The Appalachian State Mountaineers is an athletic team representing Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, USA. The Mountaineers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and became a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) between 1972 and 2014. On 1 July 2014, Appalachian State moved to the Sun Belt Conference. The state team of Appalachian universities in 20 sports, 10 for men and 10 for women. The soccer teams compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly I-A, as a result of the transition to the Sun Belt. The wrestling team remains at the Southern Conference because the Sun Belt does not sponsor sports. In the field of hockey, another sport not sponsored by the Sun Belt, Appalachian State joined the Mid-America Conference for the 2017 season after playing two seasons independently after the collapse of its old league, North Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac). Appalachian Country has a Sun Belt rivalry with all Eastern Division schools (Coastal Carolina, South Georgia, State of Georgia, Troy, and South Alabama). The main Sun Belt rivals of Appalachian State are Coastal Carolina and South Georgia.
Appalachian football programs have been successful with Mountaineers winning three consecutive national championships in 2005, 2006, and 2007. They are the only team in North Carolina, public or private, to win the NCAA national championship in football. The Mountaineers was the first FCS team to win three direct national championships since the establishment of the Division I-AA in 1978, and was the first Division I program to win three consecutive national championships since the Army completed achievements in 1944, 1945 and 1946.
Home football matches are played at Kidd Brewer Stadium, while basketball, volleyball, and indoor tracks and field events are held at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center. School baseball teams play at Jim Stadium and Bettie Smith.
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Baseball
The first Appalachian baseball team took the field in 1903. The Mountaineers were trained by Billy Jones. The Mountaineers won regular season conference titles in 1973, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 2012. They also won the Southern Conference Baseball Tournament in 1984 and last on May 18, 2012, the State Appalachian Baseball team defeated Western Carolina University, becoming Southern Conference baseball champion.
Men's basket
The Apps chief trainer position is occupied by Jim Fox at this time. Famous past coaches include Press Maravich and Bobby Cremins. The Mountaineers had appeared in the NCAA Tournament twice, 1979 and 2000, and appeared at the National Invitation Tournament in 2007. The Apps played a home basketball game at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center which opened in 2000 to replace Varsity Gymnasium.
Female Women's basket
Appalachian State basketball team, coached by Angel Elderkin, is one of the top teams at the Southern Conference, claiming six SoCon tournaments and six regular season championships in a span of 26 years. On February 19, 2011, Women's Appalachian Mountaineer Women's Basketball Team won the regular season title Southern Conference 2011, the last time they won the title in 1996.
Football
The Mountaineers are headed by head coach Scott Satterfield. The 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons are arguably the most successful in Appalachian history with Mountaineers winning three consecutive national championships. Before Appalachian left Southern Conference for the Sun Belt Conference and FBS football in 2014, they had developed intense competition with fellow members of the Furman, Georgia Southern and Western Carolina conferences, The Appalachian-Georgia Southern rivalry continued on FBS, as the two teams moved together. to the Sun Belt. The Mountaineers and Catamounts play annually for Old Mountain Jug until Appalachian departure for Sun Belt.
The Mountaineers started off with a swift start in 2007 with perhaps the biggest victory in the program's history with a damaged path from the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines, 34-32, on September 1, 2007. With that win, Appalachian became the first FCS (I-AA) team to beat national FBS (IA) national ranking team. This victory is seen by some analysts as one of the biggest disruptions in the history of NCAA football. After the win, they are featured on the cover of the next week's edition of Sports Illustrated .
Many players from ASU have gone to play in the National Football League. They include Harold Alexander, Kerry Brown, Dexter Coakley, Dino Hackett, Larry Hand, Jason Hunter, Dexter Jackson, Corey Lynch, Rico Mack, Marques Murrell, Mark Royals, John Settle, Matt Stevens, Troy Albea, Daniel Wilcox and Armanti Edwards. In addition, players like DaVon Fowlkes, Wayne Smith, and Richie Williams have found a home in the Canadian Football League.
Field hock
The women's field hockey team is a member of the North Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac) until it ends after the 2014 season, playing the next two seasons as an independent Division I, since Sun Belt does not sponsor this sport. The Mountaineers join the Mid-America Conference as an affiliate starting in 2017.
Wrestling
The Mountaineers wrestling team is trained by John Mark Bentley and holds their home game at Varsity Gymnasium. The famous former Mountaineer wrestlers include former Olympic athletes, Al Crawford (1948), Herb Singerman (1968), Ike Anderson (1988 and 1992), and Dale Oliver (1988). In 2017, Denzel Dejournette was named All-American, the first wrestler to gain honor since Kyle Blevins and Austin Trotman in 2012. Wrestling will continue to participate in the Southern Conference in wrestling because the Sun Belt Conference does not sponsor wrestling.
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Championship
NCAA team championship
On April 4, 2016, Appalachian State has 3 NCAA national team championships.
- Male (3)
- Football (FCS) (3): 2005, 2006, and 2007
- see also:
- Sun Belt Conference NCAA team championships
- List of NCAA schools with the NCAA Division I championships
Commissioner and Germann Cup
During the 43 years of the Appalachian in the Southern Conference, the Cup of Commissioners and Germann are awarded annually to the best male and female program in the league. Cup of Commissioners was inaugurated in 1970. The German Cup, named after the former Ken Germann conference commissioner, was first awarded in 1987. The Apps won the Commissioner's Cup 34 times, more than any other Southern Conference institution.
Facilities
Media
Audio and video games and events can be accessed at Appalachian State Mountaineers athletic internet home.
The Appalachian IMG Sports Network is a radio network that can be heard in seven states in the southeastern United States.
Pageantry
Yosef
Yosef is the mascot for Appalachian Country. The origin of Yosef's name comes from the mountain talk for "self", the idea is that if you are a fan, friend or alumni and have a black and gold heart, you are Yosef. Yosef first appeared in the 1942 edition The Rhododendron , Appalachian's annual yearbook. He is presented as a member of a new class with the name Dan'l Boone Yoseff from Appalachian . The second "f" was dropped from Yoseff in January 1947. Since its inception, Yosef has undergone many changes in appearance with the current design adopted before 1983-84 years. The 2006 football season saw the return of Yosef's shotgun fired after every Appalachian goal.
References
External links
- Official website
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