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Marquette Golden Eagles

TheMarquette Golden Eagles,formerly known as the Marquette Warriors, Blue and Gold, Gold, Hilltoppers, andGolden Avalanche(football only), are the athletic teams representingMarquette UniversityinMilwaukee,Wisconsin,United States. They compete as a member of theNCAA Division Ilevel (non-football sub-level), primarily competing in theBig East Conferencefor all sports sinceits establishmentin 2013. The Golden Eagles are a founding member of the current Big East, having been one of the seven members of theoriginal Big Eastthat broke away to form a basketball-focused league. They had joined the original Big East in 2005, having previously competed inConference USA(C-USA) from 1995–96 to 2004–05, theGreat Midwest Conferencefrom 1991–92 to 1994–95, and theHorizon Leaguefrom 1988–89 to 1990–91. They also competed as anindependentfrom 1916–17 to 1987–88. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track & field, while women's sports include basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

Marquette Golden Eagles
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UniversityMarquette University
ConferenceBig East
NCAADivision I
Athletic directorBill Scholl
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Varsity teams14
Basketball arenaFiserv Forum(men)
Al McGuire Center(women)
Soccer stadiumValley Fields
Other venuesHart Park Stadium
MascotIggy the Golden Eagle[1]
NicknameGolden Eagles
Fight song"Ring Out Ahoya"
ColorsBlue and gold[2]
Websitegomarquette.com

The men's basketball team won theNCAA national championshipin1977,was a finalist in1974,won theBig East Tournamentin 2023, and was a semi-finalist in2003.The 1970 team won theNational Invitation Tournament;the NCAA tournament in1970included just 25 teams, and the NIT had 16.

The nickname change to "Golden Eagles" came in May 1994 to address the school'sNative American name controversy,despite another Jesuit school—Boston College—already being called the "Eagles."[3]In May 2005, the university changed the nickname to "Gold" (in the same manner asSyracuse's "Orange"),[4][5]but the decision was reversed after public backlash.[6][7]

On December 15, 2012, Marquette and the other six Catholic, non-FBS Big East schools (the Catholic 7) announced that they were departing the Big East for a new conference.[8]In March 2013, it was confirmed that the Catholic 7, along with three other schools, would begin operations that July as anew Big East Conference.[9][10]

Varsity sports

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Men's sports Women's sports
Basketball Basketball
Cross country Cross country
Golf Lacrosse
Lacrosse Soccer
Soccer Tennis
Tennis Track & field†
Track & field† Volleyball
Esports Esports
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

Men's basketball

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Main article:Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

The men'sbasketballteam is ninth in the NCAA for postseason appearances all-time (45), including 30 NCAA Tournament appearances (T-11th all time). TheWarriors,coached byAl McGuire,won the1977NCAA tournamentand wererunners-upin1974.Maurice "Bo" Elliswas a member of each of those teams and remains the only Marquette player to appear in two Final Fours.

The2003team, coached byTom Creanand led on the court byDwyane Wade,Robert Jackson,Steve Novak,andTravis Diener,upset top-rankedKentuckyto reach theFinal Fourof the2003 NCAA tournament.In thatMidwest regional finalinMinneapolis,Wade became the fourth player to record atriple-doublein an NCAA tournament game. He was named an AP All-American two years in a row and was theConference USAPlayer of the Year.

The team plays in the home of theMilwaukee Bucks,Fiserv Forum,which replaced theBradley Center,home to both teams for 30 years, for the 2018–19 season and beyond.

Conference affiliations
Independent 1916–17 to 1988–89
Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) 1989–90 to 1990–91
Great Midwest Conference 1991–92 to 1994–95
Conference USA 1995–96 to 2004–05
Big East Conference 2005–06 to present

The charter of the current Big East dates only to 2013. However, the settlement between the schools that formed the current Big East and those that remained in the league now known as theAmerican Athletic Conferencegave the departing schools the "Big East" name. Additionally, The American recognizes none of the pre-2013 athletic history of the Big East—even in football and women's rowing, the only two sports sponsored by the original Big East that are sponsored by The American but not the current Big East.

Women's basketball

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Main article:Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
Marquette team photo 2006, Paradise Jam Tournament winner

Thewomen's basketballteam is coached by Carolyn Kieger. The program has experienced success in recent years under former coach Terri Mitchell's direction, including a run to the championship game of theWNIT,where the women finished asrunners-upin 2006, and won the championship in 2008. Most recently, the team made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament in 2011, where they were defeated by top-seeded Tennessee. Marquette women's basketball has qualified for the NCAA tournament seven times since 1994.[11]The team now plays in the Al McGuire Center, named after the former Marquette men's coach.

