlet for the NAIA. In 2014, ESPNU began carrying the NAIA Football National Championship.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills.

USA Gymnastics

USA Gymnastics

United States of America Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Established in 1963 as the U.S. Gymnastics Federation (USGF), USA Gymnastics is responsible for selecting and training national teams for the Olympic Games and World Championships. The revised 2018 mission of USA Gymnastics is focused on "creating a culture that empowers and supports its athletes and focuses on its highest priority, the safety and well-being of the athletes." USAG sets the rules and policies that govern the sport of gymnastics, including "promoting and developing gymnastics on the grassroots and national levels, as well as a safe, empowered and positive training environment, and serving as a resource center for members, clubs, fans and gymnasts throughout the United States."

Colonial Athletic Association

Colonial Athletic Association

The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universities, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond. The CAA was historically a Southern conference until the addition of four schools in the Northeast after the turn of the 21st century, which added geographic balance to the conference.

Gene Nichol

Gene Nichol

Gene Ray Nichol, Jr. was the twenty-sixth president of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. He succeeded Timothy J. Sullivan and officially served from July 1, 2005, to February 12, 2008. It was the shortest tenure for a William & Mary president since the Civil War. During each year of his presidency, however, the college continued to break its own application records.

Griffin

Griffin

The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts, and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions.

Samantha Huge

Samantha Huge

Samantha K. Huge is the former director of athletics for the College of William & Mary. She previously served as an associate athletic director at Texas A&M University from 2014 to 2017, as a deputy athletic director at the University of Delaware from 2009 to 2014, as an associate athletic director at Georgetown University from 2006 to 2009, and as an assistant athletic director at Wake Forest University from 2002 to 2006. Huge attended college at Gordon College, where she played on the school's women's basketball team.

Sports sponsored

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross country Field hockey
Football Golf
Golf Gymnastics
Gymnastics Lacrosse
Soccer Soccer
Swimming Swimming
Tennis Tennis
Track and field Track and field
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Baseball

In the 1960s Joe Plumeri, future Chairman & CEO of Willis Group Holdings and owner of the Trenton Thunder, who later donated $2 million to build the team's Plumeri Park, played on the baseball team as a second baseman and outfielder.[10] Plumeri also funded the Joseph J. Plumeri Endowment Fund for baseball scholarships for the school.[11] The baseball team has qualified for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in 1983, 2001, 2013 and 2016, with the most recent appearance including an upset of the Tribe's rival (and defending College World Series champion) Virginia Cavaliers.

Football

Tribe football players celebrate a touchdown during a game at Zable Stadium in 2022
Tribe football players celebrate a touchdown during a game at Zable Stadium in 2022

The football team has won eight conference championships. While a member of the Southern Conference, W&M were champions or co-champions in 1942, 1947, 1966, and 1970. The William & Mary scandal of 1951, which involved improper alteration of athletic recruit transcripts, brought disfavorable national attention and effectively resulted in the College downgrading football going forward as the faculty revolted and it was not invited to join the Atlantic Coast Conference when that league was established in 1953.

In the 1960s, future Willis Group Holdings Chairman & CEO Joe Plumeri played on the football team on scholarship as a halfback for Lou Holtz.[10] After joining the Yankee Conference, the Tribe won the Mid-Atlantic Division in 1993 and won the conference championship in 1996. After the Yankee Conference's 1997 merger with the A-10 Conference, the Tribe were co-champions in 2001 and 2004. After the Colonial Athletic Association began sponsoring football with the 2007 season, the Tribe were co-champions in 2010 and in 2015.

The 2004 season saw William & Mary reach the Division I-AA national semi-finals before finally falling to rival James Madison University.

In 2008, the Tribe played Richmond, at home, on the very last game of the season. While Richmond was assured of a berth in the playoffs, having played and won an extra game due to a 12-game schedule that year (Tribe only played 11 games), the Tribe entered the game needing a win to secure a playoff spot. William & Mary trailed by 14 points going into the 4th quarter but made a huge comeback (largely due to Derek Cox) to send the game into overtime. The Tribe lost in overtime after Richmond blocked a field goal attempt during the Tribe's possession, then kicked a successful field goal during its possession. By failing to beat the Spiders William & Mary missed the playoffs. Richmond, however, would go on to win the NCAA Division I Football Championship by defeating Eastern Kentucky, Appalachian State, Northern Iowa, and the University of Montana 24–7 in the national championship game in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

In 2009, the Tribe played the Virginia Cavaliers (UVa), in a season opening match-up for both schools in Charlottesville for the first time since 1986. The Tribe upset Virginia 26–14. It was the second Tribe win over Virginia in as many tries and mirrored several other recent wins by CAA (FCS) programs over those in the ACC (FBS), including three by Richmond over Duke (2006, 2009, 2011). The Tribe finished the year 11–3, after a run to the national semifinals that ended with a 14–13 loss to CAA rival and eventual champion Villanova.

