The George Mason Patriots are the athletic teams of George Mason University. The school's athletic program includes 22 NCAA Division I varsity sports, consisting of 11 men's and 11 women's teams. They compete in the Colonial Athletic Association, which they were a founding member of in 1985.

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History

The Patriots began to move from NAIA and NCAA Division II status into the NCAA Division I ranks with men’s basketball in the 1978-79 season. According to the History of George Mason basketball, both the mens and women's basketball program have been fixtures of campus life. Within a few years, all other sports also were elevated to Division I status. George Mason reached its current level of 20 varsity sports with the addition of women’s lacrosse (1993-94), women’s rowing (1997-98) and men’s and women’s swimming & diving (1999-2000). In addition, George Mason has fielded a since 1993 that competes intercollegiately. Their opponents range from other club teams to NCAA Division I-FCS programs.

Athletic teams

Men's Baseball Basketball Cross Country Running Golf Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor) Soccer Swimming and Diving Tennis Volleyball Wrestling

Women's Basketball Cross Country Running Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor) Lacrosse Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming and Diving Tennis Volleyball

Club Sports

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In addition to its NCAA Division 1 sports, George Mason fields club teams in the following sports.

• Bowling
• Crew
• Baseball (club)
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Field Hockey
• Football (Varsity Club)
• Ice hockey
• Lacrosse (club)
• Rugby
• Soccer (club)
• Swimming (club)
• Synchronized Swimming
• Tennis
• Trap and skeet
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Underwater Hockey

Championships and titles

National Championships

23 George Mason student-athletes have claimed 35 individual national championships and 13 George Mason teams have made more than 117 NCAA postseason appearances since the school opened.

Men's Indoor Track & Field, 1996

Women's Soccer, 1985, defeating perennial power North Carolina

NCAA Tournament Appearances

Men's Basketball (5), 1989, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2008 Volleyball (3) Soccer Baseball

Women's Soccer Volleyball

Colonial Athletic Association Titles

Mason athletes have captured 280 individual CAA championships.

Men's Baseball (2) Basketball (4) Soccer (4) Track & field (3) Wrestling (5)

Women's Cross Country (4) Soccer (1) Swimming & Diving (4) Track & Field (9) (all consecutive from 1990-1998) Volleyball (7, including 5 in a row from 1992-1996)

Baseball

Basketball

Men's Basketball

While many of the school's athletic programs have had historical seasons, the men's basketball program remains the flagship sport at the University. The men's basketball team has played at the Patriot Center since 1985 and played the prior years in the PE Building on the west side of the Fairfax Campus. The men's basketball team has made the NCAA tournament five times (1989, 1999, 2001, 2006, and 2008) and the NIT tournament four times (1986, 2002, 2004 and 2009). The Patriot basketball team is most famous for its 2006 NCAA run to the Final Four. GMU beat perennial powers UNC, Connecticut, and Michigan State, as well as a highly ranked Wichita State team, before losing to eventual National Champion Florida in the Final Four.

The program's largest rivals include conference foes UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion, Virginia Commonwealth, James Madison, and Hofstra.

The best-known player in Patriots history is George Evans, a Gulf War veteran who played from 1997–2001 and was a CAA player of year three consecutive seasons. He shares the CAA record with NBA legend David Robinson for winning the award three straight times. Other Patriot standouts include Andre Gaddy, Carlos Yates, Kenny Sanders, Curtis McCants, Nate Langley, Robert Dykes, Robert Rose, Jason Miskiri, Jai Lewis, Lamar Butler, Tony Skinn, Gabe Norwood, Folarin Campbell, and Will Thomas.

Women's Basketball

Soccer

Men's Soccer

Men’s soccer was one of the first varsity sports to be offered when the then George Mason College began its athletic program in the late 1960s. Since then, it has become one of the most successful programs among the 22 NCAA Division I sports currently offered. In the 39-year history of George Mason soccer, the program has a record of 377-264-76 for a winning percentage of .579. The Patriots have posted at least 10 victories in 23 of those seasons, including 14 in a row from 1980-93, and they have finished a season nationally ranked nine times (1981, '82, '84, '85, '87, '88, '90, '92 and '96) in the last 24 years. At George Mason Stadium, the team’s 5,000-seat home field which opened for the 1982 season, the Patriots have a record of 140-61-26 (.674 winning percentage). The men's team has reached the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship seven times (1985, '86, '87, '89, '90, '96, 2006 and 2008). Notable former players include Joe Addo, Denis Hamlett, Ritchie Kotschau, Bob Lilley, Tamir Linhart, Anthony Noreiga, John O'Hara and Mark Pulisic.

Women's Soccer

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