The 65th annual Cortaca Jug lived up to its reputation as one of the most exciting rivalries in Division III football. In front of 9,562 fans at Grady Field, the Cortland Red Dragons secured a 28-17 victory over the Ithaca Bombers to close out an undefeated regular season. The win marked Cortland’s third 10-0 season […]
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Cross Country Runner on Her Way to the National Championship!
This past weekend, sophomore Melissa Innocent made history by becoming the first Cortland women’s cross country runner to qualify for the NCAA Division III National Championship since 2016. Innocent’s impressive performance at the NCAA Division III Niagara Region (Region 3) Women’s Cross Country Championship, held at Fredonia State, earned her a spot at the national […]
Dragons Aim to Reset at Home
SUNY Cortland’s Men’s basketball team has officially started their 2024-2025 season. Coming off an exciting year where the Red Dragons finished with a 15-12 record and making it to the second round of the SUNYAC tournament, Cortland is looking to improve off of that momentum. As Cortland is trying to find their own groove this […]
Cortland Swimming and Diving vs. Ithaca: Cortaca Tub
Cortland swimming and diving competed against Ithaca swim team last Saturday at Ithaca. Cortland had an unfortunate loss in the meet. They like to playfully name the Cortaca tub, however, once again had many outstanding swimmers and divers across the pool. Cortland men claimed victory in four events. Junior, Kellen Dickman came through […]
Cortaca Tub Makes Cortland Top Team in SUNYAC Conference
This past Saturday the SUNY Cortland swimming and diving teams competed in a dual meet against Ithaca College. This meet has been given the nickname, “the Cortaca Tub”. The meet showed a good fight from the Red Dragons, ultimately with the men’s team finishing 110-190, and the women’s team finishing 96-204. The results were compiled […]
Revisiting History: All About Cortaca Jug
With the 2024 Cortaca Jug coming up, we know there have been numerous close games, impressive plays, exciting wins for Cortland, and upbeat spirits. Let’s take a look back on some of these statistics from prior years. First Cortaca Jug: The first Cortaca game was played on October 17, 1959. Cortland played Ithaca at South […]
Cortland swimming and Diving’s SUNYAC Athletes of the Week
Three of Cortland swimming and Diving’s athletes claim SUNYACS athlete of the weeks spots After last weeks victorious meet against Alfred State Last Saturday the Cortland Swim team had a tremendously successful victory at their second dual meet and first home meet of the season against Alfred State. Cortland men’s team defeated Alfred State […]
Cortland’s Game-Winning Field Goal Secures Empire 8 Victory Against Brockport
The Cortland Red Dragons football team narrowly defeated the Brockport Golden Eagles 29-28 on Saturday, clinching their fourth consecutive Empire 8 Conference Championship. The victory was sealed by a game-winning 38-yard field goal from senior kicker Mike Baloga, who nailed the kick with just 27 seconds remaining. This win gave Cortland an automatic berth in […]
Cortland Guide to Cortaca
On November 16th, the most sought out day of the calendar year for the Cortland Red Dragons arrives, Cortaca. This annual tradition immerses the values and competitiveness of Suny Cortland athletics and the community as a whole. For those who may be new to Cortland, have never heard of Cortaca, or think it’s “just a […]
Cortland Swimming and Diving’s First Meet of the Season
Cortland Swimming and Diving season has officially begun as they just completed their first dual meet of the season last Saturday, October 26th against Rochester. Unfortunately, while the Cortland swim team came out with a loss, they had some honorable performances across the men’s and women’s side of the team. Senior, Dylan Anselment, […]