NCAA Division II Location St. Louis, Missouri | Athletic director Marcus Manning Varsity teams 19 | |
University Maryville University of St. Louis Conference GLVC–West Division
Independent (bowling and wrestling) | ||
The Maryville Saints are the athletic teams that represent Maryville University of St. Louis, located in St. Louis, Missouri, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Saints compete as members of the West Division of the Great Lakes Valley Conference for 17 of 19 varsity sports; the other two sports, wrestling and bowling, compete as independents. Maryville has been a full member of the GLVC since 2009 and became an active member of Division II in July 2011.
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.
Men’s lacrosse will become Maryville's 21st sport during Spring 2017.
Wrestling
In 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 during 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.