Athletic teams of Cleveland State University
The Cleveland State Vikings , or Vikes , are the athletic teams of Cleveland State University . Before as Fenn College they were known as the Fenn College Foxes or Fenn Foxes . Cleveland State competes in NCAA Division I . The Vikings have competed in NCAA Division I since 1972. They were previously members of the NCAA College Division , a precursor to NCAA Division II. The university is a member of the Horizon League (1994–present), the Mid-American Conference (2019–present) for wrestling, and the ASUN Conference (2021–present) for men's lacrosse. Cleveland State was formerly in the Mid-Continent Conference (1982–1994) and North Star Conference (1989–1992). Cleveland State previously fielded baseball, men's cross country as well as men and women's track and field. As Fenn College they fielded men's ice hockey and rifle. Cleveland State has a number of club sports as well.
Fenn College Foxes logo (1950s–1965)
Facilities
Athletic Director history
#
Name
Years
1
Homer E. Woodling
September 1, 1929 – June 30, 1966
2
Robert F. Busbey
July 1, 1966—1990
3
John Konstantinos
July 1, 1990 – July 1, 2002
4
Lee Reed[2]
July 24, 2002— May 2010
5
John Parry[3] [4]
May 10, 2010—June 30, 2017[5]
6
Michael Thomas
March 1, 2017[6] —April 30, 2019
7
Scott Garrett
May 1, 2019 -
McCafferty Trophy
The McCafferty Trophy is awarded by the Horizon League to the school with the best overall athletic performance in all the sponsored sports. Cleveland State has won the award twice, in 2008 and 2013. Below is a table of the Cleveland State finishes and points.
Year
Men's Points
Women's Points
Total Points
Finish
2005[7]
?
?
?
?
2006
?
?
?
?
2007
?
?
?
?
2008[8]
25
21
46
1st
2009[9]
?
?
41
3rd
2010[10] [11]
?
?
36
3rd
2011[12]
22.5
17
39.5
3rd
2012[13]
19
20
39
2nd
2013[14]
26
19
45
1st
Baseball
Baseball at Cleveland State was played for a total of 69 seasons. On May 2, 2011, Clevleland State University announced that they would eliminate the baseball team. The reasons cited were budget concerns as well as the difficulty of having a baseball team in the northern United States with the season starting earlier and earlier and favoring teams in the warmer southern United States.[15]
Men's basketball
Men's cross country
Cleveland State dropped Men's Cross Country after the 1993 season.
Mid-Continent Conference Team Championships (1):
1992
NCAA Championship history
Season
Place
Points
1977
11th
313
1979
19th
425
Men's fencing
Record by year
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
Record
1
E. Sylvester Kennedy
1931—1933
1–8
2
O. Adolf Berger
1934—1935
0–6
3
John Royner Madison Dods
1948—1949
0–5
4
Madison Dods
1949—1951
3–12
5
Charles Simonian
1952—1958
33-30
6
Madison Dods
1958—1960
13-12
7
John Szent Kiralyi
1960—1986
324-215
8
Joe Fazekas
1986—1995
176-160
9
William Reith
1995—2001
?-?
10
James A Sager
2001—2008
?-?
11
Christopher Tulleners
2008 – 2015
99-264
12
Jim Fazekas
2015–2017
13
Christopher Tulleners
2017 – 2021
14
Christine Griffiths
2022–present
On October 14, 2008, Cleveland State University President Michael Schwartz stated "he wants a blue ribbon panel to give him a recommendation on the football team before July 1 when he is scheduled to retire. He also said the program will have to be structured to pay for itself."[16] On November 19, 2008, it was revealed that President Schwartz had chosen the committee members to explore the feasibility of football at Cleveland State.[17] On October 9, 2009, it was announced the university had completed its feasibility study.[18] From April 12–14, 2010 the Cleveland State Student Government Association polled students online about whether they favored football at Cleveland State. The results were as follows.[19]
#
Question
% Yes
Votes
% No
Votes
1
Are you interested in having Cleveland State add a Division I non-scholarship football team?
