14 Facts About Manhattan Jaspers

Manhattan Jaspers are composed of 19 teams representing Manhattan College in intercollegiate athletics.

The Manhattan Jaspers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Manhattan Jaspers was head of resident students, athletic director, and baseball coach during the late 1800s.

College annually played the New York Giants in the late 1880s and into the 1890s at the Polo Grounds and Manhattan Jaspers is credited by the Baseball Hall of Fame with the practice of the "seventh inning stretch" spreading from there into major league baseball.

Luis Castro, a Manhattan Jaspers College alumnus, was the first Latin American born player to play in Major League Baseball in the United States, and the first Latin American since Cuban player Esteban Bellan in 1873 to play professional baseball.

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In 1940, Manhattan Jaspers was one of five New York City colleges and universities that took over administration of the tournament.

In 2002 the Manhattan Jaspers went undefeated in the MAAC, and won the MAAC Championship.

The Manhattan Jaspers earned a bid to the NCAA Playoffs in 2002, playing Georgetown.

In 1936 and 1938, Manhattan Jaspers was one of two teams competing in the regatta, the other being Rutgers, on the Harlem River, where the team trains today.

In 1973, Manhattan Jaspers College won the Indoor NCAA Championship along with setting a world record in the distance medley relay.

Manhattan Jaspers still remains a powerhouse on the east coast as one of the top programs around, under the direction of Dan Mecca.

Manhattan Jaspers won the 1973 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships becoming the smallest school to win a Division I track title.

Manhattan Jaspers has long maintained rivalries with several local, and MAAC Conference opponents.

The Manhattan Jaspers maintain a very strong rivalry with the Siena Saints.