Chicago Maroons

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Chicago Maroons
University	University of Chicago
Conference	UAA
NCAA	Division III
Athletics director	Tom Weingartner
Location	Chicago, IL
Varsity teams
Football stadium	Stagg Field
Basketball arena	Ratner Athletics Center
Other arenas	Henry Crown Field House
Mascot	Phoenix
Nickname	Maroons
Fight song	Wave the Flag
Colors	Maroon and White
Homepage	U of C Athletics

The University of Chicago's intercollegiate sports teams are called the Maroons (after the color), and they compete in the NCAA's Division III. They are primarily members of the University Athletic Association and were co-founders of the Big Ten Conference in 1895 and members until 1946. The school was part of the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference from 1976 to 1987. The team colors are maroon and white, and the Phoenix is their mascot. Stagg Field is the home stadium for the football team.

Contents 1 Men's Athletics 2 Women's Athletics 3 Championships 3.1 NCAA Championships 3.2 University Athletic Association Championships 3.3 Big Ten Conference Championships 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Men's Athletics

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Soccer
• Swimming & Diving
• Tennis
• Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)
• Wrestling

[edit] Women's Athletics

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming & Diving
• Tennis
• Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)
• Volleyball

[edit] Championships

[edit] NCAA Championships

• Football (poll): 1905 (National Championship Foundation), 1913 (Parke Davis)
• Men's Gymnastics: 1938 (team title), 9 individual champions
• Men's Track & Field (Outdoor): 7 individual champions

• Kris Alden: 1989 Men's Swimming Individual Champion
• Rhaina Echols: 1999 Women's Cross Country Individual Champion, 2000 Women's Indoor (3,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run) and 2000 Women's Outdoor Individual Track Champion (5,000-meter run)
• Tom Haxton: 2004 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Individual Champion (10,000-meter run)
• Adeoye Mabogunje: 2004 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Individual Champion (Triple Jump)
• Peter Wang: 1991 & 1992 Wrestling Individual Champion

[edit] University Athletic Association Championships

• Men's Basketball: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008
• Women's Basketball: 1989, 2008
• Men's Cross Country: 2002, 2004
• Women's Cross Country: 1993, 1994
• Football: 1998, 2000, 2005
• Men's Soccer: 2001
• Women's Soccer: 1994, 1996, 1999
• Softball: 1996
• Men's Track & Field (Indoor): 2002, 2008
• Women's Track & Field (Indoor): 2008
• Wrestling: 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007

[edit] Big Ten Conference Championships

• Baseball: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1913
• Men's Basketball: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1924
• Men's Fencing: 1927-28, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41
• Football: 1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924
• Men's Golf: 1922, 1924, 1926
• Men's Gymnastics: 1909, 1914, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932 ,1933, 1934
• Men's Swimming: 1916, 1919, 1921
• Men's Tennis: 1910, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939
• Men's Track & Field (Indoor): 1911, 1915, 1917
• Men's Track & Field (Outdoor): 1905, 1908, 1917

[edit] See also

Chicago Maroons football

[edit] References

• University of Chicago Athletics
• Big Ten Records Book
• NCAA Recognized Past Football Champions

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