The team notably hiredTyler Summitt,the 21-year-old son of the formerTennesseecoachPat Summitt,as an assistant effective with the 2012–13 season, the announcement coming on the same day his mother announced her retirement after 38 years leading the Lady Vols.[12]

In 2006, Marquette traveled to St. Thomas to participate in theParadise Jam tournament.In the opening round Marquette defeated Western Michigan 74–61. In the second round Marquette defeated Auburn 65–61. On the final day, Marquette beat Xavier 73–53 to finish with a 3–0 record and win the 2006 Paradise Jam Championship (St. John division).[13]

Cross-country and track

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Thecross-countryandtrackteams have produced five Olympians, 13 NCAA champions and 27 All-Americans.[11]Except forDwyane Wade,Marquette's most successful student-athlete was track and field sprinterRalph Metcalfe,a world-record holder and Olympic gold medalist. Olympic silver medalist Melvin "Bus" Shimek (1904–1987)[14]was the longtime coach of both programs;[15]he was a top distance runner at MU in the 1920s and coached until 1976,[16]the last 29 years as head coach, a total of 52 years as athlete and coach at Marquette.[17]Shimek set the school record in the mile in 1927 and it held up for over thirty years.[18]

Both programs were dropped with football in December 1960,[19][20][21]but cross country was reinstated within weeks so the athletic program could retain its NCAA membership, which required a varsity intercollegiate sport in each season.[22][23]Track missed three spring seasons (1961–1963) and returned in March 1964, initially withoutscholarships.[17][23][24]

Football (varsity)

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See also:Marquette Golden Avalanche football

The varsityfootballteam was known as the "Golden Avalanche" prior to the program being terminated in 1960. Marquette football posted several successful seasons in the 1920s and 1930s including undefeated seasons in 1922, 1923, and 1930. From 1922 to 1923 Marquette held a 17–0–1 record and outscored its opponents 374–15. The 1930 Marquette squad posted seven shutouts and held a 155–7 scoring margin. From 1920 to 1936 Marquette held a 90–32–6 (.727) record.1936 Golden Avalanchehad a 7–1 regular season record with a top 20 ranking and played in the inauguralCotton Bowl ClassicagainstTexas Christian University,led by quarterbackSammy Baugh;TCU won 16–6.[25]

After accumulating several years of budget deficits for the university, the football program was dropped after a 3–6 season in 1960 under second-year coachLisle Blackbourn,along withtrackandcross countryprograms.[19][20][21][26]Their last successful season was 1953 and the last seven seasons had a combined 10–44–3 (.202) record, including two straight winless seasons (1956 and 1957),[21]under new head coachJohnny Druze.[27]At the time, Marquette had a 78-year football tradition and was the largest Catholic university in the United States.[20][28]Cross country was immediately reinstated and track returned in 1964; football at Marquette returned at the club level in 1967.[29]

Marquette Stadium,the football team's home since 1924,[30]was dismantled in 1978. Located in theMerrill Parkneighborhood west of the university,[31]the stadium had a seating capacity of 24,000 at its peak. It was used byGreen Bay Packersof theNFLfor three home games in1952;the Packers played several home games in Milwaukee every season from1933through1994;previous games were playedState Fair ParkinWest Allisand succeeding years at the newCounty Stadium.Marquette played a majority of its home schedule at County Stadium in 1957 and 1958.[32]

Men's golf

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Marquette University fields only a men's team for golf. Former head coach Tim Grogan was honored as the Big East Conference Men's Golf Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2008. The golf team holds Marquette's only Big East Championships, which were won in 2008, 2015, 2017, and 2019. Mike Van Sickle, class of 2009, was named to thePingDivision I All-American Honorable Mention list in 2007 and 2008. He was a first-team All-American in 2009. Van Sickle currently holds the school record for single-season average at 70.00strokesper 18 holes, and most sub-par rounds at 86.[33]

Lacrosse

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Main article:Marquette Golden Eagles men's lacrosse

On December 16, 2010, the university announced that it would be adding men's and women'slacrosseteams to begin play as independents in the 2012–13 academic year, before becoming full members of the Big East Conference in men's and women's lacrosse in 2013–14. The team's home field isValley Fields.

Esports

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Marquette University Varsity Esports began in 2019[34]and participates inRocket League,League of Legends,Overwatch,Counter-Strike,andSuper Smash Bros Ultimate.The League of Legends team competes in theBig East Conferencewhile all other teams compete in the EGF (Electronic Gaming Federation). The current manager is Alec Dahms.[35]The most notable player to come from Marquette Esports is Christian "Globlin" Marowski also known as "NoLoveDeepWard". He was part of the League of Legends team from 2021 to 2024 and is renowned for his 7/1/5 Wukong game while dealing with latency issues leading to a ping of over 700.

Soccer

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Main article:Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer
Marquette women's soccer team before game againstMilwaukee

The men's and women'ssoccerprograms have achieved varying degrees of success. In 2006, the men's team won only one game and finished last in their conference while the women made a run into the NCAA postseason tournament.

Coach Louis Bennett recently joined the men's program after years of accomplishment at nearbyMilwaukeeto help the team match the women's success.

In 2022, Marquette University sold 11 acres of land to Bear Development, which plans to co-develop a sports complex with Kacmarcik Enterprises namedIron District MKE.This complex will serve as the competition venue for men's and women's soccer as well as men's and women's lacrosse. It will have a seating capacity of 8,000 and also serve as the home field for a futureUSL Championshipteam.[36][37]

Both teams currently compete atValley Fields.

Championships

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NCAA team championships

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Marquette has one NCAA team national championship.[35]

Notable athletes

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Basketball

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Football

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Soccer

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Track and field

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See also

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References

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