Long Island University C. W. Post Campus - Athletics

Athletics

LIU Post is a Division II school that is governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), the East Coast Conference (ECC), and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).

Students can also participate in sports for leisure at the Pratt Recreation Center where they can enjoy sports such as Basketball, Volleyball, Racquetball, and Swimming. There is also a state-of-the-art Fitness Center for aerobic and cardiovascular work-outs. The athletic fields and courts serve students wishing to play outdoor sports such as Football, Baseball, Soccer, Softball and Tennis.

The Pratt Center is also a venue for Nassau County and New York State high school basketball playoff games, both men's and women's, along with the Clark Center at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury.

LIU Post is also the only college campus on Long Island to maintain an Equestrian Center for horseback riding.

LIU Post won two Men's Lacrosse Division II National Championships. Their first title came in 1996 when they defeated Adelphi 15-10 in the championship and their second came in 2009 when they defeated Le Moyne 8-7 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

The LIU Post Women's Lacrosse team had a perfect, undefeated season and won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2007.

LIU Post also boasts a nationally ranked ACHA ice hockey club team that competes in the Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference.

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