Basketball

Men

Traditionally, the Tribe has not been a storied basketball program, though they have achieved sporadic success. Their only postseason berths ever were the 1983 National Invitation Tournament after winning the regular season conference title and the 2010 National Invitation Tournament after beating both Wake Forest University and the University of Maryland on the road during the regular season. The Tribe qualified for the 2015 National Invitation Tournament after winning their first ever CAA regular season title.

They have appeared in nine conference tournament finals. While in the Southern Conference they lost the tournament final in 1958, 1961, 1965, and 1975, and while in the ECAC South (precursor to the Colonial Athletic Association) they lost the 1983 final to James Madison, 38–41. Their most recent CAA tournament final appearances came in 2008 (L, 59–68 vs. George Mason), 2010 (L, 53–60 vs. Old Dominion), 2014 (L, 74–75 vs. Delaware), and 2015 (L, 61–72 vs. Northeastern).

Women

The Tribe women's basketball team has generally not been a successful program. Their only conference tournament final appearance to date was in the 1993 CAA final, which they lost to perennial power Old Dominion, 51–65. The 2014–15 season was their most successful in many years and resulted in a bid to the 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational.

Cross country, track & field

The College of William & Mary's most dominant sports are its men's and women's cross country and track & field teams. The cross country teams host their home meets on the grounds of the Eastern State Hospital. Home track meets are held at the newly renovated Zable Stadium. However, the university's 2014 master plan called for relocating the track to a new facility adjacent to Albert–Daly Field and Plumeri Park. The totals below are current as of the end of the 2014–15 season.

Men

The men's cross country team qualified for fourteen straight NCAA Division I championships (1997–2010), and 26 total NCAA championship appearances. Alumnus Brian Hyde represented the United States in the 1996 Olympics. In November 2009, the Tribe placed 5th at the Division 1 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana.

William & Mary hosted the men's cross country championship at Eastern State Hospital in 1970.

Total conference championships:

  • Cross Country – 38 (23 CAA, 15 Southern)
  • Track & Field – 32 championships in 21 separate years[a]

NCAA championship team appearances:

NCAA individual championships:

  • 1969-70: Hal Michael, indoor mile
  • 1973-74: Reggie Clark, indoor 880 yards[12]

Women

The women's cross country squad has made nine NCAA championship appearances, most recently in 2014 when they won their first-ever NCAA Regional title.

Total conference championships:

  • Cross Country – 21
  • Track & Field – 11

NCAA championship team appearances:

AIAW individual championships:

  • 1982: Jeri Daniels, (outdoor) shot put[13]

Soccer

A women's soccer game between William & Mary and Old Dominion in 2013
A women's soccer game between William & Mary and Old Dominion in 2013

Men

The Tribe men's soccer team has produced two First Team All-Americans and fourteen NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2010. They have won eight conference tournaments since the program's inception in 1965. The most famous alumnus from this program is TV pundit Jon Stewart. He played from 1981–1983 and scored the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over UConn in the 1983 ECAC tournament championship to give William & Mary their second ever conference tournament championship crown. Stewart ended his career with 10 goals and 12 assists while playing as a midfielder and winger.

The majority of the Tribe's success in men's soccer was overseen by Al Albert during an illustrious 33-year career as head coach. In 2004, Albert passed the coaching reins to his capable protege, Chris Norris. Norris was a player and assistant coach at W&M for 13 years before becoming Albert's successor in Williamsburg.

Women

When counting all-time women's soccer NCAA Tournament appearances, just behind national powerhouses North Carolina (with 30) and UConn (with 28) are the William & Mary Tribe (24). As of the end of 2011, they were on an NCAA-record 30-year consecutive winning seasons streak (tied with North Carolina), dating back to 1982, capturing ten conference tournament crowns in that span. Twice players were selected as the NSCAA National Player of the Year (1987, 1995), and three times the team has made it all the way to the Tournament's Elite 8 (1987, 1994, 1997).

