The Mercyhurst Lakers are the 24 intercollegiate athletic teams representing Mercyhurst University, located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The Lakers compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference for most sports. The men's and women's ice hockey teams are members of Atlantic Hockey America, formed shortly after the 2023–24 season by the merger of the men's former home of the Atlantic Hockey Association and the women's former home of College Hockey America. The men's and women's water polo teams play in the Collegiate Water Polo Association. The CWPA splits its men's division into two leagues; Mercyhurst competes in the CWPA's Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference.
All of Mercyhurst's sports officially joined Division I in the fall of 2024 after previously competing primarily in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in NCAA Division II.
Teams The most recently added sports were stunt, added for 2023–24, the same year in which the sport was added to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. and Track and Field, added for 2024-2025. Women's wrestling will be added in 2026–27.
Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Bowling Cross country Cross country Football Field hockey Golf Golf Ice hockey Ice hockey Lacrosse Lacrosse Heavyweight rowing Rowing Lightweight rowing Soccer Soccer Softball Tennis Stunt Track and Field Tennis Water polo Track and Field Wrestling Volleyball Water polo Wrestling (2026–27)
History National championships 1976: Men's tennis – NAIA 2004: Women's rowing (team champion) – NCAA Division II 2005: Men's rowing (4+ open) – ECAC National Champion 2009: Josh Shields (165 lbs), wrestling – NCAA Division II 2010: Women's rowing (8+ champion) – NCAA Division II 2011: Men's lacrosse – NCAA Division II 2016: Men's Lightweight Rowing: Dad Vail Champions (Lightweight 8+) 2021: Women’s rowing: Dad Vail Champions (8+ open) 2021: Women’s rowing: Dad Vail Champions (4+ open) 2022: Women rowing: Dad Vail Champions (8+ open) 2022: Women’s rowing (8+ open Champion) - NCAA Division II 2022: Women’s rowing (4+ open Champion) - NCAA Division II 2022: Women’s rowing (team champion) - NCAA Division II
National finalist 2007: Men's lacrosse – NCAA Division II 2009: Women's ice hockey – NCAA Division I 2009: Women's rowing – NCAA Division II 2010: Josh Shields (165 lbs), wrestling – NCAA Division II 2011: Women's rowing – NCAA Division II 2013: Men's lacrosse – NCAA Division II 2021: Women’s rowing - NCAA Division II
Mercyhurst University non-varsity sports American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) – Division I Men's ice hockey (College Hockey Mid-America)
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