https://www.cortlandreddragons.com/rss.aspx?path=champions&view=defaultLatest news items for SUNY Cortland Athleticseliaf@cortland.edu (SUNY Cortland Athletics)en-us60https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/6/10/champions-cortland-athletics-finishes-26th-in-national-directors-cup-standings.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/6/10/champions-cortland-athletics-finishes-26th-in-national-directors-cup-standings.aspxChampions

The Cortland men's and women's intercollegiate athletic program finished in 26th place in the 2025-26 LEARFIELD Directors' Cup competition among the more than 420 eligible NCAA Division III programs competing nationally for the prestigious honor. The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), LEARFIELD and USA Today present the award to recognize overall excellence among collegiate athletic programs.]]>Learfield Directors' Cup photo - 26th place in 2025-26Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:35:00 EST2618214https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/6/2/four-cortland-baseball-players-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/6/2/four-cortland-baseball-players-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxBaseball, Champions

Cortland senior shortstop Danny Jackson (Lagrangeville/Arlington), senior pitcher Tommy Lynch (West Seneca/Canisius), sophomore catcher Jack McFerran (Selkirk/Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk) and junior first baseman Nolan Smith (Hamburg) have been named to the 2026 Division III Baseball Academic All-District team for District 3.]]>Photos of Cortland's 2026 Baseball CSC Academic All-District honoreesTue, 2 Jun 2026 12:18:00 EST2118209https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/26/five-cortland-softball-players-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/26/five-cortland-softball-players-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxSoftball, Champions

Cortland softball sophomore pitcher Gianna Endieveri (Glens Falls), junior outfielder Kayla Pendergast (West Hempstead), sophomore outfielder Sam Pusloskie (Clarence), senior first baseman Shannon Scotto (Putnam Valley/Lakeland) and junior third baseman Katie Stork (Massapequa) have been named to the 2026 Division III Softball Academic All-District team for District 3. Scotto earned the honor for the third straight year, and Pendergast is a repeat selection from last spring.]]>Photos of Cortland's five CSC Softball Academic All-District honorees for 2026Tue, 26 May 2026 16:01:00 EST2218200https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/20/womens-tennis-three-cortland-tennis-players-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/20/womens-tennis-three-cortland-tennis-players-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxWomen's Tennis, Champions

Cortland junior Alexandra Thut (Poughquag/Arlington) and sophomores Anneli Adams (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) and Gabriella Stanley (Buffalo/Niagara Wheatfield) have been named to the 2026 Division III Women's Tennis Academic All-District team for District 3.]]>Photos of Cortland's 2026 CSC Tennis Academic All-District HonoreesWed, 20 May 2026 12:32:00 EST918193https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/14/champions-cortland-athletics-wins-third-straight-sunyac-commissioners-cup-for-all-sports-excellence.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/14/champions-cortland-athletics-wins-third-straight-sunyac-commissioners-cup-for-all-sports-excellence.aspxChampions

The SUNY Cortland intercollegiate athletics program finished first in the Dr. Patrick R. Damore State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Commissioner's Cup standings for the 2025-26 school year.]]>Photo of SUNYAC Commissioner's Cup and Cortland's 2025-26 SUNYAC championship trophiesThu, 14 May 2026 16:39:00 EST2618181https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/10/softball-cortland-repeats-as-sunyac-champion-with-6-1-win-vs-buffalo-state.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/10/softball-cortland-repeats-as-sunyac-champion-with-6-1-win-vs-buffalo-state.aspxSoftball, Champions

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - Cortland scored twice in the fifth and three times in the sixth to pull away from a 1-1 tie, and Gianna Endieveri (Glens Falls) and Kaitlyn Macumber (Deposit) combined on a three-hitter, as the Red Dragons defeated Buffalo State, 6-1, to claim their second straight SUNYAC title.]]>Photo of Cortland softball team after winning 2026 SUNYAC titleSun, 10 May 2026 14:43:00 EST2218170https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/9/baseball-danny-jacksons-walk-off-rbi-single-lifts-cortland-past-oswego-4-3-for-second-straight-sunyac-title.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/9/baseball-danny-jacksons-walk-off-rbi-single-lifts-cortland-past-oswego-4-3-for-second-straight-sunyac-title.aspxBaseball, Champions

