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About Athletics


The City College of New York Department of Athletics and Recreational Sports provides an extensive, enjoyable and competitive program that encourages pride, loyalty and
success.  The Athletic Program provides a diverse student body with exceptional opportunities to participate while pursuing academic excellence.

Athletics at CCNY is also a way students, faculty, staff and alumni of the college come together to support City
College and show school spirit, creating a great college athletic environment.

CCNY features 15 varsity sports, seven for women
(volleyball, soccer, tennis, basketball, fencing, Indoor and outdoor track and field) and eight for men (soccer, cross country, basketball, baseball, tennis, volleyball, indoor and outdoor track and field). Fifteen sports have long histories of success and championships, both individual and team.

The Beavers hold a total of 48 CUNYAC championships since 1966. 

Affiliations
NCAA Division III, CUNY Athletic Conference
ECAC, NECVA, NIWFA, EWFC
Spotlight
Women's Volleyball
Floriana Garo
Women's Volleyball


FLUSHING, N.Y. (Sept. 15, 2008) - The City University of New York Athletic Conference announced its weekly volleyball award winners Monday afternoon, and CCNY junior Floriana Garo was tabbed as Player of the Week after hitting .346 to start the season for the BeaversThe reigning CUNYAC Player of the Year opened up her season in a big way during the Beavers' 2-1 week (2-0 CUNYAC), averaging 3.5 kills, 1.0 aces and 1.7 digs per game while hitting .346 (35-9-75). She opened the year against NCAA participant Montclair State (Sept. 10) with a conference-high 20 kills, 14 digs and three assisted blocks. In Saturday competition against conference foes John Jay and Medgar Evers, Garo combined for 15 kills (.400 hitting pct.) and served up 10 service aces against the latter squad.

Courtesy of CUNY Athletics..

Fast Facts
Did you know that CCNY won the NCAA and NIT Tournaments in the 1949-1950 season and is the only school to ever win both tournaments in the same season?