 |
This article relies excessively on referencestoprimary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources.
Find sources: "Merrimack Warriors" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Merrimack Warriors | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Merrimack College |
| Conference | Northeast Conference Hockey East (men's and women's ice hockey) America East Conference (men's lacrosse) |
| NCAA | NCAA Division I |
| Athletic director | Jeremy Gibson |
| Location | North Andover, Massachusetts |
| Varsity teams | 22 |
| Football stadium | Duane Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Hammel Court/Lawler Arena |
| Ice hockey arena | Lawler Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Greater Lawrence Technical School |
| Softball stadium | Martone-Mejail Field |
| Soccer stadium | Martone-Mejail Field |
| Lacrosse stadium | Duane Stadium |
| Nickname | Warriors |
| Fight song | Down in the Valley of Victory |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| Website | merrimackathletics |
The Merrimack Warriors are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Merrimack College, located in North Andover, Massachusetts, in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sporting competitions. All of the Warrior athletic teams compete at the Division I level. Men's and women's ice hockey compete in the Hockey East conference, and men's lacrosse competes in the America East Conference, while the remaining teams are members of the Northeast Conference.[2] Starting July 1, 2024, Merrimack will leave the NEC, and its primary affiliation for sports will be in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.[3]
The college's combination of academic and athletic success has garnered Merrimack the #4 ranking in the country among NCAA Division II schools in the Top 100 Collegiate Power Rankings that are published by the National College Scouting Association. In addition, Merrimack finished 96th in the overall NCSA Power Rankings across all three NCAA divisions.
During the 2019–20 season Merrimack began their four-year transition from Division II to Division I and became a full Division I member in the 2023–24 season, making Merrimack eligible for all NCAA tournaments.[4]
Highlights of Merrimack athletic history includes three national championships: the 1978 men's hockey team won the Division II men's ice hockey championship; the 1994 women's softball team won the Division II Women's College World Series and men's lacrosse won the 2018 National Title. In 2006, Merrimack football became Northeast-10 co-champions and received their first NCAA Division II playoff bid to go on to win their first NCAA playoff game. In 2012, Merrimack men's tennis became Northeast-10 champions, led by senior captains Max Eppley and Sean Pahler, and first-year head coach Sean Tully. This was Merrimack's first-ever men's tennis championship.[5]
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Bowling |
| Cross country | Cross country |
| Football | Dance |
| Golf | Field hockey |
| Ice hockey | Golf |
| Lacrosse | Ice hockey |
| Soccer | Lacrosse |
| Tennis | Rowing |
| Track & field† | Soccer |
| Volleyball | Softball |
| Swimming & diving | |
| Tennis | |
| Track & field† | |
| Volleyball | |
| † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. | |
Merrimack has made one appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs; their record is 1–1.[6]
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | First Round Second Round |
Southern Connecticut Shepherd |
W, 28–26 L, 7–31 | |
| Playoff record | 1–1 | |||
Merrimack College men's soccer team made school history in 2012 with the program's first-ever NCAA Division II national tournament berth. After finishing in first place in the Northeast-10 regular season, the men's soccer team went on to win the first round of the tournament against rivals Franklin Pierce University, but were knocked out the following round by Northeast-10 rivals Southern New Hampshire University. The 2012 men's soccer team was led by head coach Anthony Martone and assistant coaches Derek Valego, Michael Allen, Eric Ernst and Sam Nunes. The team was led on the field by captains Alejandro Fuchs of Caracas, Venezuela and Nelson da Graca of Gothenburg, Sweden.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
|
| |
|---|---|
| Facilities |
|
| Organizations |
|
| Athletics |
|
|
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Full members |
|
|
| Future members |
| |
| Baseball associates |
| |
| Bowling associates |
| |
| Field hockey associates |
| |
| Football associate |
| |
| Golf associates |
| |
| Men's lacrosse associates (from 2024–25) |
| |
| Women's lacrosse associates |
| |
| Soccer associates |
| |
| Swimming & diving associate |
| |
| Tennis associate |
| |
| Men's volleyball associates |
| |
|
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Full members |
|
|
| Associate members (field hockey) |
| |
| Associate members (men's lacrosse) |
| |
| Associate members (swimming & diving) |
| |
| Championships & awards |
| |