Field hockey

The women's lacrosse and field hockey teams play at Busch Field.
The women's lacrosse and field hockey teams play at Busch Field.

The field hockey team plays at Busch Field on campus. The team has one CAA championship (2018) and has qualified for three NCAA tournaments, with a combined record of 1–3.

NCAA Tournament performances

Year Round Opponents Results/Scores
2000 First round Michigan L, 2–3 (OT)
2002 First round Maryland L, 1–2 (OT)
2018 Opening Round
First round
Monmouth
#1 North Carolina
W, 3–2 (OT)
L, 0-4

Gymnastics

The men's and women's gymnastics teams host their meets at William & Mary Hall.

Men

The men's team has been very successful across the years. While never winning a team national title, the team has achieved two individual championships: Scott McCall on the rings in 1996 and Ramon Jackson on the parallel bars in 2004. The team has appeared at five NCAA championship events: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008. Tribe men's gymnastics has also won thirteen USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009) and produced five CGCA National Academic Team Champions. Additionally, they are members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League. The Tribe has a total of four ECAC gymnastics titles, 1992, 1994, 2006, and 2014.

Year Results
2002 12th (of 12)
2003 12th (of 12)
2005 12th (of 12)
2006 11th (of 12)
2008 11th (of 12)
2014 12th (of 12)

Women

The women's team, on the other hand, has never qualified for the national championship meet or won an individual event. Nonetheless, the women's team has still won six ECAC gymnastics championships: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014 & 2015. They also won an NAIA gymnastics title in 1983.

Golf

The golf teams host their tournaments at Kingsmill Resort.
The golf teams host their tournaments at Kingsmill Resort.

Both the men's and women's golf teams host their home tournaments at the River Course at the Kingsmill Resort. Neither the men nor women have ever qualified as a team for the NCAA golf championships. However, the women's team won an AIAW championship in 1981. In conference play, the men's team won their sole CAA championship in 1985.

Lacrosse

The women's lacrosse team plays at Busch Field. They have qualified for seven NCAA tournaments and have a combined record of 0–7. They also have one CAA title, from 1992.

NCAA performances

Year Round Opponents Results/Scores
1983 First round Delaware L, 7–11
1988 First round Harvard L, 6–7
1994 First round Virginia L, 4–8
1996 First round Virginia L, 6–8
1997 First round Loyola (MD) L, 2–11
1998 First round James Madison L, 9–15
2001 First round Loyola (MD) L, 7–15

Swimming and diving

The men's and women's teams compete at the Student Recreation Center. Previously, they swam at the Adair Gymnasium.

Men

The men's teams has competed at several NCAA championships, 1938, 1963, 1985 and 1986, but has not yet won a team or individual national championship.[14] The team has won six consecutive CAA championships: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

NCAA Qualifiers

Year Athlete Event Results
1938 Leonard Goldburg '39 200 Breast
1938 Johnny Adams '39 Diving
1963 Ron Good '65 50 & 100 Freestyle
1985 Shawn McLane '86 Diving 32nd (of 36)
1986 Shawn McLane '86 Diving 41st (of 43)
2020 Colin Wright '20 50 & 100 Freestyle Not able to compete-Meet Cancelled

Diver Shawn McLane was named an All-American in 1985 (1- and 3-meter) and 1986 (3-meter). Swimmer Colin Wright was named an All-American in 2020, having been seeded fourth in the 50 yard freestyle and eighth in the 100 yard freestyle at the 2020 NCAA championships that were cancelled due to the 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.[15][16] Wright also earned a 12th place finish at the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships in the 50 LCM freestyle.

The men won every CAA Championship Meet relay for the three-straight years from 2018 to 2020, and won all five of them with conference records in 2020.[17] As of 2020, they also held 9 of the 13 individual CAA Records.[18]

The team has 6 qualifying times for the 2021 Olympic Trial Qualifier Meet:  Jack Doherty-50 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly, Ben Skopic-200 Individual Medley, Ian Thompson-50 Freestyle and Colin Wright-50 & 100 Freestyle.

