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Athletics

SUNY Potsdam’s 17 intercollegiate athletic teams represent the maroon and gray for the Potsdam Bears.

Making us #PotsdamProud

To learn more about current teams, events, athletes, history, highlights, and live streaming video, visit the home of the Potsdam Bears:

www.potsdambears.com

As charter members of the Division III SUNYAC conference, the SUNY Potsdam Bears have a long history of competition. Our current intercollegiate teams include:

  • Basketball: Men’s & Women’s Teams
  • Cross Country: Men’s & Women’s Teams
  • Ice Hockey: Men’s & Women’s Teams
  • Lacrosse: Men’s & Women’s Teams
  • Soccer: Men’s & Women’s Teams
  • Softball: Women’s Team
  • Swimming & Diving: Men’s & Women’s Teams
  • Track & Field: Men’s & Women’s Teams
  • Volleyball: Men's & Women’s Teams

Interested in playing a division III sport at SUNY Potsdam?

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‘Human-First Approach’

A standout hockey player in her youth, Olivia Cook ’24 went on to achieve great success as a Division I athlete and make a significant impact in both her Mohawk community of Akwesasne and in remote First Nation communities throughout Canada. Now, she’s a leader at SUNY Potsdam as head coach of the women’s hockey team where she mentors student-athletes, while simultaneously completing her degree in public health.

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