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]
| Cortland Red Dragons | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | State University of New York at Cortland |
| Nickname | Red Dragons |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Conference | SUNYAC, NJAC |
| 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 |
| Colors | Red and white[1] |
| Mascot | Blaze |
| Website | www |
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| Team NCAA championships | |
| 20[2] | |
Teams
editNational championships
editTeam
edit| Sport | Association | Division | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Asterisk indicates shared national championship
Baseball
editCortland has had nine Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[4]
| Year | Player | Round | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
edit- ↑ SUNY Cortland Athletics Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ↑ "CHAMPIONSHIPS SUMMARY" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "2016 Football Standings".
- ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "State University of New York at Cortland (Cortland, NY)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
