UMSL Athletics, volunteers pitch in to create positive environment during Midwest Region Championship

Dec 4, 2023

UMSL community members from across campus welcomed visiting teams, sold concessions and merchandise, produced digital livestreams and more.

UMSL Athletics celebrates another banner year in sports and academics

Jul 17, 2023

The Tritons celebrated two regional titles, had three Great Lakes Valley Conference players of the year and saw a record 174 student-athletes earn Academic All-GLVC honors.

UMSL Athletics seeking nominations for 2024 UMSL Sports Hall of Fame class

Jul 15, 2023

The Hall of Fame has grown to include 87 individual and 10 team inductees since its inaugural class in 2001.

UMSL Athletics hosts St. Louis CITY Cup

Jun 20, 2023

A group of 220 kids from across the St. Louis region participated in the June 10 training event at Don Dallas Soccer Field.

Swimmer Franziska Hauptmann continues to persevere despite adversity

Feb 7, 2023

Hauptmann fractured her lower back after getting hit by a car while riding to practice in October, but she’s competing this week in the GLVC Swimming and Diving Championships.

New graduate Imogen Bennett grows through experiences on soccer field and in school at UMSL

Dec 22, 2022

The economics major is set to begin a new job as an intelligence analyst at Decipher Investigative Intelligence in January.

Student-Athlete Academic Commons gets upgrade with support of alumni Terry and Stan Freerks

Dec 12, 2022

Thanks to a generous donation from the Freerks, the space was overhauled. Upgrades include a variety of seating options as well as new carpet, lighting and custom wall decals.

In his last season at UMSL, Joel Sylven is looking to add to his national championship legacy

Dec 1, 2022

Sylven is taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility the NCAA granted because of COVID-19 and competing for the Tritons while completing his degree in sport management.

Chancellor Kristin Sobolik highlights transformational changes coming to UMSL campus during State of the University Address

Sep 1, 2022

Sobolik also recapped some of the university’s many successes over the past year during the event at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

UMSL set to welcome back students with Triton Take-Off, Weeks of Welcome activities

Aug 15, 2022

The Office of New Student Programs and the Office of Student Involvement have a full schedule of events designed to help students get involved on campus.

Social Work Professor Joe Pickard named new Faculty Athletics Representative

Jul 25, 2022

Pickard will serve as a liaison between the university and the athletics department and also help represent the university in conference and NCAA matters.

Ask an Expert: Lynn Staley discusses the legacy of Title IX for women’s sports

Jun 23, 2022

Staley saw the impact of Title IX in her own life as a women’s basketball player at Kalamazoo College in the early 1980s.

Dr. Erin Brooks, Lindsay Pickering and Jim Webb receive UMSL Hero Awards

Jun 21, 2022

The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.

Nora Hendren, Nicholas Kedzuch and Maya Scruggs-Hicks receive UMSL Hero Award

Feb 19, 2021

The award is presented to up to three staff or faculty members each month in recognition of their efforts to transform the lives of UMSL students and the wider community.

Eye on UMSL: Offseason cleaning

Jun 15, 2020

Kevin Smith, assistant director of athletics for marketing, pitched in to power wash the sidewalk behind home plate last week at UMSL Baseball Field.

Tritons enter GLVC Tournament looking to build on one of the most successful seasons in program history

Mar 2, 2020

The Tritons men’s basketball team already owns the school record for victories and won a share of the GLVC regular-season title on Saturday.

Huelsman adds another all-region honor to list of postseason accolades

Jan 10, 2016

Also a First Team All-GLVC honoree this season, Huelsman led the Tritons with eight goals, including four game-winners, and added two assists.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Jan 4, 2016

The women’s basketball team outlasted visiting Truman State in a 61-60 double overtime victory with junior Shea O’Brien contributing 14 points off the bench, including four in the second overtime.

Marquardt named GLVC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week

Dec 23, 2015

He finished the week shooting 50 percent from both the floor (14-of-28) and three-point land (11-of-22), while netting all 10 of his free-throw attempts as well.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Dec 14, 2015

The women’s basketball team won its lone game last week, defeating cross-town foe Maryville, while the men’s team finished the week with a win and a loss.

Athletics Q&A with freshman guard Joshua Webster

Dec 8, 2015

In his first season on the court at UMSL, the communication major has already made an impact for the Tritons after redshirting last year.

Women’s soccer lands 4 on All-GLVC teams

Dec 6, 2015

Miriam Taylor was selected to the first team, while Kayla Delgado was a second team selection. Mary Hoffmann and McKayla Harder were both named to the third team.

Student-athletes, great students

Dec 3, 2015

Take a look at some of the numbers generated by the 13 UMSL Tritons teams over the course of the 2014-2015 seasons.

