UMass Dartmouth Athletic Department Time Line

1964-2008

 

1964 -SMTI President Joseph Leo Driscoll instructed Prof. John Greenhalgh (Bradford Durfee in Fall River, MA) and Prof. Fran Tripp (New Bedford Textile, New Bedford, MA) to continue progress on their respective athletic programs for the 1964-65 season.  At the 6-21-64 SMTI Board of Trustees meeting, it was decided that the two separate intercollegiate athletic programs should be merged into a single program at the start of the 1965-66 season.  New Bedford Textile Athletic Director and Textile Fran Tripp was instructed to work on proposals for the 1965-66 merged scheduled to have plans in operation for Sept. 1965.

 

1965 – At August ’65 SMTI Board of Trustees meeting, board appointed Committee on Athletic Policy, Chairman William F. Long, Philip Assiran, Paul O. LaBelle, Joseph Dawson and Robert W. Nelson.  Committee instructed to draft Statement on Athletic Policy.

 

1965-66 – First merged sports season at Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute (SMTI) with the following activities:

1. Basketball (Intercollegiate and Intramural)

2. Baseball (Intercollegiate)

3. Soccer (Intercollegiate)

4. Golf (Intercollegiate)

5. Fencing (Intercollegiate)

6. Tennis (Intercollegiate)

7. Track (Intercollegiate)

8. North-South Basketball Tournament

"Practices and games are to be equally divided between the sites in New Bedford and Fall River (or neutral sites in Dartmouth or Westport)," according to Athletic Department memorandum from Athletic Director Tripp.

1966 - Harold 'Mickey" Connolly named SMTI Athletic Director and Assistant Profesor Physical Education on July 4, 1966 at an annual salary of $12,000.  Connolly succeeded Fran Trip who has served as Athletic Director at New Bedford Textile for 24 years.  Professor in Charge of Textile Department Fran Tripp named Moderator of Athletics at SMU.  The Athletic Department staff, housed at New Bedford Textile in downtown New Bedford, MA, consisted of bookeeper Beatrice Thomas and part-time worker Jimmy Thomas.  SMTI Athletic teams compete regionally in the Southern New England Conference (SNEC), formerly known as the Southern New England Coast Conference (SNECC) and the Colonial Intercollegiate Conference in soccer.  At the national level, SMTI belonged to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

  

1967 – SMTI adopts the Corsairs as its athletic symbol.   In December of 1966 school officials announced Corsairs would be the new nickname. In early 1967, a campus wide student election is held but the results are not released.  SMTI President Joseph Driscoll declared ‘Corsairs’ as official school nickname.  School colors are blue, white and gold.  Varsity athletes to receive, “… large blue ‘M” with a gold border and the letters SMTI printed in white on the bases of the vertical legs of the M.”  School officials chose the letter M for the varsity letter, “Because of a reluctance of the administration to have SMTI associated with Bradford Durfee, New Bedford Tech and/or a Technical Institute, the use of the letters “T” and “I” by themselves was ruled out.” according to a Sept. 22, 1967 Torch story.

 

1967 – SMTI men’s tennis team posted a perfect 12-0 season under Coach Gerry Aillery. At the NAIA Nationals, SMTI finishes 9th nationally.  One year later, SMTI against goes 12-0 to win the NAIA District 32 and SNEC Championships. This time, SMTI placed 8th nationally at the 1968 NAIA Championship Tournament.

 

1967 – SMTI men’s cross country team competed in the first season on the new Dartmouth campus under Coach Robert Dowd.  First varsity event on the new campus is a cross country meet in September of 1967. The Corsairs posted a 9-1-1 overall record and finished fourth in a field of 16 teams at the New England Championships in Gorham, ME. Group I building opens and houses first classes on the Dartmouth campus. Enrollment is 2,350.

 

1967 – SMTI men’s golf team won three and lost four in first season of competition with Arnold Oliver as head coach.

 

1967 – SMTI Trustees accepted Statement of Athletic Policy, outlining operational details of how the Athletic Department functions.  Established Council on Intercollegiate Athletics, comprising five faculty members and the Athletic Director, serving as chair and one student-athlete. The Committee reports to the faculty’s Full Committee on Recognized Student Activities.  The Statement also outlined administrative duties of the Athletic Director. Rules of eligibility are governed by NAIA, except minimum grade point average for athletes shall be established by Council of Academic Deans, in consultation with the Dean of the Faculty and the President.

