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University | Adelphi University |
Conference |
East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Danny McCabe |
Location | Garden City, New York |
Varsity teams | 23 |
Basketball arena | Center for Recreation and Sports |
Baseball stadium | William J. Bonomo Memorial Field |
Softball stadium | Janet L. Ficke Softball Field |
Soccer stadium | Motamed Field |
Other arenas | Woodruff Hall |
Nickname | Panthers |
Colors | Brown and Gold |
Website | www |
The Adelphi Panthers are the athletic teams that represent Adelphi University, located in Garden City, Long Island, New York, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.
The university fields 23 varsity sports programs, and the Panthers compete as members of the Northeast-10 Conference in 22 of their 23 sports. The women's bowling team competes within the East Coast Conference as an affiliate. Adelphi has been a member of the NE10 since 2009, after joining from the ECC.
Since the rankings were established in 2010, Adelphi's combination of academic and athletic success has consisted garnered the school a top ranking in the country among NCAA Division II schools in Collegiate Power Rankings, published by the National College Scouting Association. Adelphi has ranked in the Top 10 in four editions (2010, 2014, 2015, 2016) and in the Top 20 in six seasons.
NCSA calculates the rankings through a proprietary methodology using the results of each school’s placement in U.S. News & World Reports, the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup and NCAA student-athlete graduation rates (for Division I), NCAA academic success rates (for Division II) and general graduation rates for Division III schools. Each of these factors plays a specific role to determine athletic competitiveness and academic excellence for every NCAA-affiliated university.
Opened in 2008, the 76,000-square-foot Center for Recreation and Sports (CRS) features a three-court gymnasium, a suspended running track and significantly upgraded athletic training and rehabilitation rooms. Complementing CRS is Adelphi’s fully renovated Woodruff Hall, which houses a fitness center, pool and additional playing courts. Adelphi also has invested in its fields and outdoor competition spaces, including its all-weather Motamed Field, Janet L. Ficke Field for softball and William J. Bonomo Memorial Field for baseball.
The Panthers have won 16 NCAA Division II National Championships in three different sports, with 15 of 16 coming in the sport of lacrosse. The men's lacrosse team has won seven national crowns with the last coming in 2001. The women's lacrosse team has won eight, including three consecutive National Championships in 2009, 2010, 2011, consecutive championships in 2014 and 2015, and another national crown in 2017.