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Mount Olive Trojans
University	University of Mount Olive
Conference	Conference Carolinas (primary) South Atlantic (field hockey)
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Joey Higginbotham
Location	Mount Olive, North Carolina
Varsity teams	21 (10 men's, 11 women's)
Basketball arena	Kornegay Arena
Baseball stadium	Scarborough Field
Softball stadium	Nancy Chapman Cassell Field
Soccer stadium	Amon Field
Lacrosse stadium	Ray McDonald, Sr. Sports Complex
Tennis venue	John Neal Walker Tennis Center
Nickname	Trojans
Colors	Green and white
Website	umotrojans.com
Team NCAA championships
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The Mount Olive Trojans are the athletic teams that represent the University of Mount Olive, located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. UMO's sports teams are known as the Trojans; their colors are green and white. The Trojans participate as a member of Conference Carolinas at the NCAA Division II level in 18 sports:

Varsity sports

Championships

In 2008, Mount Olive won the NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship. The Trojans posted a 58–6 record that year, winning the Conference Carolinas and NCAA II South Atlantic Regional titles. The Trojans defeated Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 6–5 in the first round of the National Finals and Ashland (Ohio) 18–7 in the second round. Mount Olive defeated Central Missouri 5–3 in the semifinal round and claimed its first-ever national championship with a 6–2 victory over Ouachita Baptist in the title game. The national championship game was televised live on CBS College Sports. The National Finals took place in Sauget, Illinois.

Mount Olive teams have made 30 NCAA Division II tournament appearances.

Mount Olive teams have won a combined 39 Conference Carolinas regular season and/or tournament championships.

Mount Olive was the recipient of the 2011–12 Joby Hawn Cup, awarded to the top athletics program in Conference Carolinas. In addition to the overall award, Mount Olive also captured the Men's Sports Hawn Cup and the Women's Sports Hawn Cup.

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Individual sports

Lacrosse

Men's and women's lacrosse have been added as the college's newest teams and will begin competing in spring 2013.

Basketball

In 2005, the Trojan men's basketball team won the NCAA II East Regional and advanced to the Elite 8 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

References

1. "Joey Higginbotham - Director of Athletics/Coordinator of Trojan Club". Retrieved January 12, 2023.
2. "Division II Baseball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

External links

• Official website

• Mount Olive Trojans