 

1967 – Scrimshaw, the SMTI yearbook, publishes section on SMTI Athletics, “The administration and faculty approve and encourage a full program on intercollegiate and intramural athletics.  Varsity teams include baseball, tennis, soccer, fencing, golf and track.  SMTI is an active member of the NAIA and the SNECC. Future plans include varsity teams in football, wrestling and other sport activities.”

 

1968 – SMTI men’s soccer team captured 1968 Colonial Intercollegiate Conference championship under Head Coach Arnold Oliver.

 

1968 – SMTI baseball team, Coached by John Regan, posts a 9-9 overall record and captured SNEC co-championship with Quinnipiac College.

 

1969 – SMTI became Southeastern Massachusetts University (SMU) at on-campus ceremony June 8, 1969.

 

1971 – SMTI men’s soccer, under coach Ray Oliver, played first varsity games on campus, Sept 29, 1971 vs. Barrington College.  Other playing fields were ready for varsity competition including baseball, tennis and outdoor track and field.  

 

1971 – SMTI men’s outdoor track and field team won the SNEC Championships for Head Coach Robert Dowd.

 

1971 – Marie Snyder joined Athletic Department staff and Director of Women’s Athletics along with baseball coach Bruce Wheeler and John Rennie, as both Aquatics Director and Swim Coach.

 

1972 – SMU Gymnasium/Natatorium opened with formal ceremony on Feb. 26, 1972.  Open House scheduled in the afternoon with formal ceremony held at halftime of SMU men’s basketball game vs. North Adams State College.  Cost of the new building was $2.7 million dollars.

 

1972 – SMU joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

 

1972 – SMU women’s tennis team had a 6-2 won-loss record in its first season of varsity competition under Coach Marie Snyder, who also coached SMU women’s volleyball team to a debut season record of 6-5.

 

1972 – SMU baseball competed in its first NAIA post season tournament and appears for next two seasons in the NAIA national tournament.  New Coach Bruce Wheeler began his 33-year career with a 13-9 overall record to win first of two consecutive SNEC championships.  1973 team repeats SNEC title with 23-10 record.

 

1972 – SMU men’s swim team holds first home swim meet held in Natatorium, Dec. 7, 1972 vs. Keene State.

 

1973 – First SMU women’s volleyball game in Gymnasium, Nov. 8, 1973 vs. Emmanual College with Marie Snyder as head coach. 

 

1973 – SMU men’s soccer team finishes with 12-4-3 overall record and captured NAIA District 32S championship, placing second in NAIA New England Tournament.  John Rennie named New England NAIA Coach of the Year, while Americo Araujo, Fernando Goulart and Nuno Pimental named to Colonial Conference First Team All-Stars.

 

1973 – SMU men’s cross country competed in its first NAIA national competition, placing 10th overall.  Peter Kuchinski of SMU captured the inaugural SMU Cross Country Invitational in a time of 24:48 helping the Corsairs to a second-place finish overall.

 

1973 – SMU women’s tennis player Fran Howard placed in the top eight of the New England Intercollegiate Singles Championship.

 

1973-74 SMU women’s basketball team completed first season under Coach Jackie Proulx with a 5-5 record. Proulx’s teams competed in MAIAW Tournament for the next three seasons. First women’s basketball game in new Gymnasium vs. Stonehill College, Jan. 29, 1974

 

1973 – First SMU women’s swim meet at Natatorium vs. University of Rhode Island, on Dec. 10, 1973. Joan Moehring first women’s team head coach.

 

1973 – Club ice hockey for men introduced for 1973-74 season with Don Costa as head coach.

 

1974 – First SMU women’s tennis match on campus courts near Gymnasium/Natatorium vs. Bridgewater State on Sept. 24, 1974.  First SMU woman’s field hockey game on campus vs. Barrington College, Oct. 1, 1974 with Barbara Carreiro as head coach.

 

1974-75 SMU ice hockey introduced as a varsity sport with Joe Prenda serving as head coach. Corsairs go 1-13 in first season.

