Cortland Red Dragons | |
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University | State University of New York at Cortland |
Conference | State University of New York Athletic Conference, New Jersey Athletic Conference |
NCAA | Division III |
Athletic director | Mike Urtz |
Location | Cortland, New York |
Varsity teams | 23 |
Football stadium | SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex |
Basketball arena | Whitney T. Corey Gymnasium |
Baseball stadium | Robert H. Wallace Field |
Other venues | Alumni Arena |
Mascot | Blaze |
Nickname | Red Dragons |
Colors | Red and white [1] |
Website | www |
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Team NCAA championships | |
20 [2] |
The Cortland Red Dragons (also known as the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons or the Cortland State Red Dragons) are composed of 23 teams representing the State University of New York at Cortland in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball, football, and wrestling. Women's sports include field hockey, golf, gymnastics, volleyball, tennis, and softball. The Red Dragons compete in the NCAA Division III and are members of the State University of New York Athletic Conference for most sports, except for the football team, which competes in the Empire 8 Athletic Conference. [3]
Men's | Women's |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross Country |
Cross Country | Field Hockey |
Football | Golf |
Ice Hockey | Gymnastics |
Lacrosse | Ice Hockey |
Soccer | Lacrosse |
Swimming & Diving | Soccer |
Track and Field | Softball |
Wrestling | Swimming & Diving |
Tennis | |
Track and Field | |
Volleyball | |
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
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Baseball (1) | NCAA | Division III | 2015 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 11–3, 6–2 |
Men's cross country (1) | NCAA | Division III | 2008 | North Central (IL) | 80–115 |
Women's cross country (7) | NCAA | Division III | 1989 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 29–62 |
1990 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 43–48 | |||
1992 | Calvin | 18–108 | |||
1993 | Calvin | 61–93 | |||
1994 | Calvin | 54–115 | |||
1995 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 46–83 | |||
1997 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 148–167 | |||
Field hockey (3) | NCAA | Division III | 1993 | Mary Washington | 1–0 |
1994 | Trenton State | 2–1 | |||
2001 | Messiah | 1–0 | |||
Football (1) | NCAA | Division III | 2023 | North Central (IL) | 38–37 |
Men's lacrosse (2) | NCAA | Division III | 2006 | Salisbury | 13–12 (OT) |
2009 | Gettysburg | 9–7 | |||
Women's lacrosse (1) | NCAA | Division III | 2015 | Trinity (CT) | 17–6 |
Women's Soccer (1) | NCAA | Division III | 1992 | UMass Dartmouth | 1–0 |
Women's indoor track and field (1) | NCAA | Division III | 1991 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 50–44.5 |
Women's outdoor track and field (1) | NCAA | Division III | 1985 | Southern–New Orleans | 62–61 |
Cortland has had nine Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [4]
Year | Player | Round | Team |
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1970 | Fred Bruntager | 31 | Tigers |
1996 | Eric Sparks | 30 | Expos |
1997 | Alex Steele | 16 | Tigers |
2000 | Craig Kerner | 13 | Expos |
2003 | Cory Haggerty | 18 | White Sox |
2006 | Andrew Mead | 40 | White Sox |
2006 | William Groff | 29 | Cardinals |
2007 | James Dougher | 24 | Blue Jays |
2009 | Matthew Tone | 14 | Twins |
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