Athletics

The Colgate men’s hockey team is heading to Lake Placid for the 2014 ECAC Hockey Championship weekend at Herb Brooks Arena, and Raider Nation is gearing up to show its support. Nearly 250 alumni and fans have registered so far to attend (see the list) a Friday night reception at the Edelweiss Room in the […]

          Two alumni, Katie Garman Kammerdiener ’10 and Pat Campolieta ’02, returned to Cotterell Court this past season. But, instead of dribbling up and down the court, the former basketball players sat in as the color commentators.

Perhaps this winter’s deep freeze was the Raiders’ inspiration! After sweeping St. Lawrence this weekend — with a 2-1 victory on Friday, and a 4-3 win last night — Colgate is headed to Lake Placid for ECAC Hockey Championship weekend. The Raiders will face Quinnipiac in the semifinals on Friday, with the time to be determined. Tickets […]

Colgate senior co-captain Hannah Fitton has not once let Usher syndrome stand in the way of pursuing her dreams. The sociology and anthropology major is rounding out her final season swimming for the Division I Raiders. The senior swimmer lives by a simple motto, swim fast, have fun. Fitton is a go-getter who not only […]

(Editor’s note: This article first appeared here, and was written by Kat Castner) Tonight at 7 the Colgate women’s hockey hosts its fourth annual autism awareness game when Brown makes a visit to Starr Rink. Over the course of four years, Colgate and its devoted fans have raised more than $38,000 for Autism Speaks. “The […]

(Editor’s note: this article first appeared here, and was written by Matt Faulkner.) During winter break, the Colgate men’s hockey team welcomed many of the university’s international students to Starr Rink ice in a different type of Learn to Skate program. The program had a special twist this time as Brooks Herrington ’15 and Julian […]

It was a classic one-two punch the Colgate men’s hockey team delivered this weekend in winning the Mariucci Classic title. First, the Raiders defeated the Minnesota Gophers, the No. 1 team in the nation, in a shootout on Friday night. Second, the squad turned in another stellar performance on Saturday to win the title with […]

When Colgate’s women’s volleyball players arrive on campus, they may be leaving their families behind, but a new family awaits them: the Senior Rowdy Raiders. More than just a built-in fan base and cheering squad (although they’re those things, too!), the Senior Rowdy Raiders support the volleyball team the way family members would. It all […]

It was a season to remember, the Colgate football team’s 2003 run to the national championship game. The Raiders won their first 15 games of that special season – three in the NCAA playoffs – before falling to Delaware in the Division I-AA title game. More than 3,500 Raiders supporters braved snow squalls and frigid […]

(Editors Note — This story was written by John Painter, director of athletic communications. Contact him by email (jpainter@colgate.edu) or phone (315-228-7566) for information about Tuesday’s 1 p.m. news conference.) Colgate’s winningest head football coach has announced his retirement after 18 stellar seasons and seven Patriot League titles, leaving behind a legacy of championship play, […]