Cortland Red Dragons

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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 directorMike Urtz
Location Cortland, New York
Varsity teams23
Football stadiumSUNY Cortland Stadium Complex
Basketball arenaWhitney T. Corey Gymnasium
Baseball stadiumRobert H. Wallace Field
Other venues Alumni Arena
MascotBlaze
NicknameRed Dragons
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
Website www.cortlandreddragons.com
Cortland Red Dragons wordmark.svg

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. [2]

Contents

Teams

Men'sWomen's
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross Country
Cross CountryField Hockey
Football Golf
Ice HockeyGymnastics
LacrosseIce Hockey
SoccerLacrosse
Swimming & DivingSoccer
Track and FieldSoftball
WrestlingSwimming & Diving
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball

National championships

Team

SportAssociationDivisionYearOpponent/Runner-upScore
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
1990Wisconsin–Oshkosh43–48
1992 Calvin 18–108
1993Calvin61–93
1994Calvin54–115
1995Wisconsin–Oshkosh46–83
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
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

Baseball

Cortland has had nine Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [3]

YearPlayerRoundTeam
1970 Fred Bruntager31 Tigers
1996 Eric Sparks30 Expos
1997 Alex Steele16 Tigers
2000 Craig Kerner13 Expos
2003 Cory Haggerty18 White Sox
2006 Andrew Mead40 White Sox
2006 William Groff29 Cardinals
2007 James Dougher24 Blue Jays
2009 Matthew Tone14 Twins

Football

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References

  1. SUNY Cortland Athletics Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  2. "2016 Football Standings".
  3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "State University of New York at Cortland (Cortland, NY)"". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2013-09-05.