 

1974 – SMU men’s tennis team competed in its first NAIA national post season tournament.

 

1974 – SMU baseball team finished 23-10 overall, second in NAIA District 32 South Tournament. Coach Bruce Wheeler named District 32 South Coach of the Year. Team captured SNEC championship, Roger Gaudreau and Steve Rezendes named District 32 South All-Stars.

 

1975 – SMU cross country team competed in their first NCAA post season national tournament, finishing fifth in Division III.  Also in 1975, SMU baseball, men’s basketball and men’s golf compete in NCAA national post season competition. SMU baseball player Joe Jason named to All-America team, first player to earn national honors in baseball

 

1975 – SMU women’s basketball team competed in it’s first Massachusetts Associate of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (MAIAW) post season tournament.  The MAIAW is a regional organization under the national structure of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).

 

1975 – Peter Smith became first SMU cross country runner to earn All-America honors at NCAA national championship race. David Hill became first SMU All-America track athlete (110 meter hurdles) at NCAA National Championship meet.

 

1975 – SMU men’s golf team made the first of three straight appearances in the NCAA national championships under direction of Head Coach John Barrett.

 

1976 – After going 11-3-5 with its first ECAC Tournament berth in 1975, Coach John Barrett took SMU men’s soccer to the first of two NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. The Corsairs were 12-2 in 1976 and improved to 13-2 under new Head Coach Philip Fortin and return to the NCAA Tournament.

 

1976 – SMU softball posted a 4-2 overall record under head coach Jackie Proulx in its first season of varsity competition.

 

Coach Bob Dowd

1977 – SMU women’s cross country established as varsity sport under Head Coach Robert Dowd.

 

1977-78 - Judy Sullivan took over women’s basketball head coaching job for 1977-78 season. Sullivan lead Corsairs to one MAIAW Tournament and two more EAIAW Tournaments.  In 16 seasons, Sullivan posted a 200-166 won-loss record in women’s’ basketball.

 

1977 – SMU golfer David Downing named to NCAA Division III Golf All-America team after earning low medalist honors at NCAA Division III individual golf championship held at Colgate University’s Seven Oaks Golf Course in Hamilton, NY.  Downing shot 296 (71-76-76-73) to become first national champion in any sport.  Downing had finished sixth at NCAA Division III championships in 1976.  Coach John Barrett’s Corsairs finish second in NCAA Division III team competition at 1,225, behind national champion California State College Stanislaus, the best finish ever by a New England area college in a national golf competition. SMU’s Bob Hickman tied for 9th place at 304 (75-80-75-74) to earn All-America honors while teammate Bob Silva named Honorable Mention All-America.

 

1978 – George Itz becomes first SMU track national champion winning the 1500 meters at the ‘78 NCAA Division III outdoor track and field championships.

 

1979 – SMU Gymnasium/Natatorium named in honor of former Coach, Athletic Director, Moderator of Athletics and Textile Science Professor Francis Tripp.

 

1979 – SMU women’s basketball team competed in the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW) regional post-season tournament. 

 

1980 – SMU women’s cross country competed in its first AIAW national competition.  SMU softball competed in first MAIAW regional post-season tournament after an 8-8 season under Coach Kathy Tierney.

 

1980 – Sandra McCloskey became first female swimmer at SMU to earn All-America honors in her sport (200 Free). She added second All-America honor in 1981 to become first two-time All-America female swimmer.

 

1981 – NCAA sponsored first national post season tournament competition for women’s sports.

 

1981 – In its fifth season as a varsity sport, SMU women’s cross country team placed fourth nationally at the NCAA Division III Championship race.  Coach Bob Dowd’s team duplicated the fourth-place finish in 1982.

 

1981 – SMU ice hockey entered ECAC hockey tournament for the first time in the seven-year history of the program.

 

1981 – Cathy Carnes became first SMU female athlete to earn All-America honors at the 1981 NCAA national championship race.

 

1982 – Michelle Lussier, Christy Baker, Lisa Warren became first SMU women to earn outdoor track All-America honors at the NCAA Division III national meet.

 

1983 – Diane Weeder and her sister, Donna Weeder, both captured Division III All-America honors in cross country for SMU. 