Women

The women's team has been represented at the NCAA Championship meet on five occasions. Erin Sheehey competed at the meet in 1984 and Katie Radloff qualified and competed all four years of her college career from 2007 to 2010, finishing as high as 20th in the nation in the 100 yard freestyle. The women have also won three CAA championships: 2007, 2016, and 2017.

Year Athlete Event Results
1984 Erin Sheehey Downs '84 50 Breast
2007 Katie Radloff '10 50, 100 & 200 Free
2008 Katie Radloff '10 50, 100 & 200 Free 20th in 100 Free
2009 Katie Radloff '10 50, 100 & 200 Free
2010 Katie Radloff '10 50, 100 & 200 Free

Missy Cundiff '22 has a qualifying time in the 50 Freestyle to attend the 2021 Olympic Qualifier Meet.

Tennis

The men's and women's tennis teams play at the Millie West Tennis Facility and the McCormack–Nagelsen Tennis Center. Both teams (as of 2015) are the defending CAA tennis champions.

Men

The men's team won two NCAA championships in 1947 (10–4 vs. Rice) and 1948 (6–5 vs. San Francisco); they were led by coach Sharvey G. Umbeck to both titles. They were runners up in 1946 against USC. Individually, players have won two individual events: Gardner Larned won the singles title in 1947 and the pair of Fred Kovaleski and Bernard Bartzen won the doubles title in 1948. Since then, Tribe men's tennis has made four national championship appearances (with a record of 0–3): 1999, 2005, 2007, and 2015. Additionally, the men have won four CAA tennis championships: 1988, 1990, 2005, and 2015.

NCAA performances
Year Round Opponent Results/Scores
1999 First round Clemson L, 3–4
2005 First round TAMU–Corpus Christi L, 2–4
2007 First round NC State L, 0–4
2015 First round North Carolina L, 0–4

Women

The women's team, while never winning an NCAA title, has also been prolific. The team has made 22 appearances in the NCAA championships with a combined record of 21–20: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2017. Furthermore, the women's team has won 25 conference titles: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

NCAA performances
Year Round Opponent Results/Scores
1989 First round San Diego State L, 3–6
1990 First round South Carolina L, 0–6
1991 First round Miami (FL) L, 3–6
1992 First round
Second Round
Miami (FL)
Texas
W, 5–4
L, 3–5
1995 Second Round California L, 2–5
1996 East Regional
East Regional
East Regional
First round
Seton Hall
Virginia
California
Texas
W, 5–4
W, 5–4
W, 5–4
L, 3–5
1997 East Regional
East Regional
East Regional
First round
Quarterfinals
Richmond
Brown
Harvard
Georgia
Stanford
W, 5–0
W, 5–0
W, 5–3
W, 5–0
L, 0–6
1998 East Regional
East Regional
East Regional
First round
Quarterfinals
Richmond
Virginia Tech
VCU
California
Georgia
W, 5–1
W, 5–1
W, 5–3
W, 5–3
L, 2–5
1999 Regional semifinals
Regional Final
UMBC
Fresno State
W, 6–0
L, 3–5
2000 Round of 64
Round of 32
Loyola (MD)
Tennessee
W, 5–0
L, 3–5
2002 Round of 64 Clemson L, 3–4
2003 Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Temple
South Alabama
Duke
W, 4–0
W, 4–1
L, 0–5
2004 Round of 64
Round of 32
Illinois
Duke
W, 4–2
L, 0–4
2005 Round of 64
Round of 32
Wisconsin
Clemson
W, 4–1
L, 0–4
2006 Round of 64 NC State L, 3–4
2007 Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Richmond
Wake Forest
Georgia
W, 4–0
W, 4–1
L, 1–4
2008 Round of 64
Round of 32
NC State
Duke
W, 4–0
L, 1–4
2011 Round of 64 Yale L, 2–4

Volleyball

The women's indoor volleyball team competes at William & Mary Hall. They have won eight CAA championships (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 2001) and made one appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2001 losing in the first round to Duke University.

NCAA Tournament performances

Year Round Opponent Results/Scores
2001 First round Duke L, 0–3

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William & Mary Tribe baseball

William & Mary Tribe baseball

The William & Mary Tribe baseball team represents the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team, founded in 1895, currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games at the off-campus Plumeri Park.

William & Mary Tribe women's basketball

William & Mary Tribe women's basketball

The William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team represents the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games in Kaplan Arena.

