California (formerly California University of Pennsylvania), Chatham University, St. Vincent College, Carlow University, and Point Park University. The program is open to students of any of the 13 colleges or universities in the greater Pittsburgh area. The student-run RMU Sentry Media website includes news and feature stories as well as programming from RMU-TV and RMU-Radio. The Sentry's sports affiliate, Colonial Sports Network, provides breaking athletics news as well as athlete and coach features, game recaps and more. Athletics Robert Morris' sports teams, nicknamed "the Colonials", wear the school colors of blue, white, and red. The Colonials compete in NCAA Division I (FCS, formerly Division I-AA, in football). Most of the school's teams play in the Horizon League, though the football team plays in the Big South Conference, the men's ice hockey team competed in Atlantic Hockey, the women's ice hockey team was a member of the College Hockey America, and women's rowing competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Men's teams are basketball, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, cross country, and soccer. Women's teams are basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. The Colonials officially joined the NCAA in 1976 and appeared in its first NCAA tournament in 1982, in men's basketball. Robert Morris men's and women's teams have won 45 league championships in NCAA Division I. On March 19, 2013, the Colonials men's basketball team defeated the Kentucky Wildcats, the defending national champions, in Moon Township by a score of 59–57 in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). On May 26, 2021, the university disbanded both the men's and women's varsity hockey programs. On December 17, 2021 it was announced that the RMU D1 men's and women's hockey teams will be reinstated, returning to play in the 2023-24 season. Notable alumni Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, rapper, stage name Wale Charlie Batch, motivational speaker and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kevin Colbert, general manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers William J. Coyne, Former member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Hank Fraley, NFL assistant coach and former NFL offensive lineman Phyllis Hyman, R&B, disco, and soul singer Brianne McLaughlin, 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey goalie Robin R. Sanders, United States Ambassador to Nigeria (2007–2010) Kirsten Welsh, first female OHL linesperson Jeff Garner, President of Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC References External links Robert Morris Athletics website Educational