Manhattan Jaspers
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| University | Manhattan College |
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Tom O'Connor |
| Location | Riverdale, New York |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Basketball arena | Draddy Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | Dutchess Stadium |
| Nickname | Jaspers |
| Fight song | Onward, Onward Manhattan Jaspers! |
| Colors | Green and White |
| Website | www |
The Manhattan Jaspers are composed of 19 teams representing Manhattan College in intercollegiate athletics. The Jaspers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Manhattan College fields 19 Division–I athletic teams for men and women, including basketball, soccer, rugby, baseball and softball, tennis, lacrosse and volleyball. The school's men's sports teams are called the Jaspers; women are known as Lady Jaspers. Historically track and field has been the school's strongest sport.
The Jaspers nickname comes from Brother Jasper of Mary, F.S.C., who was a memorable figure at the college. He was head of resident students, athletic director, and baseball coach during the late 1800s.
The school participated in the first intercollegiate lacrosse game in the United States, playing New York University on November 22, 1877.
The college annually played the New York Giants in the late 1880s and into the 1890s at the Polo Grounds and Manhattan is credited by the Baseball Hall of Fame with the practice of the "seventh inning stretch" spreading from there into major league baseball. It is written in the Baseball Hall of Fame that "During one particularly warm and humid day when Manhattan College was playing a semi-pro baseball team called the Metropolitans, Brother Jasper noticed the Manhattan students were becoming restless and edgy as Manhattan came to bat in the seventh inning of a close game. To relieve the tension, Brother Jasper called time-out and told the students to stand up and stretch for a few minutes until the game resumed."
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