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{{short description|Athletic teams that represent Roanoke College in Virginia, US}}
{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Roanoke Maroons
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| director = Curtis Campbell
| location = [[Salem, Virginia]]
| teams =
| stadium = [[Salem Football Stadium|Salem Stadium]]
| basketballarena = [[Cregger Center]]
| baseballfield = [[Salem Memorial Ballpark]]
| lacrossestadium = Donald J. Kerr Stadium
| softballstadium = [[James I. Moyer Sports Complex]]
| soccerstadium = Donald J. Kerr Stadium
| natatorium = Salem Family [[YMCA]]
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The '''Roanoke Maroons''' are the athletic teams that represent [[Roanoke College]], located in [[Salem, Virginia]], a suburban [[independent city]] adjacent to [[Roanoke, Virginia]].
Roanoke is an [[NCAA]] [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] member competing in the [[Old Dominion Athletic Conference]]; the Maroons were a founding member of the conference in 1976. The college fields teams in
==History==
Roanoke athletics began in 1870 when the college fielded its first baseball team. In 1900, Roanoke helped serve as a founding member of the [[Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association|Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association]], but quickly left the association. Roanoke later re-joined as a non-football member from 1915 to 1918. The men's basketball program, added in 1911, received national recognition in 1939 when the team finished third in the [[National Invitational Tournament]], the premiere postseason tournament of that era; and with more than 1,300 wins (almost 2,000 games played; better than 60% winning percentage over more than 90 years) is among the most successful in the nation. The "Five Smart Boys" of the 1937 through 1939 seasons were Guard John Wagner; 'Bounding' Bob Lieb; Forwards Paul Rice; Gene Studebaker and Center Bob Sheffield.<ref>Berman, Mark. 2018. "Kings of the Court: The Five Smart Boys." [[Roanoke Times]]. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/930723037 Discover History & Heritage]. 2018. Pages 92-97.</ref> [[Frankie Allen]], arguably the greatest men's basketball player in Virginia college sports (2,780 points and 1,758 rebounds), graduated from Roanoke in 1971.
[[File:Spirit (6544147475).jpg|thumb|Roanoke students cheering.]]
Men's lacrosse and men's basketball are two of the school's most popular, and historically most successful sports at the college. However, a number of other teams have made significant NCAA tournament runs and claimed ODAC titles in recent years. Most notably, the school's baseball team in 2017, who entered the ODAC Tournament as the conference's 6th seed, went on a run to win the title before sweeping the South Region and making an appearance in the Division III College World Series in [[Appleton, Wisconsin]]. The team finished the season #3 in the national rankings.<ref>{{Cite
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* 2009: Robin Yerkes secured an individual national championship for Roanoke when she won the [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] women's 400m track and field event. Yerkes is the most decorated athlete ever to graduate from Roanoke, earning 12 All-American honors in multiple events.
As of May 2021, teams at Roanoke College have won 104 conference championships (48 in men's sports, 56 in women's sports) since the college joined the ODAC as a founding member in 1976.<ref>[https://www.roanokemaroons.com/information/odac-championships/index Roanoke College Athletics – Athletic Department<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Currently, Roanoke owns more conference championships than any other school in the ODAC in men's lacrosse with 18 titles and women's basketball with 13 titles
==Varsity teams==
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'''Women's sports'''
* Basketball
* Cheerleading
* Cross Country
* Cycling
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Roanoke's [[American football|football]] program was discontinued during [[World War II]] after more than 60 years of competition.<ref name="salemmuseum.org">[http://www.salemmuseum.org/guide_archives/HSV3N3.html#Football A Guide to Historical Salem | Vol. 3 No. 3]</ref> Initially a club sport, the first [[varsity team|varsity]] game occurred in 1892 against Allegheny Institute.<ref name="salemmuseum.org"/> The college's final game was played against [[Catawba College]] on November 13, 1942, which resulted in a 42–0 loss.<ref name="salemmuseum.org"/>
In 1985, the [[Salem, Virginia|Salem]] city government constructed
In the spring of 2023, Roanoke College raised $1.3 Million to reinstate football which
===Rivalries===
Roanoke College and [[Washington and Lee Generals|Washington and Lee University]] have been rivals for nearly 150 years. The rivalry is fueled by a long history of competition; the schools have competed against each other since the 1870s. The rivalry is also influenced by conference affiliation and geography; the schools are both charter members of the [[Old Dominion Athletic Conference]] and are located about 50 miles from each other along [[Interstate 81]].
