Vermont Catamounts | |
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University | University of Vermont |
Conference |
America East Conference (most teams) Hockey East Association (ice hockey) Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (skiing) |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Jeff Schulman |
Location | Burlington, Vermont |
Varsity teams | 18 (8 men's, 10 women's) |
Basketball arena | Patrick Gym |
Soccer stadium | Virtue Field |
Lacrosse stadium | Virtue Field |
Other arenas | Gutterson Fieldhouse |
Mascot | Rally |
Nickname | Catamounts |
Fight song | "Vermont Victory" |
Colors | Green and Gold |
Website | uvmathletics |
The Vermont Catamounts are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of the University of Vermont, based in Burlington, Vermont, United States. The school sponsors 18 athletic programs (8 men's, 10 women's), most of which compete in the NCAA Division I America East Conference (AEC), of which the school has been a member since 1979. The men's and women's ice hockey programs compete in the Hockey East Association (HEA). The men's and women's alpine and nordic skiing teams compete in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA). The school's athletic director is Robert Corran.
The Catamounts have won six national championships, all in skiing. The program's mascot is Rally and colors are green and gold.
The men's basketball team has won the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, and 2012 America East Conference Championships, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in each of those seasons. In the 2005 NCAA Tournament, the team, seeded #13 in the Austin Regional, upset #4 Syracuse 60-57 in overtime. Sports Illustrated named the upset one of the top 10 NCAA Tournament upsets of the 2000s.