CORTLAND, N.Y. – Tournament MVP Danny Jackson (Lagrangeville/Arlington) singled home the winning run with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth as top-seeded Cortland defeated second-seeded Oswego, 4-3, in the final game of the SUNYAC Championship best-of-three series.]]>Photo of 2026 Cortland Baseball Team after winning SUNYAC titleSat, 9 May 2026 19:58:00 EST2118169https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/2/track-and-field-red-dragon-men-repeat-as-sunyac-outdoor-champ-collette-breaks-school-and-meet-hammer-throw-records.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/2/track-and-field-red-dragon-men-repeat-as-sunyac-outdoor-champ-collette-breaks-school-and-meet-hammer-throw-records.aspxMen's Track and Field, Champions, Track and Field

CORTLAND, N.Y - The Cortland men's outdoor track and field team won its second straight State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) championship and its 16th overall at the 12-team conference championship meet Friday and Saturday. Cortland hosted the event.]]>Photo of 2026 Cortland Men's Outdoor Track and Field team after winning SUNYAC titleSat, 2 May 2026 23:52:00 EST1818153https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/2/cortland-women-repeat-as-sunyac-outdoor-track-and-field-champion.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/2/cortland-women-repeat-as-sunyac-outdoor-track-and-field-champion.aspxWomen's Track and Field, Champions, Track and Field

CORTLAND, N.Y - The Cortland women's outdoor track and field team captured its second straight State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) championship and 19th overall at the 12-team conference championship meet Friday and Saturday. Cortland hosted the event.]]>Photo of 2026 Cortland Women's Outdoor Track and Field team after winning SUNYAC titleSat, 2 May 2026 23:40:00 EST1918152https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/2/womens-lacrosse-red-dragons-claim-sunyac-title-with-9-4-win-at-oswego.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/2/womens-lacrosse-red-dragons-claim-sunyac-title-with-9-4-win-at-oswego.aspxWomen's Lacrosse, Champions

OSWEGO, NY – The second-seeded Cortland women's lacrosse team used a 5-0 scoring from midway through the second quarter until the end of the third quarter to pull away for a 9-4 victory at top-seeded Oswego in the championship game of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) tournament on Saturday afternoon.]]>Cortland Women's Lacrosse SUNYAC championship team photo 2026Sat, 2 May 2026 17:32:00 EST2418149https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/2/mens-lacrosse-swedlund-breaks-single-season-goals-record-as-cortland-repeats-as-sunyac-champion.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/5/2/mens-lacrosse-swedlund-breaks-single-season-goals-record-as-cortland-repeats-as-sunyac-champion.aspxMen's Lacrosse, Champions

CORTLAND, NY – Stefan Swedlund (Randolph, NJ) broke the Cortland program record for goals in a single season, as the Cortland men's lacrosse team earned a 18-7 victory over Oneonta on Grady Field on Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) tournament.]]>2026 SUNYAC Men's Lacrosse Champions team photoSat, 2 May 2026 18:39:00 EST2318150https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/4/23/mens-basketball-seven-cortland-student-athletes-earn-suny-and-or-sunyac-winter-academic-awards.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/4/23/mens-basketball-seven-cortland-student-athletes-earn-suny-and-or-sunyac-winter-academic-awards.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Ice Hockey, Wrestling, Champions, Track and Field

SUNY Cortland junior Katie Mahoney (Toronto, ON/Toronto Leaside Junior), junior Joleen Lusk (Cherry Valley/Cherry Valley-Springfield), senior Isaiah Brunache (Bennington, VT/Mount Anthony Union), senior Kendall Arcuri (Staten Island/St. Joseph by-the-Sea) and senior Reilly Quinn (Morrisonville/Beekmantown) have been honored as State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Winter Scholar Athletes of the Year, while Mahoney, Lusk, Brunache, Arcuri, senior Angelo Centrone (Mahopac) and junior Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ/NJ Premier Gymnastics) have been honored as State University of New York (SUNY) Winter Scholar Athletes of the Year, in their respective sports, for the 2025-26 season.]]>Photos of Cortland's seven SUNYAC and/or SUNY Winter Academic Awards for 2025-26 SeasonThu, 23 Apr 2026 14:37:00 EST1118129https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/4/20/womens-golf-cortland-repeats-as-nwgc-champion-to-earn-ncaa-berth-gina-milazzo-individual-winner.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/4/20/womens-golf-cortland-repeats-as-nwgc-champion-to-earn-ncaa-berth-gina-milazzo-individual-winner.aspxWomen's Golf, Champions

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. – The Cortland women's golf team won its second straight Northeast Women's Golf Conference (NWGC) Championship and sixth in seven years, and sophomore Gina Milazzo (Greenwood Lake/Warwick Valley) earned conference medalist honors, at the two-day conference championship held Sunday and Monday at the Van Patten Golf Club.]]>Cortland Women's Golf team after winning 2026 NWGC titleMon, 20 Apr 2026 19:44:00 EST418117https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/4/9/cortland-earns-eight-csc-swimming-and-diving-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/4/9/cortland-earns-eight-csc-swimming-and-diving-academic-all-district-honors.aspxChampions, Swimming and Diving

