Charleston Golden Eagles

Athletic teams of the University of Charleston

Not to be confused with Charleston Cougars, the athletics teams of the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.

Athletic teams representing University of Charleston

Charleston Golden Eagles

University| University of Charleston
Conference| MEC (primary)[1]
EIVA (men's volleyball)
NCAA| Division II
Athletic director| Dr. Bren Stevens
Location| Charleston, West Virginia
Varsity teams| 19 (9 men's, 10 women's)
Football stadium| University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
Basketball arena| Wehrle Arena
Baseball stadium| Triana Field
Appalachian Power Park
Mascot| MoHarv
Nickname| Golden Eagles
Colors| Maroon and gold[2]

Website| ucgoldeneagles.com

The Charleston Golden Eagles, known previously as the Morris Harvey Golden Eagles, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Charleston, located in Charleston, West Virginia, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Golden Eagles compete as members of the Mountain East Conference for all varsity sports except men's volleyball. Charleston was a founding member of the Mountain East following the 2013 demise of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, of which Charleston had been a member since 1924. Prior to 1978, the university was called Morris Harvey College. Charleston's main rivals are the West Virginia State University Yellow Jackets.

## Varsity teams

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### History

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In June 2012, UC was one of nine members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) that announced their plans to leave to form a new Division II conference. Two months later, the new conference was unveiled as the MEC, with UC as one of 12 charter members.[1] The school's newest sport is men's volleyball, which played its first season as a varsity program in spring 2015. Since men's volleyball has a combined national championship for Division I and Division II schools, UC competes as an effective Division I member in that sport; it spent its first season as an independent before joining the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association for the 2016 season and beyond.[3]

In 2005, UC entered into a partnership with the local school board to refurbish the school board–owned Laidley Field, which was renamed University of Charleston Stadium. The campus also boasts new or renovated softball, football, baseball, and soccer fields, and competes in 18 Division II sports.

### List of teams

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Men's sports

* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Football
* Golf
* Soccer
* Tennis
* Track & Field
* Volleyball *

Women's sports

* Basketball
* Cheerleading
* Cross Country
* Golf
* Lacrosse
* Soccer
* Softball
* Tennis
* Track & Field
* Volleyball

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* * = Men's volleyball competes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.[3]

## National championships

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### Team

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Sport  | Association  | Division  | Year  | Opponent/Runner-up  | Score

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Men's soccer | NCAA | Division II | 2017 | Lynn | 2–2 (2OT, pen.)
2019 | Cal State Los Angeles | 2–0

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Sport  | Association  | Division  |  | EIVA Record  | Overall Record

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Men's volleyball | NCAA | Division I | 2022/23 NCAA Division I Conference Record | 5-5 (3rd overall)  | 22-7

## References

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1. ^ a b "Member Institutions - Mountain East Conference". Mountain East Conference. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
2. ^ UC Branding Manual (PDF). Retrieved August 4, 2016.
3. ^ a b "Main Page - Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association". Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. Retrieved July 31, 2024.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to University of Charleston athletics.

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Mountain East Conference

Current members|

* Charleston Golden Eagles
* Concord Mountain Lions
* Davis & Elkins Senators
* Fairmont State Fighting Falcons
* Frostburg State Bobcats
* Glenville State Pioneers
* Point Park Pioneers
* West Liberty Hilltoppers
* West Virginia State Yellow Jackets
* West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats
* Wheeling Cardinals

Associate member|

* UNC Pembroke Braves (football; leaving in 2025)

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Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association

Current members|

* Charleston Golden Eagles
* George Mason Patriots
* Harvard Crimson
* NJIT Highlanders
* Penn State Nittany Lions
* Princeton Tigers
* Sacred Heart Pioneers

Former members|

* Concordia Clippers
* East Stroudsburg Warriors
* Juniata Eagles
* New Haven Chargers
* New Paltz Hawks
* NYU Violets
* Queens Knights
* Rutgers–Newark Scarlet Raiders
* St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers
* Saint Francis Red Flash
* Springfield Pride
* Vassar Brewers

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Sports teams based in West Virginia

Baseball|

ALPB
Charleston Dirty Birds
ApL
Bluefield Ridge Runners
Tri-State Coal Cats
MLBDL
West Virginia Black Bears

West Virginia Miners

Football|

NAL
West Virginia Roughriders

Hockey|

ECHL
Wheeling Nailers

Soccer|

USL2
West Virginia United

College athletics|

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Division I|

Marshall Thundering Herd
West Virginia Mountaineers

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NCAA
Division II|

Bluefield State Big Blues
Charleston Golden Eagles
Concord Mountain Lions
Davis & Elkins Senators
Fairmont State Fighting Falcons
Glenville State Pioneers
Salem Tigers
Shepherd Rams
West Liberty Hilltoppers
West Virginia State Yellow Jackets
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats
Wheeling Cardinals

NCAA
Division III|

Bethany Bison

NAIA|

West Virginia Tech Golden Bears
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