Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (commonly UMES and also known as the Eastern Shore Hawks) are the fifteen sports teams representing the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Maryland in intercollegiate athletics.

These include men and women's basketball, cross country, indoor track, outdoor track, and tennis; women's sports include bowling, softball, and volleyball; men's sports include baseball and golf.

[4] The Hawks compete in the MEAC for all sports except baseball, men's golf, and women's golf, in which they compete as Northeast Conference members, and additionally in the ECAC for cross country, track and field and bowling.

UMES football produced 20 future NFL players, most notably Art Shell of the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders.

UMES has also won five MEAC titles in that span.

Fred Batchelor, former head coach of the women's basketball team