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball

The William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represents the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games in Kaplan Arena. William and Mary Coach, Dane Fischer was hired as the 31st coach in school history following the dismissal of Coach Tony Shaver. Shaver served as the head coach from 2003–2019 and leads the school in all-time wins for a coach.

William & Mary Tribe football

William & Mary Tribe football

The William & Mary Tribe are a college football team representing the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. William & Mary competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. They are currently coached by Mike London. He succeeds Jimmye Laycock, who was the head coach of the Tribe for 39 years.

William & Mary Tribe men's soccer

William & Mary Tribe men's soccer

The William & Mary Tribe men's soccer team represents the College of William & Mary in NCAA Division I college soccer. The team belongs to the Colonial Athletic Association and plays home games at Albert-Daly Field. As of the 2019 season, the Tribe are led by 16th-year head coach Chris Norris. The team has an all-time record 559–319–108 (.630) since its founding in 1967. The Tribe have made 15 appearances in the NCAA tournament with a combined record of 9–15–2.

William & Mary Tribe women's soccer

William & Mary Tribe women's soccer

The William & Mary Tribe women's soccer team represents the College of William & Mary in NCAA Division I college soccer. The team belongs to the Colonial Athletic Association and plays home games at Albert-Daly Field. The Tribe are currently led by Julie Cunningham Shackford, who has coached since 2018

Trenton Thunder

Trenton Thunder

The Trenton Thunder are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. They are located in Trenton, New Jersey, and play their home games at Trenton Thunder Ballpark.

Plumeri Park

Plumeri Park

Plumeri Park is the College of William & Mary Tribe baseball team's home stadium located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It has been in use since 1999. Joseph J. Plumeri II, a William & Mary alumnus and former Tribe baseball player who is Chairman & CEO of Willis Group Holdings, funded most of the construction costs, thus the park is named after him. Plumeri Park is a baseball-only facility and it includes a state of the art scoreboard, a 10-foot artificial turf halo behind the home plate area, locker rooms, a press box, concession space, a grandstand, and covered and outdoor batting cages. It seats up to 1,000 people and has stadium lights, enabling the Tribe to host night games. The park's inaugural game was on March 20, 1999, with the William and Mary Tribe hosting the Penn State Nittany Lions and winning 16–10.

NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the eight-team Men's College World Series (MCWS) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

Touchdown

Touchdown

A touchdown is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In American football, a touchdown is worth six points and is followed by an extra point or two-point conversion attempt.

Southern Conference

Southern Conference

The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I. ACC football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The ACC sponsors competition in twenty-five sports with many of its member institutions held in high regard nationally. Current members of the conference are Boston College, Clemson University, Duke University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Florida State University, North Carolina State University, Syracuse University, the University of Louisville, the University of Miami, the University of North Carolina, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Wake Forest University.

National championships

Team

William & Mary has won two NCAA national team championships, both for men's tennis;[19] the Tribe won back-to-back national championships in 1947 and 1948.[20][21] During the era when the AIAW conducted women's collegiate championships, the Tribe women claimed one AIAW national team title, for golf (Division II) in 1981.[22]

Association Division Sport Year Opponent/
runner-up
Score
NCAA University Division Men's Tennis (2) 1947 Rice 10–4 (+6)
1948 San Francisco 6–5 (+1)

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Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women

Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships. It evolved out of the "Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women" (CIAW), founded in 1967. The association was one of the biggest advancements for women's athletics on the collegiate level. Throughout the 1970s, the AIAW grew rapidly in membership and influence, in parallel with the national growth of women's sports following the enactment of Title IX.

NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship

NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship

The NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship is an annual men's college tennis national collegiate championship sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for teams in Division I. The tournament crowns a team, individual, and doubles champion. The first intercollegiate championship was held in 1883, 23 years before the founding of the NCAA, with Harvard's Joseph Clark taking the singles title. The same year Clark partnered to Howard Taylor to win the doubles title. The first NCAA-sponsored tournament was held in 1946.

1947 NCAA Tennis Championships

1947 NCAA Tennis Championships

The 1947 NCAA Tennis Championships were the second annual tournaments to determine the national champions of NCAA men's collegiate tennis. Matches were played during May 1947 in Los Angeles, California. A total of three championships were contested: men's team, singles, and doubles. The men's team championship was determined by total points earned in other events.

