The Geneseo Knights (also known as the SUNY Geneseo Knights or the Geneseo State Knights) are composed of 19 varsity teams (7 men's 12 women's) representing the

State University of New York at Geneseo The State University of New York College at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo State College or, colloquially, "Geneseo") is a public liberal arts college in Geneseo, New York. It is New York's public honors college and part of the State University ...

(SUNY Geneseo) in intercollegiate athletics. All teams compete at the

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level and all teams compete in the Empire 8 conference. In men's

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the Geneseo Knights are known as the "Geneseo Ice Knights"-

Background

The Geneseo Knights has 19 varsity sports programs including basketball ((M)en's and (W)omen's), cross country (M, W), equestrian (W), field hockey (W), ice hockey (M), lacrosse (M, W), soccer (M, W), softball (W), swimming and diving (M, W), tennis (W), indoor/outdoor track & field (M, W), and volleyball (W).

Sports Sponsored

National championships

Team

Club Sports

Although they are not NCAA programs, Geneseo also has 23 competitive club sports teams that compete in intercollegiate play as well as teams for recreational participants. Some of these clubs include rowing, rugby, baseball, soccer, tennis, cheerleading, badminton and golf.

Intramural Sports

There are also 27 intramural sport offerings, such as

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Venues

Ira Wilson Arena The "Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena" (also known as 'The Ira') is an

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located on the campus of SUNY Geneseo. It is the home ice of the SUNY Geneseo's

men's

team. It is also used by the Geneseo/Livingston Blues Youth Hockey, as well as students who take advantage of open skating hours during the week. The arena has a listed capacity of 2,500 fans, and important Ice Knights hockey games routinely draw 2,000 fans from the college and the town.

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* {{New York Sports State University of New York at Geneseo College sports in New York (state)