 

1983 – SMU ice hockey captured its first ECAC championship. Head Coach Alex Kogler’s team had a 15-7 won-loss record for the 1982-83 season.  SMU went on to win three consecutive SMU championships over the next three seasons.

 

1984 – At the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Diane Weeder became first SMU woman to win a national championship, capturing the 3,000 Meters.

 

1985 - SMU cross country runner James White captured the first of two straight NCAA Division III national cross country championships.  White is also the 1986 NCAA Division III national champion at 10,000 meters.

 

1985 – SMU field hockey made first post season appearance in the MAIAW Tournament. 

 

1985 – Club football organized for first season at SMU. Home games are played at Sargent Field in New Bedford, MA.

 

1985-86 – SMU ice hockey defeated Westfield State, 6-4, in early January of 1985, beginning an ECAC-record 38-game winning streak.  The Corsairs’ streak included three victories and the 1984-85 ECAC Tournament Championship and continued throughout the 1985-86 regular season. The streak was stopped with a 5-4 ECAC Tournament loss to Curry in February of 1986.

 

1986 – SMU women’s basketball team competed in its first Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) regional post-season tournament.

 

 

1986 – SMU joined the Little East Conference on April 28, 1986 as a playing conference for men’s and women’s basketball. Also joining the LEC are Eastern Connecticut State University, Plymouth State University (then known as Plymouth State College), Rhode Island College, the University of Massachusetts Boston and the University of Southern Maine. The LEC is recognized immediately by the NCAA.

 

1987 – SMU women’s volleyball team made first appearance in MAIAW regional tournament after a 25-16 season with Coach Ernest Frias. Corsairs went 27-13 the next season and appeared for first time in ECAC Tournament.

 

1987 – At the first LEC men’s basketball tournament, SMU captured the 1986-87 LEC regular season and wins the first LEC Men’s Basketball Tournament. SMU invited to the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Tournament.

 

1986 – SMU women’s basketball competed in its first ECAC regional tournament.

 

1987 – Robert Dowd named Athletic Director, replacing the retired Mickey Connolly. He served continuously as AD until 1995. He will later serve twice as the Interim AD.

 

1987 – SMU women’s volleyball made first post-season tournament appearance in the MAIAW Tournament.

 

1987 – SMU club football played its first home game on campus at field located behind Tripp Athletic Center. Site of a former baseball diamond adjacent to primary baseball field, the new facility housed football. Men’s and women’s soccer teams played their games at the field situated inside the track and field complex.

 

1987 – SMU hammer thrower Stephan Baptista captured the NCAA Division III national championship.

 

1988 – SMU joined the New England Football Conference (NEFC). In their first season under coach Paul Harrison the SMU football team posted a 5-4 won-loss record.

 

1988 – UMass Dartmouth field hockey player Nancy Boucher-Quintin first player to earn All-America honors in her sport.

 

1988 – Corsair Hall of Fame established and inducts first class of nominees including: Joe Jason, Stephen McNamara, David Hill, Sally Darlington Hymes, William McArdle, Marie Snyder, Francis Tripp and the 1960 Men’s Soccer Team.

 

1988 – After a 20-8-1 overall record, Coach Marilyn Ritz’s SMU softball team invited to its first NCAA Division III National Tournament.

 

1989 – Women’s soccer added as a varsity sport at SMU. Coach Ray Cabral leads team to 11-5 record. Corsairs made two straight ECAC Tournaments in next two seasons, advancing to semi-final round in 1991 after a 14-3 season

 

1989 – SMU men’s basketball player Kevin Kolek became first player to earn NCAA Division III All-America honors in his sport.

 

1991 – SMU joined the University of Massachusetts system and changed name to UMass Dartmouth.

 

The 1992 Corsair women's soccer team displays its national semi-finalist trophy.

1992 – UMass Dartmouth women’s soccer team earned first NCAA Tournament bid, advancing to Division III national championship game. Corsairs lose the championship game, 1-0, finishing season as national finalists and 17-3-1 overall. Women’s soccer is SMU/UMass Dartmouth’s best team finish in NCAA national competition.

 

1992 – Tom Egan won both the one-meter diving and three-meter diving NCAA Division III national championships. From 1990 through 1992, Eagan won a total of six All-America honors in the two diving competitions. He is also the first national champion diver and first male swimmer or diver to earn All-America honors. He is the only student-athlete to earn six All-America honors in SMU/UMass Dartmouth history.

