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Athletic Association
  • NAA
  • NCAA
Athletic Division NCAA Division I-AA
Athletic Conferences Football: Big South Conference
Basketball: America East
School Colors Red and white
School Nickname Seawolf
Men Playing Varsity Sports 282 - 4%
Women Playing Varsity Sports 188 - 3%
Students Receiving Athletic Financial Aid Football: 22
Basketball: 25
Baseball: 28
Cross Country/Track: 13
Other Sports: 160

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Stony Brook University’s Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium has created a lot of new excitement for our Division IA teams. The Seawolves play some the best schools, but they also lose most of the time. If our teams had a better reputation for winning, there would be a very large following. Events like Wolfstock, which is part of the Homecoming celebration, enjoy great popularity, but after the first loss of the season, momentum dwindles down rapidly. Students seem a bit jaded, and while many might follow how our teams do, not many get caught up in the excitement. For some, graduation day is the first time they set foot into the stadium.

Intramural sports are really where all the action is. IMs have an enormous popularity and a very large following in all the different varieties offered. Like academics, intramural sports can be competitive, as well. The athletic facilities available for IMs help to promote their popularity. Oddly enough, with all the success of intramural sports, IMs are not widely publicized, and these activities still remain pretty underground. The only people that seem to know about IM happenings are the other teammates. Intramural sports are a good way to let off steam, take a break to meet others, and make friends in a fun atmosphere.

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Athletics at SUNY Stony Brook University

hanna10sbu

Pharmacology '14

4.6
A

Home Coming

Athletics in our school is highly supported, we all sport our red shirts.

Mar 02, 2012

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Athletics at SUNY Stony Brook University

janeko

Pre-Medicine Studies '15

2.3
C

It's There, but Barely

There are sports games throughout the school year but I don't know anyone who goes to more than two of them. Personally I haven't gone to any this year. The gyms are lacking in equipment and space though people manage to work out anyway. Overall the athletic scene could benefit from some more funding.

Jan 16, 2012

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Athletics at SUNY Stony Brook University

salgoud10467

Pre-Medicine Studies '14

3.5
B

Getting Better

In the past, Stony Brook wasn't known for sports at all, but recently, the school has made changes. Stony Brook has revamped several of the sports programs and made the school more attractive to athletic students. We have recently made large improvements with our basketball and football teams and have entered divisions that we could not before. The sports will only continue to improve.

Jan 10, 2012

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User rating for SUNY Stony Brook University - Athletics is 3.5 out of 5 based on 26 user reviews.

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How popular are varsity sports on campus?

How popular are intramurals and club sports?

How would you describe the athletic facilities?

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Men's Varsity Sports
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Swimming and diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
Women's Varsity Sports
  • Basketball
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming and diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
Intramurals
  • 3-on-3 Basketball
  • 4-on-4 volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Dodgeball
  • Extreme dodgeball
  • Flag football
  • Soccer
  • Soccer (indoor)
  • Softball
  • Volleyball (indoor)
Club Sports
  • Aikido and Judo
  • Archery
  • Ballroom dance
  • Belly Dancing
  • Bowling
  • Boxing
  • Capoeira
  • Crew
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Go
  • Handball
  • Ice hockey
  • Kumdo
  • Lion Dance
  • Men's Lacrosse
  • Men's Rugby
  • Rolley hockey
  • Scuba
  • Squash
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Thillana
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Women's Lacrosse
  • Women's Rugby
Athletic Fields & Facilities
  • Goldstein Family Student-Athlete Center
  • Indoor Sports Complex
  • Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
  • Pritchard Gymnasium
  • West Wing

Most Popular Sports

Football, basketball, lacrosse, baseball

Most Overlooked Teams

Rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis, cross country

School Spirit

The unique thing about Stony Brook is that everyone is very excited about how much they feel USB sucks. Apathy is something everyone here can get behind and really rally around. Even with such a vapid atmosphere, there are boosters and a perhaps small segment that really are excited about going to school at USB. There are many good reasons why, but there are also small things that can frustrate students, and lead to such apathy. Every year, spirit does increase. Since the erection of the stadium, sports have become more of a focal point. Nowhere is it more evident than at Midnight Madness and Homecoming weekend, with Wolfstock. Students all take pride in the work they do, but with more of an alternative view of school spirit—it is more of an academic spirit, wherein grades are the pom poms of spirit.

Getting Tickets

It is always free for a Stony Brook student to go to a sporting event (with Stony Brook I.D.), except for lacrosse games. For anyone else, tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth at the stadium on the day of the event or in advance online at goseawolves.cstv.com.

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Ashley Schiff Forest Preserve, Paul Simons Memorial Bicycle Path

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