Charleston Golden Eagles

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

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.

Charleston Golden Eagles
University	University of Charleston
Conference	MEC (primary) 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^[1]
Website	ucgoldeneagles.com

Varsity teams

History

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. 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.

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

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

• * = Men's volleyball competes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.

National championships

Team

Sport	Association	Division	Year	Opponent/Runner-up	Score
Men's soccer	NCAA	Division II	2017	Lynn	2–2 (2OT, pen.)
			2019	Cal State Los Angeles	2–0

References

1. UC Branding Manual (PDF). Retrieved August 4, 2016.

External links

• Official website