State University of New York at Canton - Athletics

Athletics

SUNY Canton athletic teams are known as the SUNY Canton 'Roos. The 'Roos currently compete in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), independent of conference affiliation for most sports, men's ice hockey competes in the Eastern Collegiate Hockey League. As of the 2011-12 academic year, the university was approved to become an exploratory member of the NCAA Division III as part of the multi-year process to become a full member.

The university was previously a member of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 2004-2011 after transitioning from National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) as the school moved from a two-year community college to four-year comprehensive university. SUNY Canton was a member of the Sunrise Conference for most sports until the conference dissolved in 2011.

The university announced an expansion of athletics starting in the 2011-12 academic year. In 2011, SUNY Canton added men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, as well as reinstating it's women's volleyball program. The university plans to add women's ice hockey for the 2012-13 academic year.