1948 NCAA Tennis Championships

1948 NCAA Tennis Championships

The 1948 NCAA Tennis Championships were the 3rd annual tournaments to determine the national champions of NCAA men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States.

Notable alumni

Main article: List of College of William & Mary alumni

Notable graduates from the athletic programs include Jon Stewart, Adin Brown, Sean McDermott, Mike Leach, Buster Ramsey, Darren Sharper, Mike Tomlin, Bill Chambers, J. D. Gibbs, Steve Christie, Wade Barrett, Jill Ellis, and Derek Cox.

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Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart is an American comedian, political commentator, actor, director and television host. He hosted The Daily Show, a satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 1999 to 2015 and now hosts The Problem with Jon Stewart, which premiered September 2021 on Apple TV+.

Adin Brown

Adin Brown

Adin Brown is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

Sean McDermott

Sean McDermott

Sean Michael McDermott is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He began his NFL coaching career as an assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2001, serving as defensive coordinator from 2009 to 2010, and was later the defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers from 2011 to 2016. Following his six seasons with the Panthers, which included a Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl 50, he was hired in 2017 as the Bills' head coach.

Mike Leach (long snapper)

Mike Leach (long snapper)

John Michael Leach is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston University and College of William & Mary. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2000. His NFL career sequentially spanned 16 seasons as a member of the Titans, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, and Arizona Cardinals

Buster Ramsey

Buster Ramsey

Garrard Sliger "Buster" Ramsey was an American football player for the College of William and Mary and Chicago Cardinals. He was the first head coach of the AFL's Buffalo Bills.

Darren Sharper

Darren Sharper

Darren Mallory Sharper is an American convicted serial rapist and a former football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football at William & Mary and was selected in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, where he spent eight seasons. Sharper played his next four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, while his final two seasons were as a member of the New Orleans Saints. Recognized as one of the league's top defensive backs during his career, Sharper was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and a two-time first-team All-Pro, along with being named to the second-team of the 2000s All-Decade Team. He ranks sixth in interceptions and is tied with Charles Woodson and Rod Woodson for the most defensive touchdowns.

Mike Tomlin

Mike Tomlin

Michael Pettaway Tomlin is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Since joining the Steelers in 2007, he has led the team to ten playoff runs, seven division titles, three AFC Championship Games, two Super Bowl appearances, and a title in Super Bowl XLIII. At age 36, Tomlin became the youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl, a record which was later beaten by Sean McVay in Super Bowl LVI. Tomlin has never had a losing record during his 16 seasons as a head coach, which is the longest current streak in the NFL.

Bill Chambers (basketball)

Bill Chambers (basketball)

William B. Chambers was an American college basketball player and coach for the William & Mary Tribe.

J. D. Gibbs

J. D. Gibbs

Jason Dean "J. D." Gibbs was an American professional stock car racing driver and co-owner of Joe Gibbs Racing. He also played college football at the College of William & Mary.

Steve Christie

Steve Christie

Geoffrey Stephen Christie is a former Canadian American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL), who, as a member of the Buffalo Bills, became known for his ability to kick clutch field goals, even in poor weather.

Jill Ellis

Jill Ellis

Jillian Anne Ellis is an English-American soccer coach and executive who is currently the president of San Diego Wave FC. Ellis coached the United States women's national soccer team from 2014 to October 2019 and won two FIFA Women's World Cups in 2015 and 2019, making her the second coach to win consecutive World Cups. She stepped away from being USWNT’s head coach in October 2019 and currently serves as an ambassador for the United States Soccer Federation, with her focus being on working with the federation to help raise the number of women in coaching. She has also served as head coach for various college and United States national youth teams over her career.

Derek Cox

Derek Cox

Derek Sinclair Cox is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at William & Mary.

Fight songs

In addition to the most common Fight Song, the "William and Mary Victory March" (composed in the 1930s by Rolf Kennard) is occasionally heard before games. There is a long-running superstition that playing the Victory March during a game will lead to a bad result.

