Overview
SUNYIT is a member of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division III), the North
Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC), and the Eastern Collegiate
Athletic Conference (ECAC). The Wildcats also compete with
the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) in baseball and women's
lacrosse and in the United Volleyball Conference (UVC) for men's
volleyball.
SUNYIT began its intercollegiate sports program in the early
1980s, practicing and playing at various venues in Utica and at the
New York Mills School District's Beekman Gym until the Campus
Center athletic facilities opened in late 1988. SUNYIT was accepted
as a Division III member of the NCAA in 1990 and into the State
University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) in
1992.
SUNYIT made a successful transition from the SUNYAC to the NEAC
during the 2008-09 academic year. Member schools of the NEAC
currently include Cazenovia College (Cazenovia, NY), the College of
Saint Elizabeth (Morristown, NJ), Keuka College (Keuka, NY),
Morrisville State College (Morrisville, NY), Penn State University
- Abington (Abington, PA), Penn State University - Berks (Reading,
PA), Penn State University - Harrisburg (Middletown, PA), SUNY
Cobleskill (Cobleskill, NY), Wells College (Aurora, NY) and Wilson
College (Chambersburg, PA), Gallaudet (Washington, DC), and
Lancaster Bible College (Lancaster, PA).
The current roster of SUNYIT sports includes baseball, men's and
women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and
women's soccer, softball, and men's and women's volleyball.
Additionally, men's and women's lacrosse have been added to the
sports offered and will begin competition in the spring 2012
season.
The college is currently constructing a $20 million field house
and lighted turf field, which is slated for completion during the
fall of 2011. The field house will be the new home for the Wildcat
athletic programs and the campus intramural and recreation programs
and will feature a state-of-the-art fitness center, two full-sized
basketball courts and four volleyball courts, indoor practice
facilities for all Wildcat teams, a running track, an expansive
training room, team rooms, and offices for the athletics
department's administrative staff and coaches. With seating for
3,500, the field house will also accommodate commencement and other
large events. Additionally, a new baseball field and
improvements to the existing softball field are also included in
the construction project.
SUNYIT can help meet your needs, be it for intercollegiate team
participation, intramural and recreational activities or health and
fitness programs. Please be sure to contact me with any questions
or concerns.
Kevin
Grimmer
Athletic Director






