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'''McMurry University ''' competed in the Texas Incollegiate Athletic Conference from 1976 to its dissolution in 1996. In 1997, they joined the American Southwest Conference (Division III). McMurry is currently petitioning the NCAA to be reclassified from Division III to Division II.
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'''McMurry University''' was without a mascot from 2006 to 2011 due to NCAA mandate regarding Native Americans.
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McMurry was without a mascot from 2006 to 2011 due to NCAA mandate requiring colleges to drop their use of Native Americans symbols in all branding and logos. In 2012, a committee comprised of faculty, students, alumni and friends of the university, selected Warhawks as the new symbol for all logos and branding.
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'''Walt Driggers Field''', home to the McMurry baseball team, has hosted two NCAA Division III West Regionals since it was opened in 1997. Driggers Field will host the 2011 NCAA Division III West Regional in mid-May.
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=='''Notable Players and Alumni'''==
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=== Major League Players ===
 
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==='''Notable Alumni'''===
 
*Grant Teaff - former head football coach for Baylor University, and executive director for the American Football Coaches        Association
*Grant Teaff - former head football coach for Baylor University, and executive director for the American Football Coaches        Association
*Sarah Weddington - attorney for Jane Roe (Norma McCorvey) in Roe v. Wade and the first woman elected to the Texas House of Representatives
*Sarah Weddington - attorney for Jane Roe (Norma McCorvey) in Roe v. Wade and the first woman elected to the Texas House of Representatives
*Chuck Fallon - president of Burger King's North America division
*Chuck Fallon - president of Burger King's North America division
*Larry Conlee - COO, Engineering and Manufacturing at Research In Motion
*Larry Conlee - COO, Engineering and Manufacturing at Research In Motion
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== Highlights ==
== Highlights ==
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* Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament 1996
 
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* National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Tournament 1996
 
=== Championships ===
=== Championships ===
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**West Region Tournament 2004
**West Region Tournament 2004
**West Region Tournament 2008
**West Region Tournament 2008
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*NCCAA Tournament
 
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**Central Regional Tournament 2014
 
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=== First Team All-America selections ===
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=== First Team Division III All-America selections ===
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*2010 - Derek David (3B) selected to D3baseball.com All-Decade Team
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*2010 - Derek David (3B) selected to D3baseball.com All-Decade Team,
== '''External Links'''==  
== '''External Links'''==  
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*http://www.mcmurrysports.com/index.aspx?path=baseball
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[[Category:Colleges in Texas]]
[[Category:Colleges in Texas]]

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