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1966 was a year of firsts for UMBC. The university opened its doors and on its first day of classes,...
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For a young university, traditions are important. Since 2005, UMBC's Homecoming Bonfire has been a p...
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UMBC Athletics hit peak Retriever Fever in the 2007-2008 season, when the men's basketball team stor...
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The silo on UMBC Boulevard suggests a connection between the university and farming. What was that p...
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Why was the Hillcrest Building torn down? What was the history behind this structure? —Perry Alexa...
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It's 2016 -- UMBC's 50th Anniversary. We've dedicated this year to telling stories about UMBC's Grit...
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On October 9, 2015, alumni volunteers and donors joined with UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, II...
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UMBC Athletics history has few stories of Grit and Greatness that are more impressive than the 2013 ...
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Giving makes a difference at UMBC. In 2011, the university successfully concluded its "Exceptio...
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Chess has been an integral part of the UMBC story, and one of the greatest teams in university histo...
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2008 was finally the moment when UMBC’s men’s basketball team got to the "Big Dance" -...
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Who was the most famous performer or group to play a concert at UMBC? —Eric Messner ’01 UMBC has...
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Why does UMBC not have a football team? Did the university ever consider having one? —Lisa Price ...
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One of the landmark moments in making UMBC a greener campus came in 2007, when UMBC President Freema...
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UMBC's 40th anniversary in 2006 had fireworks and parties, but one of its best remembered moments wa...
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UMBC has always looked to the future -- and the founding of the Erickson School of Aging Studies in ...
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UMBC Retrievers Athletics found a new home in 2003 by joining the America East conference. It has be...
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Were you at Quadmania 1998? You'll certainly remember seeing M. Doughty and his band Soul Coughing a...
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Kathy Zerrlaut, who coached volleyball and lacrosse at UMBC for 41 years and developed the program a...
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1979: The Retriever men’s basketball squad – ranked number six in the nation – advances to the...
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1980: UMBC men’s lacrosse team wins the university’s only national championship, beating Adelphi...
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It's no small feat to narrow down 50 years of athletics history to some of our most iconic moments, ...
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Throughout the last 50 years, our athletes have done some amazing things. One note-worthy moment too...
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As a track and field standout at UMBC, Dave Bobb '97 garnered more individual honors than any other ...
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In 2002, men’s tennis standout Oscar Lopez ’00, and M.S. ’02, mechanical engineering, became t...
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In another moment of victory for UMBC athletics, women’s softball squad beats Liberty, 7-1, in the...
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A proud moment for UMBC athletics came when women’s track and field phenom Cleopatra Borel ’02, ...
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As a standout player in women’s lacrosse who also excelled in the classroom, Kelly Fiorani Marriot...
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In 2004, the UMBC men’s swimming made Retrievers proud when the team took home its first America E...
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In 2007, UMBC women’s basketball team earned its first NCAA tournament bid. Where you there to wat...
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The sparkplug for the UMBC men’s basketball team’s memorable run to the NCAA tournament in 2008,...
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In 2013, UMBC women’s soccer team capped a stunning reversal from last place in the conference to ...
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UMBC Mascots: True and Trudy Grit. October 2007
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Athletics Band Directors Jari Villanueva and Matt Basch.
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Seniors at my last game before moving to Hawaii.
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At a tournament several years before moving to Hawaii.
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Group photo of UMBC Athletic Bands
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My first year in the Down and Dirty Dawg Band. 2004
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Do you remember when Reggie Truitt '89 played for the Retrievers?
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At UMBC I was fortunate enough to be a part of the Men's Soccer Team. In 2010, this extraordinary gr...
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Life often defines the fruit of our destination with the seeds planted by our journey. It is life th...
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I value the time I spent at UMBC. I transferred to UMBC in the Fall of 2006 after completing my AA ...
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Grit & Glory

Witness some of the greatest moments in UMBC athletics history.

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