Eight SUNY Cortland student-athletes - four men and four women - have been named to the 2025-26 Division III Swimming and Diving Academic All-District teams for District 3.]]>Photos of Cortland's eight 2025-26 Swimming and Diving Academic All-District honoreesThu, 9 Apr 2026 17:16:00 EST2918089https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/3/24/womens-basketball-joleen-lusk-and-brooke-tillotson-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/3/24/womens-basketball-joleen-lusk-and-brooke-tillotson-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxWomen's Basketball, Champions

Cortland women's basketball players Joleen Lusk (Cherry Valley/Cherry Valley-Springfield) and Brooke Tillotson (Marathon) have earned 2026 Division III Academic All-District honors for District 3. Both players are honorees for the second straight season.]]>Photos of Joleen Lusk and Brooke Tillotson - 2026 Academic All-DistrictTue, 24 Mar 2026 13:30:00 EST1218050https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/2/28/mens-track-and-field-red-dragon-men-win-second-straight-sunyac-indoor-title-brunache-performer-of-the-meet.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/2/28/mens-track-and-field-red-dragon-men-win-second-straight-sunyac-indoor-title-brunache-performer-of-the-meet.aspxMen's Track and Field, Champions, Track and Field

BROCKPORT, N.Y. - The Cortland men's indoor track and field team won its second straight State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) title and 10th overall with a commanding performance at the championship meet at Brockport.]]>Cortland Men's Indoor Track and Field team - 2026 SUNYAC ChampionsSat, 28 Feb 2026 23:50:00 EST1817982https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/2/28/cortland-women-successfully-defend-sunyac-indoor-track-and-field-title.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/2/28/cortland-women-successfully-defend-sunyac-indoor-track-and-field-title.aspxWomen's Track and Field, Champions, Track and Field

BROCKPORT, N.Y. - The Cortland women's indoor track and field team won its second straight State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) title and 20th overall in convincing fashion at the championship meet at Brockport.]]>Cortland Women's Indoor Track and Field Team - 2026 SUNYAC ChampionsSat, 28 Feb 2026 23:43:00 EST1917981https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/2/28/mens-basketball-cortland-dominates-oswego-84-51-to-repeat-as-sunyac-champion.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/2/28/mens-basketball-cortland-dominates-oswego-84-51-to-repeat-as-sunyac-champion.aspxMen's Basketball, Champions

CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Cortland men's basketball team dominated the SUNYAC tournament championship game from start to finish and the top-seeded Red Dragons defeated third-seeded Oswego, 84-51, at Corey Gymnasium.]]>Cortland Men's Basketball after winning 2026 SUNYAC ChampionshipSat, 28 Feb 2026 20:11:00 EST1117977https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/2/21/cortland-wins-sunyac-womens-swimming-and-diving-title.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/2/21/cortland-wins-sunyac-womens-swimming-and-diving-title.aspxWomen's Swimming and Diving, Champions, Swimming and Diving

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Cortland women's swimming and diving team is a conference champion for the second straight year after finishing first out of 10 schools at the 2026 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championships. The four-day event was held at Erie Community College's Burt Flickinger Center.]]>Cortland Women's Swimming and Diving Team after winning 2026 SUNYAC titleSat, 21 Feb 2026 23:57:00 EST1617948https://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/1/30/champions-four-cortland-student-athletes-earn-suny-and-or-sunyac-fall-academic-awards.aspxhttps://cortlandreddragons.com/news/2026/1/30/champions-four-cortland-student-athletes-earn-suny-and-or-sunyac-fall-academic-awards.aspxFootball, Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Champions

Cortland junior Kira Pirrera (Hauppauge/Smithtown West), senior Jordan Ott (Fort Worth, TX/Southwest Christian), senior Katie Diem (Fairport) and sophomore Mike Rescigno (Arlington) have been honored as 2025 State University of New York (SUNY) Fall Scholar Athletes of the Year, while Pirrera, Ott and Diem also have been selected as State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Fall Scholar Athletes of the Year in their respective sports for the 2025 season.]]>Photos of Cortland's fall SUNY and SUNYAC Scholar Athletes of the Year - Kira Pirrera, Jordan Ott, Katie Diem and Mike RescignoFri, 30 Jan 2026 13:00:00 EST2617861