UMBC Athletics will induct six new members into its Hall of Fame on Friday evening, April 10, 2020

John Jancuska and Tom Maier have been integral to the success and growth of Retriever Athletics dating back to UMBC NCAA Division II era.

UMBC students and young alumni will continue to fill many of the roles of the broadcasts.

We are accepting nominations for this 22nd class until October 21, 2019.

UMBC Homecoming 2019 is less than a month away!

BALTIMORE – UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski has announced that Jessica Hammond-Graf will serve as interim director of athletics for the university, effective August 5, 2019.

BALTIMORE - Tim Hall has resigned as director of athletics at UMBC to accept a similar position at the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.

UMBC Athletics honored its student-athletes at the 2017-18 Grittys, held at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve on May 6, 2019.

Three UMBC student-athletes earned America East Winter Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2018-19 campaigns.

The 2019 induction class consisted of two former student-athletes - Marcus Gross, ’06, and Drew Westervelt, ’07, and iconic UMBC coaches Pete Caringi and Don Zimmerman.

UMBC Athletics' department staff members Jessica Hammond-Graf and Abbie Day are prime examples of how the grit creates the greatness.

UMBC Athletics is poised and ready for greatness. Our history-making NCAA men’s basketball victory and 2014 College Cup run demonstrated the heights we could achieve through grit and determination. We instill that ethic in all of our student-athletes and are proud of their athletic and academic achievements.

The class of 2019 will consist of former standout student-athletes Marcus Gross, men’s soccer ‘06, and Drew Westervelt, men’s lacrosse, ‘07, and legendary UMBC head coaches Pete Caringi, Jr., and Don Zimmerman.

For the third consecutive semester, UMBC's student-athletes combined to produce a department record (3.14) grade-point average.

BALTIMORE – Led by the athletics, club sports and recreation programs, UMBC partnered with The Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program to bring holiday joy to Baltimore-area children.

As part of Homecoming Weekend, the Athletics’ Alumni Social kicks off on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 5:00 p.m. at Retriever Soccer Park before the Retrievers host Hartford in men's soccer.

BALTIMORE- UMBC Athletics will add six fall-sport contests to its menu of ESPN-platform broadcasts, beginning later this month.

UMBC has tabbed Stacy Carone as its associate director of athletics for sports medicine, director of athletics Tim Hall announced earlier this month.

The annual Retriever Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, June 8, 2018 at the Turf Valley Golf Resort with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. This annual event takes place during the month of June every year to launch fundraising initiatives and to get the UMBC community excited for a new season of competition. 

A conference-high 77 America East student-athletes have been named America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes for their outstanding academic achievements throughout their collegiate careers.

UMBC Athletics honored its student-athletes at the 2017-18 Grittys, held at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve on May 7, 2018.

Five Retriever student-athletes were invited to participate in this year’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day event, held on April 25.

The UMBC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) announced on Wednesday its participation in the the LGBT SportSafe SAAC Challenge. The SAAC Challenge launches in partnership with 20 colleges and universities committed to creating an inclusive athletic culture for student-athletes, coaches and administrators.

BALTIMORE – University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is proud to announce the grand opening of the UMBC Event Center on February 3, 2018. The official opening will be held during the UMBC men’s basketball game against University of Vermont at 4 p.m. on February 3, 2018. Kickoff events will continue on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the UMBC women’s basketball game against Binghamton at 7 p.m.  

BALTIMORE – The UMBC Club Sports program partnered with The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program to bring holiday joy to Baltimore-area children.

BALTIMORE – Tim Hall, UMBC’s Director of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, has signed a contract extension through the 2021-22 academic year, it was announced today by Dr. Nancy Young, UMBC’s Vice President for Student Affairs.

UMBC Athletics is pleased to announce its 2017-18 recipients of the GRIT award. Sixteen Retriever student-athletes have earned these initial awards. The annual GRIT award will be given to a returning member (or members) of a UMBC athletic team.  The recipients will be returning student-athletes that have distinguished themselves amongst teammates by demonstrating the department’s core values of growth, respect, Integrity and teamwork during the previous athletic year. 

CLEVELAND - UMBC athletics director Tim Hall was appointed president of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (ADA), a professional organization composed of Division I athletics directors and administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Four UMBC student-athletes were nominated for the 2017 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar awards program. All four recipients - Afees Abolurin, Rachel Katzenberger, Pandora Wilson and Elijah Wright are Maryland natives.