Roanoke and [[Virginia Tech]] were rivals in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when Virginia Tech was a small college. In 1877, the schools competed in Virginia Tech's first intercollegiate baseball game (Virginia Tech won 53–13), and in 1896, Virginia Tech first wore its current athletic colors – Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange – in a football game against Roanoke.<ref name="lib1">{{cite web|url=http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/databook/text/chap2/2_8.htm |title=Historical Data Book, Section 2.8: Student Organizations |publisher=Spec.lib.vt.edu |access-date=October 14, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vt.edu/about/hokie.html |title=What is a Hokie? | Virginia Tech |publisher=Vt.edu |access-date=October 14, 2008}}</ref> In 1895, Roanoke and Virginia Tech were charter members of the now defunct Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association along with [[Randolph-Macon College]], the [[University of Richmond]], and the [[College of William and Mary]], and in 1926, Roanoke and Virginia Tech played the inaugural football game at Virginia Tech's [[Miles Stadium]].<ref name="lib1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spec.lib.vt.edu/archives/databook/text/chap6/6_4.htm |title=Historical Data Book, Section 6.4: Athletic Facilities |publisher=Spec.lib.vt.edu |access-date=October 14, 2008}}</ref>
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*Cregger Field House: Indoor Track & Field
*Donald J. Kerr Stadium (3,000): Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer
*James I. Moyer Sports Complex (1,000): Softball
*Elizabeth Campus Complex: Tennis
*Salem Family YMCA: Swimming
*[[Salem
*[[Salem Football Stadium|Salem Stadium]] (7,157): Football
'''Training and Supplemental Facilities:'''
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'''Men's Swimming:''' 2021
'''Men's Wrestling (2):''' 2023, 2024
==NCAA Tournament Appearances==
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===Baseball===
'''2017'''<br>'''South Regional'''<br>'''[[Danville, Virginia]]'''
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'''Division III World Series'''<br>'''[[Appleton, Wisconsin]]'''
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| L 1-8
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===Men's Basketball===
'''1968'''<br>'''Mideast Regional'''<br>'''[[Ashland, Ohio]]'''
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'''1971'''<br>'''South Atlantic Regional'''<br>'''[[Norfolk, Virginia]]'''
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'''1972'''<br>'''South Atlantic Regional'''<br>'''[[Salem, Virginia]]'''
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'''Division II Men's Basketball Championship'''<br>'''[[Evansville, Indiana]]'''
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'''1973'''<br>'''South Atlantic Regional'''<br>'''[[Salem, Virginia]]'''
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'''Division II Men's Basketball Championship'''<br>'''[[Evansville, Indiana]]'''
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'''1974'''<br>'''South Atlantic Regional'''<br>'''[[Norfolk, Virginia]]'''
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'''1979'''<br>'''South Atlantic Regional'''<br>'''[[Catonsville, Maryland]]'''
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|L 54-84
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===Women's Basketball===
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|Semifinals
|[[Salisbury Sea Gulls|Salisbury]]
|L 12-13
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|Second Round
|[[Gettysburg Bullets|Gettysburg]]
|W 11-10
|-
|Quarterfinals
|[[Stevenson University|Stevenson]]
|L 14-15
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'''2024'''
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Roanoke Maroons|Division|Round|Opponent|Result}}
| rowspan="1"|[[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
|Second Round
|[[Stevens Institute of Technology|Stevens]]
|L 9-10
|}
===Women's Lacrosse===
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|Second Round
|[[Gettysburg Bullets|Gettysburg]]
|L 8-9
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'''2024'''
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|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Roanoke Maroons|Division|Round|Opponent|Result}}
| rowspan="3"|[[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
|First Round
|[[Hope College|Hope]]
|W 24-6
|-
|Second Round
|[[Capital Comets|Capital]]
|W 20-11
|-
|Third Round
|[[Franklin & Marshall Diplomats|Franklin & Marshall]]
|L 11-14
|}
===Women's Outdoor Track & Field===
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|Third Round
|[[UC San Diego Tritons|UC San Diego]]
|L 1-2
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|First Round
|[[Greensboro College|Greensboro]]
|T 1-1
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|First Round
|[[Arcadia University|Arcadia]]
|L 0-1
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|First Round
|[[Swarthmore Garnet|Swarthmore]]
|T 2-2
|}
===Women's Soccer===
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|First Round
|[[Lynchburg Hornets|Lynchburg]]
|L 0-1
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|First Round
|[[Centre Colonels|Centre]]
|T 0-0
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===Softball===
'''1999'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Glassboro, New Jersey]]'''
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'''2000'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Salem, Virginia]]'''
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'''Division III World Series'''<br> '''[[Salem, Virginia]]'''
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'''2001'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Salem, Virginia]]'''
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'''Division III World Series'''<br>'''[[Salem, Virginia]]'''
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'''2002'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Atlanta, Georgia]]'''
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'''2004'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[New Concord, Ohio]]'''
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'''2005'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]'''
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'''2006'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Salem, Virginia]]'''
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'''2012'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Newport News, Virginia]]'''
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'''Division III World Series'''<br>'''[[Salem, Virginia]]'''
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'''2013'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Salem, Virginia]]'''
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'''2022'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Cleveland, Ohio]]'''
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'''2023'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Newport News, Virginia]]'''
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|[[Christopher Newport Captains|Christopher Newport]]
|L 0-3
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'''2024'''<br>'''Regionals'''<br>'''[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]'''
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Roanoke Maroons|Division|Round|Opponents|Result}}
|rowspan="5"| [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
| First Round
|[[Muskingum University|Muskingum]]
|L 3-6
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| Elimination Round
|[[Pennsylvania College of Technology|Penn College]]
|W 8-0 (5 inn.)
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|Elimination Finals
|[[Moravian Greyhounds|Moravian]]
|W 3-1
|-
| Championship-Game 1
|[[Muskingum University|Muskingum]]
|W 3-1
|-
| Championship-Game 2
|[[Muskingum University|Muskingum]]
|L 1-4
|}
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