 

1992-93 – UMass Dartmouth men’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division III Final Four capping a 25-6 season.  First appearance by SMU/UMass Dartmouth basketball team in national Division III finals.  Stephen Haynes named National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III All-America for the first of two seasons. Also named following the 1993-94 season.

 

1993 – Kirsten (Watters) Modestow began a three-year run of NCAA Division III All-America honors in women’s swimming.  She earned three straight All-America honors in the 200 Free and is first female three-time All-America swimmer.

 

1994 – The national soccer team of Bolivia chose UMass Dartmouth as its training headquarters for the 1994 World Cup.   UMass Dartmouth’s pursuit of the Bolivian team is mentioned in a Sports Illustrated story and a picture of the Bolivian team practicing at UMass Dartmouth made the front page of USA Today.

 

1994 – UMass Dartmouth football shared first NEFC league championship. Head Coach Bill Kavanaugh’s team invited to first post season football game in ECAC Northwest Championship Bowl at Union College.

 

1994 – Women’s soccer goalie Rachel Barbarossa became first player in her sport to earn NCAA Division III All-America honors.

 

1995 – Kenneth McBryde named Athletic Director to succeed Interim Director Judy Sullivan. McBryde serves in the position before leaving for Connecticut College in 1997.

 

1995 – Women’s soccer player Annmarie Gagnon became first UMass Dartmouth student-athlete to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

 

1996 – UMass Dartmouth men’s tennis team began a seven-year streak of Little East Conference Men’s Tennis Championships. Coach Warren Preti’s team captured three straight women’s LEC Tennis Championships from 1996- 1998. Coach Preti’s team captured six consecutive women’s (Fall) and men’s (Spring) championships from 1996-1999.

 

1997 – Equestrian added as a varsity sport for the Fall of 1997. Susan Yacubian appointed first head coach.

 

1997 – UMass Dartmouth women’s tennis player Emily Traubel named winner of the first Senior Scholar-Athlete at annual awards banquet.

 

1998 – Robert W. Mullen named Director of Athletics

 

1998 – UMass Dartmouth begins women’s lacrosse as a varsity sport and is accepted into the New England Women’s Lacrosse Association (NEWLA). UMass Dartmouth men’s lacrosse added as a varsity sport and is accepted into the Pilgrim League.  Head Coach Jerry Jenning’s team posts a 5-7 overall record and appears in the NEWLA post season tournament.  Under Head Coach Jeff Feroce, UMass Dartmouth finishes 10-3 overall.

 

1998 – UMass Dartmouth baseball player Pat Schultz named NCAA Division III Baseball Player of the Year.

 

1998 – John Frye Athletic Service Award established to recognize service to the Athletic Department. First winner is Herald News Sports Editor and former Sports Information Assistant and men’s golf coach Mike Silva.

 

1999 – Marques Houtman scores 25 points to lead UMass Dartmouth men’s basketball to an 82-72 victory over Roger Williams in the inaugural Hampton Inn Basketball Classic at the Tripp Center. The season-opening tournament is sponsored by Lafrance Hospitality of Westport, MA.

 

1999 – Competing in the National Cheerleading Association (NCA) Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida, UMass Dartmouth cheerleaders capture Division II/III All-Girl Championship. The Corsairs also win NCA titles in 2001 and 2006.

 

2000 – Dedication ceremonies and opening ceremony held for new UMass Dartmouth Fitness Center built as an addition to the Tripp Athletic Center. The 13,100 square foot facility was built with state funds and includes a 5,000 square foot cardiovascular weight training room along with a 2,500 square foot aerobics and instructional fitness room. 

 

A women's soccer game on the turf at Cressy Field

2000 – Varsity sports field named in honor of former UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Peter H. Cressy.

 

 

2000 – UMass Dartmouth hosted Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association High School Super Bowl game for third straight year. Attendance at the Norwood vs. Whitman-Hanson brought largest crowd in the history of Cressy Field, estimated at more than 6,000 people.

 

2002 – UMass Dartmouth football posted first undefeated regular season at 11-0 and wins first outright NEFC title by defeating Westfield State in the NEFC Championship Game. UMass Dartmouth earned first bid into NCAA Division III Football Championships with game at Muhlenburg (PA) College.

