Mount Olive Trojans

Intercollegiate sports teams of University of Mount Olive

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Athletic teams representing University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive Trojans

University| University of Mount Olive
Conference| Conference Carolinas (primary)
South Atlantic (field hockey)
NCAA| Division II
Athletic director| Joey Higginbotham[1]
Location| Mount Olive, North Carolina
Varsity teams| 21 (10 men's, 11 women's)
Basketball arena| Kornegay Arena
Baseball stadium| Scarborough Field
Softball stadium| Nancy Chapman Cassell Field
Soccer stadium| Amon Field
Lacrosse stadium| Ray McDonald, Sr. Sports Complex
Tennis venue| John Neal Walker Tennis Center
Nickname| Trojans
Colors| Green and white

Website| umotrojans.com
Team NCAA championships

The Mount Olive Trojans are the athletic teams that represent the University of Mount Olive, located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. UMO's sports teams are known as the Trojans; their colors are green and white. The Trojans participate as a member of Conference Carolinas at the NCAA Division II level in 18 sports:

## Varsity sports

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Men's sports  | Women's sports

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Baseball | Softball
Basketball | Basketball
Cross Country | Cross Country
Golf | Golf
Soccer | Soccer
Tennis | Tennis
Track and Field | Track and Field
Volleyball | Volleyball
Lacrosse | Lacrosse

## Championships

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In 2008, Mount Olive won the NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship. The Trojans posted a 58–6 record that year, winning the Conference Carolinas and NCAA II South Atlantic Regional titles. The Trojans defeated Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 6–5 in the first round of the National Finals and Ashland (Ohio) 18–7 in the second round. Mount Olive defeated Central Missouri 5–3 in the semifinal round and claimed its first-ever national championship with a 6–2 victory over Ouachita Baptist in the title game. The national championship game was televised live on CBS College Sports. The National Finals took place in Sauget, Illinois.

Mount Olive teams have made 30 NCAA Division II tournament appearances.

Mount Olive teams have won a combined 39 Conference Carolinas regular season and/or tournament championships.

Mount Olive was the recipient of the 2011–12 Joby Hawn Cup, awarded to the top athletics program in Conference Carolinas. In addition to the overall award, Mount Olive also captured the Men's Sports Hawn Cup and the Women's Sports Hawn Cup.

### Team (1)

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Association  | Division  | Sport  | Year  | Opponent  | Score

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NCAA | Division II | Baseball[2] | 2008 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–2

## Individual sports

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### Lacrosse

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Men's and women's lacrosse have been added as the college's newest teams and will begin competing in spring 2013.

### Basketball

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In 2005, the Trojan men's basketball team won the NCAA II East Regional and advanced to the Elite 8 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

## References

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1. ^ "Joey Higginbotham - Director of Athletics/Coordinator of Trojan Club". Retrieved January 12, 2023.
2. ^ "Division II Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

## External links

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* Official website

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Conference Carolinas

Members|

* Barton Bulldogs
* Belmont Abbey Crusaders
* Chowan Hawks
* Converse Valkyries
* Emmanuel Lions
* Erskine Flying Fleet
* Francis Marion Patriots
* King Tornado
* Lees–McRae Bobcats
* Mount Olive Trojans
* North Greenville Trailblazers
* Shorter Hawks
* Southern Wesleyan Warriors
* UNC Pembroke Braves
* Young Harris Mountain Lions

Future members|

* Ferrum Panthers (joining in 2025)

Acrobatics & tumbling affiliates|

* Coker Cobras
* Lander Bearcats
* Limestone Saints
* Mars Hill Lions
* Wingate Bulldogs

Bowling affiliates|

* Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters
* Tusculum Pioneers

Wrestling affiliates|

* Allen Yellow Jackets
* Bluefield State Big Blue
* Coker Cobras
* Emory and Henry Wasps
* Lander Bearcats
* Limestone Saints
* Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters
* Montevallo Falcons
* Newberry Wolves

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South Atlantic Conference

Current members|

* Anderson Trojans
* Carson–Newman Eagles
* Catawba Indians
* Coker Cobras
* Emory and Henry Wasps
* Lenoir–Rhyne Bears
* Limestone Saints
* Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters
* Mars Hill Lions
* Newberry Wolves
* Tusculum Pioneers
* UVA Wise Cavaliers
* Wingate Bulldogs

Affiliate members|

* Barton Bulldogs (football)
* Belmont Abbey Crusaders (field hockey)
* Converse Valkyries (field hockey)
* Emmanuel Lions (beach volleyball)
* Erskine Flying Fleet (beach volleyball)
* Lander Bearcats (field hockey)
* Mount Olive Trojans (field hockey)

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College sports teams in North Carolina

NCAA Division I|

* Appalachian State
* Campbell
* Charlotte
* Davidson
* Duke
* East Carolina
* Elon
* Gardner–Webb
* High Point
* NC State
* North Carolina
* North Carolina A&T
* North Carolina Central
* Queens
* UNC Asheville
* UNC Greensboro
* UNC Wilmington
* Wake Forest
* Western Carolina

NCAA Division II|

* Barton
* Belmont Abbey
* Catawba
* Chowan
* Elizabeth City State
* Fayetteville State
* Johnson C. Smith
* Lees–McRae
* Lenoir–Rhyne
* Livingstone
* Mars Hill
* Mount Olive
* St. Augustine's
* Shaw
* UNC Pembroke
* Wingate
* Winston–Salem State

NCAA Division III|

* Brevard
* Greensboro
* Guilford
* Meredith
* Methodist
* North Carolina Wesleyan
* Pfeiffer
* Salem
* Warren Wilson
* William Peace

NAIA|

* Montreat
* St. Andrews

NJCAA Division I|

* Brunswick
* Cape Fear
* Guilford Tech
* Lenoir
* Louisburg
* Pitt
* Roanoke-Chowan
* Rockingham
* Surry
* Wake Tech
* Wilkes

NCCAA Divisions I and II|

* Carolina

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