Castleton Spartans
Castleton Spartans | |
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University | Castleton University |
Conference | Little East Conference |
NCAA | Division III |
Athletic director | Deanna Tyson |
Location | Castleton, Vermont |
Varsity teams | 28 (14 men's, 14 women's) |
Football stadium | Dave Wolk Stadium[1] |
Basketball arena | Glenbrook Gym[2] |
Ice hockey arena | Spartan Arena[3] |
Baseball stadium | Spartan Fields[4] |
Softball stadium | Spartan Fields[5] |
Soccer stadium | Dave Wolk Stadium[6] |
Lacrosse stadium | Dave Wolk Stadium[7] |
Wrestling arena | Glenbrook Gym[8] |
Tennis courts | Castleton Tennis Courts[9] |
Volleyball arena | Glenbrook Gym[10] |
Mascot | Sparty |
Nickname | Spartans |
Colors | Castleton green, dark gray, and white |
Website | www |
The Castleton Spartans compete in 20 NCAA Division III varsity sports in the Little East Conference (Little East), Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC), New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) representing Castleton University.
Sports sponsored[]
NCAA Division III sports[]
Men's Sports | Women's Sports |
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Alpine skiing | Alpine skiing |
Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Cross country | Field hockey |
Football | Ice hockey |
Golf | Lacrosse |
Ice hockey | Nordic skiing |
Lacrosse | Rugby |
Nordic skiing | Soccer |
Soccer | Softball |
Tennis | Tennis |
Indoor track and field | Indoor track and field |
Outdoor track and field | Outdoor track and field |
Wrestling | Volleyball |
Men's basketball[]
From 1983 to 1986, Stan Van Gundy (later head coach of the Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons) coached Men's Basketball at Castleton.
Men's soccer[]
Castleton's men's soccer team were declared 1963 NAIA co-champions (along with Earlham College of Indiana) after the championship and consolation games at Frostburg State University in Maryland were cancelled due to snow.[11]
Ice hockey[]
The men's and women's Castleton Spartans hockey teams compete at the Spartan Arena in the site of the former Diamond Run Mall in Rutland.[12] They compete in the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC),
Football[]
The Castleton Spartans football team represents the school in NCAA Division III. The team has been coached by Tony Volpone since 2014. Volpone replaced Marc Klatt, who resigned in December 2013.[13] It has been part of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) since its inaugural season in 2009.[14]
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- ^ "Men's Soccer Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "About the Diamond Run Mall". Diamond Run Mall. 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved Feb 23, 2016.
- ^ "Volpone hired as football coach at Castleton". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vt. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ "Castleton Hoping for Continued Success in Year Three". Eastern Collegiate Football Conference. 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
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