 

2002 – UMass Dartmouth men’ s lacrosse finished 9-8 overall and competed in both the LEC Tournament and for the first time in the ECAC New England Division III Tournament.

 

2003 – Installation of artificial turf on Cressy Field by Northeast Turf is completed. First varsity contests are played on the new surface, a $1.9 million dollar project which included new field surface, fence, walkways and visiting bleachers opens in September of 2003.

 

2004 – The Boston Frenzy of the American Basketball Association (ABA) played its home games at the Tripp Athletic Center for the 2004-05 season.

 

2004 – UMass Dartmouth women’s lacrosse finishes 10-7 overall and competes in both the LEC Tournament and for the first time the ECAC New England Division III Tournament.  First-year player Katelyn Elliott named to Women’s Lacrosse.com All-America Rookie Team.

 

2004 – UMass Dartmouth women’s swimming and diving team captures its first Little East Conference Women’s Championships.

 

2005 – Eric Frank becomes first ice hockey player to earn Division III All-America honors in his sport.

 

2005 – Track and field complex is renovated and hosts UMass Dartmouth Invitational and also New England Alliance/Little East Conference Track Championships.

 

The new tennis courts, located on the east side of the Tripp Center, were built after the existing courts were taken for the construction of new housing on the west side of the Tripp Center.

 

2006 – New tennis court complex, including 10 new courts, constructed between Tripp Center and baseball field.

 

2006 – UMass Dartmouth ice hockey captured first ECAC Northeast championship and won first NCAA Division III Hockey tournament game at Geneseo State. Corsairs advance to national quarterfinal round before losing to eventual national champion Middlebury College.

 

2006 – Jon Garcia earns third consecutive NCAA Division III All-America honor in outdoor and indoor hurdle events by winning Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championship in 55-meter hurdles.  Garcia is a two-time All-America I the 5- meter hurdles and has earned similar honors at the 2005 Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 110-meter hurdles.

 

2006 – UMass Dartmouth Athletic Department holds its 40th Athletic Awards Banquet.

 

2006 – Jon Garcia earns Division III All-America honors for a fourth time by finishing fourth at NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Nationals. His finishing time of 14.20 is a school record.

 

2006 – Louise Goodrum named Athletic Director after Robert Mullen announced his resignation from the position.

 

2007 – UMass Dartmouth ice hockey team ranked #6 nationally in US College Hockey Online Poll at the end of the 2006-07 NCAA Division III ice hockey season This is the highest national ranking for Corsair hockey in the history of the program.  Corsairs lose to Middlebury for a second straight year in the hockey quarterfinal round game.

 

The Corsairs take a minute for a picture with Chancellor Jean MacCormack befor departing for Middlebury, VT for an NCAA Division III Men's Hockey Tournament game for the second time in as many year.

 

2007 – Ian Day named Athletic Director.

 

2007 – Corsair Hall of Fame celebrates 20th anniversary with induction ceremony as part of Homecoming 2007.

The Corsair Hall of Fame Class of 2006 including (front left to right) Stefan Pagios and Sheila Edwards along with (standing left to right) Keith Rose, Mark Crowther and John Pacheco.

 

2008 – UMass Dartmouth ice hockey captures third straight ECAC Northeast Tournament and earns third NCAA Div. III Men’s Hockey Tournament berth. Corsairs host first tournament game at Hetland Arena, a quarterfinal round game vs. Trinity College on March 12 (L, 7-3).

2008 - First home night game at UMass Dartmouth's Cressy Field was played on April 16, 2008. The game produced a 19-0 Corsair victory over Emerson College in men's lacrosse.

 

 

Six-time NCAA Div. III All-America honoree and thre-time national champion Jon Garcia

 

2008 – Jon Garcia captures NCAA Div. III Indoor Championship at 55-meter hurdles for his third NCAA national championship and sixth Div. III All-America award. Garcia is the most honored UMass Dartmouth athlete in history, edging both Jim White and Tom Egan, who both have six All-America honors but only two national championships each, while Garcia has three.

2008 - Athletic Department unveils new Corsair mascot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Last Updated On: 6/5/06