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Athletics
Athletics are an integral part of campus life. A wide-ranging program of intercollegiate competition, intramural sports, and recreational activities satisfies students’ individual athletic aspirations. All outdoor facilities and most indoor facilities are available for general student use outside of varsity athletic usage.
Indoor Facilities
McLane Center is the hub of athletic and recreational activities housing our six-lane pool and adjacent diving well (McLane Natatorium), the Gibbs Fitness Center (with over 60 pieces of equipment designed to promote cardiovascular fitness as well as strength training equipment), the Gene Castrovillo '75 Athletic Training Room, and the Mena '73 & Rick '75 Hansinger Family Physical Rehabilitation Center. McLane Center is also home to the Joyce & Walton Strength and Conditioning Center, which is restricted to student-athlete and athletic staff use, as well as Terry S. Galanis Family Arena, which is available for public use upon request.
The Joyce & Walton Family Center for Health & Wellness is a 33,000-square-foot addition to McLane Center which includes a 140-meter, raised indoor track; an all-purpose court suitable for basketball, volleyball, badminton, soccer and other open space games; and two locker rooms. It also features a multi-purpose room for yoga and other group exercise.
The indoor surface in the annex is used by athletics, recreation, and large campus events.
Outdoor Facilities
Outdoor facilities include Yunevich Stadium (home of the Saxon football, lacrosse, and soccer teams) with a multipurpose artificial surface accommodating intercollegiate sports, intramural activities and recreation; Harrington Field for softball; four tennis courts and two pickleball courts; and Connors Family Pavilion.
The Bromeley-Daggett Equestrian Center at Maris Cuneo Equine Park, just minutes from campus, opened in Fall 2005 featuring indoor and outdoor arenas, 52 stalls, and classrooms.
Jericho Hill Fields, soon to be renovated as the future Saxon Hill Sports Complex, will be under construction from the summer of 2024 through early 2026. When completed, the Saxon Hills Sports Complex will feature a rugby field, 400-meter track, throws area, multi-purpose turf field, and a baseball field. The Complex will also feature a cross country running trail wich in the winter transitions to a cross country ski trail.
Intercollegiate Athletics
Alfred University sponsors intercollegiate athletics for women in alpine skiing, basketball, cheerleading, soccer, cross country, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, lacrosse, softball, rugby and volleyball. Men’s intercollegiate sports include alpine skiing, baseball, football, cross country, track & field, basketball, rugby, soccer, lacrosse, swimming & diving, and tennis. The dressage, hunt seat, and western equestrian teams are varsity and coeducational.
Alfred is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division III), the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the highly competitive Empire 8 Conference, while skiing competes in United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA), Hunt Seat and Western Equestrian in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) and Dressage Equestrian is in the Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA).
Cheerleading competes for the National Cheerleaders Association; women’s rugby competes for the Upstate New York Collegiate Rugby Conference; and men’s rugby competes under Lake Effect Rugby Conference.