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Mercyhurst Lakers
Athletic teams representing Mercyhurst University
Athletic teams representing Mercyhurst University
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Mercyhurst Lakers | |
| logo | Mercyhurst logo from NCAA.svg | |
| logo_width | 150 | |
| university | Mercyhurst University | |
| conference | Northeast Conference (primary) | |
| AHA (men's and women's ice hockey) | ||
| CWPA (men's and women's water polo) | ||
| association | NCAA | |
| division | Division I (FCS) | director = Joe Spano |
| location | Erie, Pennsylvania | |
| teams | 26 | |
| stadium | Saxon Stadium | |
| baseballfield | Mercyhurst Baseball Field | |
| arena | Mercyhurst Athletic Center | |
| arena2 | Mercyhurst Ice Center | |
| mascot | Luke the Laker | nickname = Lakers |
| pageurl | https://hurstathletics.com/ | |
| altlogo | 150px |
AHA (men's and women's ice hockey) CWPA (men's and women's water polo)
The Mercyhurst Lakers are the 24 intercollegiate athletic teams representing Mercyhurst University, located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The Lakers compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference for most sports. The men's and women's ice hockey teams are members of Atlantic Hockey America, formed shortly after the 2023–24 season by the merger of the men's former home of the Atlantic Hockey Association and the women's former home of College Hockey America. The men's and women's water polo teams play in the Collegiate Water Polo Association.
Teams
The most recently added sports were stunt, added for 2023–24, the same year in which the sport was added to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. and Track and Field, added for 2024-2025.
| Mercyhurst Lakers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Men's sports | Mercyhurst Lakers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Women's sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball | ||||||
| Basketball | Bowling | ||||||
| Cross country | Cross country | ||||||
| Football | Field hockey | ||||||
| Golf | Golf | ||||||
| Ice hockey | Ice hockey | ||||||
| Lacrosse | Lacrosse | ||||||
| Heavyweight rowing | Rowing | ||||||
| Lightweight rowing | Soccer | ||||||
| Soccer | Softball | ||||||
| Tennis | Stunt | ||||||
| Track and Field | Tennis | ||||||
| Water polo | Track and Field | ||||||
| Wrestling | Volleyball | ||||||
| Water polo |
History
;National championships
- 1976: Men's tennis – NAIA
- 2004: Women's rowing (team champion) – NCAA Division II
- 2005: Men's rowing (4+ open) – ECAC National Champion
- 2009: Josh Shields (165 lbs), wrestling – NCAA Division II
- 2010: Women's rowing (8+ champion) – NCAA Division II
- 2011: Men's lacrosse – NCAA Division II
- 2016: Men's Lightweight Rowing: Dad Vail Champions (Lightweight 8+)
- 2021: Women’s rowing: Dad Vail Champions (8+ open)
- 2021: Women’s rowing: Dad Vail Champions (4+ open)
- 2022: Women rowing: Dad Vail Champions (8+ open)
- 2022: Women’s rowing (8+ open Champion) - NCAA Division II
- 2022: Women’s rowing (4+ open Champion) - NCAA Division II
- 2022: Women’s rowing (team champion) - NCAA Division II
;National finalist
- 2007: Men's lacrosse – NCAA Division II
- 2009: Women's ice hockey – NCAA Division I
- 2009: Women's rowing – NCAA Division II
- 2010: Josh Shields (165 lbs), wrestling – NCAA Division II
- 2011: Women's rowing – NCAA Division II
- 2013: Men's lacrosse – NCAA Division II
- 2021: Women’s rowing - NCAA Division II
;Mercyhurst University non-varsity sports :American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) – Division I
- Men's ice hockey (College Hockey Mid-America)
References
References
- (April 30, 2024). "Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America Join to Form Atlantic Hockey America". Atlantic Hockey America.
- (July 18, 2024). "Mercyhurst University Men's and Women's Water Polo Teams Rejoin Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference and Collegiate Water Polo Association". Collegiate Water Polo Association.
- (March 25, 2021). "Great Midwest Collaborates With Conference Carolinas For 2021-22 Bowling Championships". Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
- Kaiser, Ashley. (2025-12-01). "Mercyhurst Goes the Distance: Launches Division I Track & Field".
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