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Edward Lee

‘Somebody has to be first’: Stevenson becomes first NCAA school in nation to launch varsity men’s beach volleyball

Brett Adams has heard the doubts before.

After Stevenson announced in 2011 that it would sponsor a varsity women’s ice hockey program, Adams, the university’s athletic director, heard from critics who questioned the wisdom behind a school in Owings Mills making a foray into ice hockey.

After the Mustangs announced Wednesday that they would be the first NCAA institution in the country to launch a varsity men’s beach volleyball team this fall, Adams braced himself for a similar reception.

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