Huelsman, Collico garner All-GLVC honors in men’s soccer

Dec 2, 2015

Huelsman led the Tritons with eight goals, including four game-winners, and added two assists while Collico scored four goals and tallied a pair of assists this season.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 30, 2015

UMSL women’s basketball went 1-1 last week, defeating Findlay at home (74-59) after falling to Kentucky Wesleyan on the road (74-58).

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 23, 2015

Freshman Diogo Dias won three individual events and one relay, setting a school record in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 48.64.

In Her Own Words: Mary Ann Mitchell, the one-woman media center for UMSL Athletics

Nov 22, 2015

Her many roles include managing the athletics website, writing press releases and articles, facilitating photography, and she will even pull the tarp for a softball game, if need be.

Athletics Q&A with senior forward Kelly Kunkel

Nov 19, 2015

The business administration major is a student in the Pierre Laclede Honors College and senior forward on the UMSL women’s basketball team.

Walker named GLVC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

Nov 17, 2015

The education major posted back-to-back 30-plus dig outings, including a career-high 38 in five sets against Missouri S&T on Friday.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 16, 2015

Senior Carly Ochs tallied a career-best 22 kills Saturday as UMSL closed out the year with a five-set victory over Drury on Senior Day.

Men’s golf ranked No. 13 in final fall Golfweek Coaches Poll

Nov 15, 2015

UMSL sophomore Markus Lindberg has a scoring average of 74.71 and claimed medalist honors at the Brickyard Crossing,

Women’s soccer ready to square off with Quincy in NCAA Tournament

Nov 12, 2015

The Tritons are making their first NCAA appearance since 1983 – the second year women’s soccer was an NCAA sport.

Dias named CollegeSwimming.com DII National Swimmer of the Week

Nov 11, 2015

The freshman business administration major collected four wins last week in two meets for the UMSL Tritons.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 9, 2015

UMSL volleyball went 2-1 last weekend, playing three straight road games. The Tritons (14-15, 8-7 GLVC) return to action at Maryville for their final road game on Tuesday.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Nov 2, 2015

UMSL won 2-1 in overtime over Drury in quarterfinal round action of the GLVC Tournament. Junior Miriam Taylor scored the game winner 4:20 into the extra period.

McGovern named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team

Nov 1, 2015

The senior defender owns a 3.89 grade point average in cross categorical special education. On the field, she is part of a defense that has posted eight shutouts.

Dias garners PNC GLVC swimming weekly award

Oct 29, 2015

In just his third collegiate meet, the business administration major broke a UMSL school record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:53.71.

Athletics Q&A with freshman forward McKayla Harder

Oct 28, 2015

Already named a GLVC Offensive Player of the Week, she is second on the team with nine goals this season and is primed for an exciting career at UMSL.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 26, 2015

The men’s and women’s swimming teams combined to win 24 events in their victory over Lincoln College with an overall score of 1404.5 to 866.5.

Men’s golf moves up to No. 14 in national poll

Oct 25, 2015

The Tritons have finished in the top three in each of their previous five outings this fall and have claimed two team titles.

Former UMSL soccer standouts, team inducted into St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame

Oct 22, 2015

The inductees include Jan Gettemeyer Sansone and Joan Gettemeyer, along with the 1973 men’s soccer national championship team.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 19, 2015

UMSL women’s soccer extended its unbeaten streak to 11 games last weekend, defeating McKendree, 1-0, on Friday before settling for a 0-0 draw at Illinois Springfield on Sunday.

McGovern makes transition to soccer looks seamless

Oct 18, 2015

Kelly McGovern hadn’t played competitive soccer for years, but with a semester of school remaining and her time on the hardwood over, she decided to give it a try.

Ivanova named GLVC Women’s Golf Player of the Month

Oct 15, 2015

The Moscow native played in four rounds in two tournaments last month and averaged 73.25 strokes.

Athletics Q&A with senior forward Tyler Collico

Oct 15, 2015

He may be halfway through his final season as a collegiate soccer player, but he still has plenty of goals on the field he’d like to attain.

Harder named GLVC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week

Oct 13, 2015

The freshman forward helped UMSL to three road wins, including two in GLVC action.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 12, 2015

UMSL Tritons volleyball went 2-1 last week with a home win over Maryville and a road win at Quincy. The lone setback came at Truman State.

Taylor named GLVC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week

Oct 6, 2015

The UMSL junior forward tallied an impressive eight points on three goals and two assists in wins over Drury and Missouri S&T last weekend, scoring the game-winner in both matches.

UMSL Tritons weekly rewind

Oct 5, 2015

Junior DJ Bednar scored the lone goal for the UMSL Tritons in Friday’s 1-1 double overtime draw against Drury.

Halterman named director of golf for men’s, women’s programs

Oct 4, 2015

“We really felt it was important to have both golf programs under one leadership and that now was the time to do it,” said Lori Flanagan, UMSL director of athletics.