Appalachian State Mountaineers
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The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) between 1972 and 2014. On July 1, 2014, Appalachian State moved to the Sun Belt Conference. Appalachian State fields varsity teams in 17 sports, 7 for men and 10 for women. The football team competes in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly I-A, as a result of the transition to the Sun Belt. The wrestling team remains in the Southern Conference because the Sun Belt does not sponsor the sport. In field hockey, another sport not sponsored by the Sun Belt, Appalachian State joined the Mid-American Conference for the 2017 season after playing two seasons as an independent following the demise of its former league, the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac).[2] While rivalries exist with Sun Belt west division schools such as Troy and Louisiana, Appalachian State's main Sun Belt rivals are east division members Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern, as well as rekindled rivalries from the days in FCS with recent Sun Belt additions Marshall and James Madison. Historically prior to joining the Sun Belt, Western Carolina and Furman were prominent rivalries.
Appalachian State's football program has been successful with the Mountaineers winning three straight
Football home games are played at Kidd Brewer Stadium,[5] while basketball, volleyball, and indoor track and field events are held at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center.[6] The school's baseball team plays at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium.[7]
On May 26, 2020, Appalachian State announced that it would discontinue the men's soccer, indoor track and field, and tennis varsity teams effective immediately due to budget cuts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Conference affiliations
NCAA
- Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(1930–1968)
- Southern Conference (1971–2014)
- Sun Belt Conference (2014–present)
Sports sponsored
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Cross country | Field hockey |
Football | Golf |
Golf | Soccer |
Track & field† | Softball |
Wrestling | Tennis |
Track & field†† | |
Volleyball | |
† – Men's track and field is only outdoor †† – Women's track and field includes both indoor and outdoor |
Baseball
Appalachian's first baseball team took the field in 1903. The Mountaineers are coached by Kermit Smith. The Mountaineers won regular season conference titles in 1973, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 2012. They also won the Southern Conference baseball tournament in 1984 and most recently on May 18, 2012, the Appalachian State Baseball team beat Western Carolina University, becoming Southern Conference baseball champs.
Men's basketball
The head coach of the Appalachian State men's basketball team is currently
Women's basketball
The Appalachian State women's basketball team, coached by Angel Elderkin, was one of the top teams in the Southern Conference, laying claim to six SoCon tournament titles and six regular season championships in a 26-year span. On February 19, 2011, the Appalachian State Mountaineer Women's Basketball Team won the 2011 Southern Conference regular season title, the last time they had won the title was 1996.
Football
The Mountaineers are led by head coach Shawn Clark. The 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons were successful, with the Mountaineers winning three consecutive FCS national championships. Before Appalachian left the Southern Conference for the Sun Belt Conference and FBS football in 2014, it had developed intense rivalries with fellow conference members Furman, Georgia Southern, and Western Carolina, The Appalachian–Georgia Southern rivalry continues in FBS, as both teams moved together to the Sun Belt. The Mountaineers and Catamounts played annually for the Old Mountain Jug until Appalachian's departure for the Sun Belt.
The Mountaineers achieved perhaps their biggest win in program history with a road
Numerous players from ASU have gone on to play in the
Field hockey
The women's field hockey team were members of the single-sport Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac) until that league's demise after the 2014 season, playing the next two seasons as a Division I independent, as the Sun Belt does not sponsor this sport. The Mountaineers joined the Mid-American Conference as an affiliate starting in 2017.[16]
Wrestling
The
Softball
Championships
NCAA team championships
Appalachian State has won three NCAA team national championships.[17]
- Men's (3)
- Football (FCS) (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
- see also:
Commissioner's and Germann Cup
During Appalachian's 43-year tenure in the Southern Conference, the Commissioner's and Germann Cups were awarded each year to the top men's and women's program in the league. The Commissioner's Cup was inaugurated in 1970.[18] The Germann Cup, named for former conference commissioner Ken Germann, was first awarded in 1987.[18] The Apps won the Commissioner's Cup 34 times, more than any other Southern Conference institution.[19]
Commissioner's |
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1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
34 Cups |
Germann |
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1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2011 |
9 Cups |
Facilities
Facility | Sport(s) | Capacity |
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ASU Soccer Stadium | Soccer | 1,000 |
Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium | Softball | 1,000 |
Don Kennedy Trails | Cross Country | |
George M. Holmes Convocation Center | Basketball, Indoor Track and Field, Volleyball | 8,325 |
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium | Baseball | 2,000 |
Kidd Brewer Stadium | Football | 30,000 |
Varsity Gymnasium | Wrestling | 8,000 |
Media
Audio and video of games and events can be accessed at the internet home of Appalachian State Mountaineers athletics.
The
Pageantry
Yosef
Yosef is the mascot for
References
- ^ "University Colors :: University Communications Toolbox :: Appalachian State University". Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Appalachian State Joins MAC as Affiliate Member in Field Hockey" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ "N.C. General Assembly Honors ASU Football Team". Southern Conference. June 11, 2008.
- ^ Appalachian Sports Information (December 15, 2007). "Thrice is Nice: Apps Rout Delaware For Third-Straight National Title". AppStateSports.com.
- ^ Appalachian Sports Information. "Kidd Brewer Stadium". AppStateSports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ^ Appalachian Sports Information. "Holmes Convocation Center". AppStateSports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ^ Appalachian Sports Information. "Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium". AppStateSports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ^ "App State Athletics Announces Program Changes" (Press release). Boone, North Carolina: Appalachian State University Athletics Department. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA basketball tournament History: Appalachian State Mountaineers - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ Pat Forde (September 1, 2007). "Appalachian State earns role as conquering hero". ESPN.
- ^ Mark Schlabach (September 1, 2007). "Hundreds of Mountaineers fans celebrate upset win". ESPN.
- ^ Ryan Wixted (September 4, 2007). "Appalachian State in a frenzy after upset over Michigan". CNNSI.
- ^ Stewart Mandel (September 1, 2007). "The Mother of All Upsets". CNNSI.
- ^ Dan Wetzel (September 1, 2007). "Hail to the victors". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Alltime Upset". SI Vault. September 10, 2007.
- ^ "Appalachian State Joins MAC as Affiliate Member in Field Hockey". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Championships summary through Jan. 1, 2022" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Southern Conference Commissioner's & Germann Cups". Southern Conference. June 4, 2007.
- ^ "Appalachian State wins SoCon Commissioner's Cup". Appalachian State Athletics. June 3, 2012.
- ^ "Facilities". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ a b Flynn, Mike (2008). 2008 Appalachian Football: History and Traditions (PDF). Appalachian Sports Information. p. 150. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2008.