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The Cleveland State Vikings, or Vikes, are the athletic teams of Cleveland State University. Before as Fenn College they were known as the Fenn College Foxes or Fenn Foxes. Cleveland State competes in NCAA Division I. They have been a member of the NCAA Division I since 1972. They were previously a member of the NCAA College Division, a precursor to NCAA Division II. The university is a member of the Horizon League (1994–present) and Eastern Wrestling League (1978–present). Cleveland State was formerly in the Mid-Continent Conference (1982–1994) and North Star Conference (1989–1992). Cleveland State previously fielded baseball, men's cross country as well as men and women's track and field. As Fenn College they fielded men's ice hockey and rifle. Cleveland State has a number of club sports as well.
Contents
- Teams
- McCafferty Trophy
- Baseball
- Mens basketball
- Record by year
- Mens cross country
- Football
- Mens golf
- Mens ice hockey
- Mens lacrosse
- Mens rifle
- Mens swimming diving
- Mens tennis
- Mens track field
- Wrestling
- Womens basketball
- Womens cross country
- Womens golf
- Womens swimming diving
- Womens tennis
- Womens track field
- Womens volleyball
- Club sports crew rowing
- References
Teams
A member of the Horizon League, Cleveland State University sponsors teams in seven men's, ten women's, and one coed NCAA sanctioned sports.
McCafferty Trophy
The McCafferty Trophy is awarded by the Horizon League to the school with the best overall athletic performance in all the sponsored sports. Cleveland State has won the award twice, in 2008 and 2013. Below is a table of the Cleveland State finishes and points.
Baseball
Baseball at Cleveland State was played for a total of 69 seasons. On May 2, 2011 Clevleland State University announced that they would eliminate the baseball team. The reasons cited were budget concerns as well as the difficultly of having a baseball team in the northern United States with the season starting earlier and earlier and favoring teams in the warmer southern United States.
Men's basketball
Record by year
Men's cross country
Football
On October 14, 2008 Cleveland State University President Michael Schwartz stated "he wants a blue ribbon panel to give him a recommendation on the football team before July 1 when he is scheduled to retire. He also said the program will have to be structured to pay for itself." On November 19, 2008 it was revealed that President Schwartz had chosen the committee members to explore the feasibility of football at Cleveland State. On October 9, 2009 it was announced the University had completed its feasibility study. From April 12–14, 2010 the Cleveland State Student Government Association polled students online about whether they favored football at Cleveland State. The results were as follows.
Men's golf
Men's ice hockey
Men's lacrosse
Cleveland State's first lacrosse game will take place against Michigan on February 4, 2017.
Men's rifle
Record by year
Men's swimming & diving
Men's tennis
Cleveland State dropped tennis as a sport following the 1991–1992 school year. Tennis was brought back for the 1999–2000 school year.
Men's track & field
Wrestling
Women's basketball
Record by year
Women's cross country
First Season 1980
Women's golf
Record by year
Record by year
Women's swimming & diving
Women's tennis
Women's track & field
Women's volleyball
Record by year
Club sports – crew (rowing)
Viking Crew is a successful coed club crew. Each year the team travels around the nation to compete against other top collegiate crew. In 2006 the team's lightweight men's four traveled to Boston to race in the Head of the Charles Regatta. In 2007 and 2009 the team raced at Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta with over 37 boats in their race. In 2009 Cleveland State won the Hammer Ergatta cup and the Cleveland Collegiate Regatta cup.