The Maryville Saints are the athletic teams that represent Maryville University of St. Louis, located in Town and Country, Missouri, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Saints compete as members of the West Division of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) for 23 of their 24 varsity sports. The only current exception is men's volleyball, in which it competes as a de facto Division I independent.[a] Men's volleyball will move to the GLVC when the conference begins sponsoring that sport in the 2026 season (2025–26 school year).[2] Maryville has been a full member of the GLVC since 2009 and became an active member of Division II in July 2011.[3]
| Maryville Saints | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Maryville University of St. Louis |
| Conference | GLVC–West Division |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Lonnie Folks |
| Location | Town and Country, Missouri |
| Varsity teams | 24 |
| Arena | Moloney Arena in John E. and Adaline Simon Athletic Center |
| Ice hockey arena | Maryville University Hockey Center |
| Baseball stadium | Weber Baseball Field |
| Mascot | Louie |
| Nickname | Saints |
| Colors | Red and white[1] |
| Website | www |
The Saints had formerly competed in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, a Division III conference, since 1989 and had competed in Division III sports since 1978.
Varsity teams
editList of teams
edit|
Men's sports (12)
|
Women's sports (12)
|
Individual sports
editWrestling
editIn 2011, Maryville added wrestling to its athletic program. Head Coach Mike Denney previously led the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) to Division II dominance with seven NCAA Division II titles before the program was eliminated just before UNO's transition to Division I. With the majority of the wrestlers having transferred from the UNO program, Maryville qualified for the NCAA championship in its first season and is consistently one of the top teams in Division II, placing third at the national championships in 2014 and 2015.
Footnotes
edit- ^ The NCAA's top-level men's volleyball championship is open to members of Divisions I and II. Scholarship limits for that sport are identical for members of both divisions.
References
edit- ^ Maryville University Graphic Identity Standards (PDF). September 16, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "Men's Volleyball Announced as Next GLVC Sport in 2025-26" (Press release). Great Lakes Valley Conference. July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Pickle, David (July 13, 2011). "Five new active members join Division II". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.