Radio affiliates

Two radio stations in eastern Virginia broadcast Tribe football and men's basketball, under the branding "William & Mary Bookstore Tribe Radio Network".[23][24]

City Call Sign Frenquency
Deltaville, Virginia WTYD-FM 92.3 FM
West Point, Virginia WBQK-FM 107.9 FM

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Deltaville, Virginia

Deltaville, Virginia

Deltaville is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place on the eastern tip of Middlesex County in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It is known for being a vacation spot for those looking for sailing, fishing, and other activities associated with the water. The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution on October 2, 2012 supporting the efforts of the official naming, " Deltaville, The Boating Capital of the Chesapeake Bay." Approximately 500-800 full-time residents call Deltaville home; however, the town's population swells to several thousand in the summer months. Deltaville is also home to numerous retirees. The Census Bureau defines Deltaville as a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 1,119 as of 2010. The town developed around being a large boat building area, mostly for commercial bay watermen. However those days have passed and now the area is dotted with numerous marinas, boatyards, and marine related businesses.

WTYD

WTYD

WTYD is an adult album alternative formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Deltaville, Virginia, serving the Northern Neck. WTYD is owned and operated by Local Voice Media Group.

West Point, Virginia

West Point, Virginia

West Point is an incorporated town in King William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,306 at the 2010 census.

WBQK

WBQK

WBQK is a commercial FM radio station licensed to West Point, Virginia, and serving the Virginia Peninsula and the Middle Peninsula. WBQK is owned and operated by Davis Media, LLC. It simulcasts the Adult Album Alternative (AAA) radio format originating on co-owned 92.3 WTYD Deltaville.

Source: "William & Mary Tribe", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, December 18th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_&_Mary_Tribe.

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Notes
  1. ^ The Southern Conference named separate champions for indoor and outdoor track and field during William and Mary's membership in that conference. In eleven years (1957 and 1966–1975) the Tribe won both the indoor and outdoor championships; in one additional year (1958) they won the outdoor championship only.[25][26]
References
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  2. ^ Rowe, Katherine; Agouris, Peggy; Huge, Samantha (September 3, 2020). "Open Letter to the William & Mary Community and to All Who Support William & Mary Athletics". tribeathletics.com - William & Mary Athletics - Official Athletics Website. College of William and Mary. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Marty (September 3, 2020). "William & Mary eliminates 7 sports to fix budget issues after "thoughtful, intense deliberative process," athletic director says". pilotonline.com - Virginian-Pilot Online. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  4. ^ O'Connor, John (September 3, 2020). "Financial crunch from COVID-19 causes William & Mary to cut seven sports". richmond.com - Times-Dispatch Online. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Gardner, Steve (October 6, 2020). "William & Mary AD resigns amid criticism for cutting varsity sports". USA Today. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Brown, Ethan (October 6, 2020). "Huge resigns as Tribe Athletics director". The Flat Hat. The College of William and Mary. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Beardsley, Zoe (October 13, 2020). "Martin named Interim AD after Huge resigns: Announcement comes five weeks after controversial decision to cut seven varsity sports". The Flat Hat. College of William and Mary. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Beardsley, Zoe; Dawes, Lulu (October 26, 2020). "College reverses Women's sports cuts after Title IX inequity". The Flat Hat. College of William and Mary. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Beardsley, Zoe (November 10, 2020). "College reinstates men's varsity sports in significant policy reversal". The Flat Hat. College of William and Mary. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Kennedy, Ben (October 9, 2006). "Plumeri tapped to lead homecoming parade". W&M Alumni Magazine. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  11. ^ "Plumeri Park". TribeAthletics.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  12. ^ "Men's XC/Track Honors and Awards". William and Mary Athletics. College of William and Mary. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Women's XC/Track Honors and Awards". William and Mary Athletics. College of William and Mary. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  14. ^ "Tribe Round Up-Knight takes home another top honor". The Virginia Gazette.
  15. ^ "Colin Wright Named All-America by the CSCAA". tribeathletics.com. William and Mary Athletics Department. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  16. ^ "2020 NCAA Division I Men's Championship - 3/25/2020 to 3/28/2020 SCYPsych Sheet" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "W&M men's swimming wins CAA championship for 6th consecutive year". February 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "CAA Mens swimming records" (PDF).
  19. ^ "How many NCAA Division I championships has your school won?". NCAA. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  20. ^ "About William & Mary athletics". The College of William & Mary. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  21. ^ "Men's Tennis National Championships". The College of William & Mary. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  22. ^ "William and Mary Tribe Women's Golf Honors and Awards". The College of William & Mary. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  23. ^ "Football on the Air". William & Mary. August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  24. ^ "Basketball on the Air". The Tide 92.3 FM. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  25. ^ "Southern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  26. ^ "Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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