Mount Marty University

American liberal arts college

Navy Blue & GoldNicknameLancers

Sporting affiliations

NAIA – GPACMascotLancerWebsitewww.mountmarty.edu

Mount Marty University is a private Benedictine university in Yankton, South Dakota.

Athletics

The Mount Marty athletic teams are called the Lancers. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) since the 2000–01 academic year. The Lancers previously competed in the defunct South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) from 1995–96 to 1999–2000.

Mount Marty competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include archery, competitive cheer, competitive dance and shotgun sports.

The primary athletic rival for the Lancers is the Dakota Wesleyan University Tigers.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Campus

Mount Marty University is in Yankton, South Dakota, a town of 15,000 people. Located on the bluffs of the Missouri River, the 80-acre campus has a mix of modern and historic buildings. The university also has locations in Watertown and Sioux Falls.

Student life

Mount Marty University enrolls over 1100 students of all faiths. Students come from 25 states and 5 foreign countries.

References

^ "Mount Marty College - About". Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "Mount Marty College - President's Welcome". Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "Mount Marty College - About". Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "Mount Marty College - About". Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "Dakota Wesleyan volleyball defeats Mount Marty". Yahoo Sports. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
^ "DWU football Gameday: Tigers face rival Lancers under the lights in Yankton". Mitchell Republic. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
^ "Dakota Wesleyan volleyball defeats Mount Marty". Mitchell Republic. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-10-29.

External links

Official website
Official athletics website
Mount Marty University at College Navigator, a tool from the National Center for Education Statistics

Colleges and universities in South Dakota
(also includes state-run K–12 schools)

Public

Research institutions	South Dakota State University of South Dakota
Master's institutions	Black Hills State Dakota State
Baccalaureate institutions	Northern State
Tribal institutions	Oglala Lakota College Sisseton Wahpeton College Sinte Gleska University
Special-focus institutions	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Associate's institutions	Lake Area Tech Mitchell Tech Southeast Tech Western Dakota Tech
Others governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents	School for the Blind and Visually Impaired School for the Deaf Public Universities and Research Center Capitol University Center Higher Education Center-West River

Private

Baccalaureate institutions	Augustana Dakota Wesleyan Mount Marty University of Sioux Falls
Special-focus institutions	Sioux Falls Seminary Institute of Lutheran Theology

v t e Benedictine colleges and universities
Belmont Abbey College Benedictine College Benedictine University College of Saint Benedict College of Saint Scholastica Mount Marty College Saint Anselm College Saint Gregory's University Saint John's University Saint Joseph Seminary College Saint Leo University Saint Martin's University Saint Vincent College Thomas More University University of Mary
Catholicism portal

v t e Great Plains Athletic Conference
Full members	Briar Cliff Concordia (Nebraska) Dakota Wesleyan Doane Dordt Hastings Midland Morningside Mount Marty Northwestern (Iowa) College of Saint Mary^†
^† does not compete in football