68.7
1,214
31.3
553
2
Are you willing to pay a fee for Division I non-scholarship football in addition to any potential, future tuition increases that may be instituted by the university?
44.4
780
55.6
977
3
The fee that would be instituted will cover operating costs for the football team. This would include staff salaries, equipment, travel, insurance, and medical care. Would you be willing to pay $4 to $6 per credit hour for CSU football?
51.8
913
48.2
847
4
Would you be willing to pay $6 to $8 per credit hour for CSU football and other Division I sports?
41.8
732
58.2
1,022
Men's golf
Mid-Continent Team Championships (0):
Horizon League Team Championships (10): 1998, 2006, 2008–09, 2011, 2014–18
Men's ice hockey
Ohio-Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Hockey League Team Championships (0):
Record by year
Statistics overview
Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Fenn College (Penn-Ohio Intercollegiate Hockey League[20] [21] ) (1938–1941)
1938
Bud Cook
1–8–1
1939
Peggy O'Neill
3–9–0
Lost, John Carroll
1940
James W. Griswold
2–11–0
1941
James W. Griswold
2–6–1
Total:
8–34–2
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
School
Season
Record
(Conf. Record)
Postseason
Total
4 years
8-34-2
(8-34-2)
1 Postseason bid
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
Record
1
Bud Cook
1938—1938
1-8-1
2
Peggy O'Neill
1939—1939
3-9-0
3
James W. Griswold
1940—1941
4-17-1
Men's lacrosse
Cleveland State established its varsity men's lacrosse program on March 30, 2015.[22] The Vikings' inaugural lacrosse match was a 13–8 home loss to Michigan on February 4, 2017.[23]
CSU competed as an independent for its first five men's lacrosse seasons. After the 2021 season, CSU joined the newly reinstated men's lacrosse league of the ASUN Conference .[24]
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
Record
1
Dylan Sheridan
2017–2019
5–9
2
Andy German
2019–present
Men's rifle
No team since 1937–1938, no place to shoot.
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
1
Don Fable
1929—1938
Men's soccer
Men's swimming & diving
Penn-Ohio Conference Championships (14): 1974, 1976–1986, 1990-1992
Mid-Continent Conference Team Championships (0):
Horizon League Team Championships (4):
1998, 1999, 2006, 2013
Record by year
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
Record
1
Larry Peterson
1931—1932
1-4-0
2
Oliver Tammi
1932—1933
3-3-0
3
William Robertson
1933—1934
0-4-2
4
Gordon Cholmondoley
1934—1935
6-4-1
5
Harry Kyr
1935—1936
9-1-0
6
Morton Leavitt
1936—1937
4-8-0
7
Robert Mills
1937—1938
3-8-0
8
Raymond Ray
1938—1950
69-37-0
9
Jody Gram
1950—1951
5-6-0
10
Robert F. Busbey
1951—1981
164-206-1
11
Wally Morton
1981—
248-133-1
Men's tennis
Cleveland State dropped tennis as a sport following the 1991–1992 school year. Tennis was brought back for the 1999–2000 school year.
Mid-Continent Conference Team Championships (0):
Horizon League Team Championships (5):
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013,[25] 2018, 2019.
Men's track & field
Cleveland State dropped Men's Track & Field after the 1992 season.[26]
NCAA Championship history
Season
Place
Points
1968
T-17th
10
1973
T-32nd
6
Head coaching history
Wrestling
Eastern Wrestling League Team Championships (1):
1979
Program has had at least one NCAA qualifier for the last 42 years, going back to the 1964–65 season.
Eight Vikings have achieved All-American status.
Lee Barylski, 142 pounds (1970)
Paul Azzarti, Heavyweight (1971)
Frank Yoo, 142 pounds (1972)
Tony DiGiovanni, 134 pounds (1973)
Tom Cavanaugh, 150 pounds (1973)
Toby Matney, 158 pounds (1979)
Dave Zahoransky, 142 pounds (1986, 1988)
Dan Carcelli, 142 pounds (1995)
Record by year
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
Record
1
Spike Sperry
1931—1933
3–6
2
William White
1933—1934
1–4
3
William Leickie
1933—1934
1–4
4
Richard Bonacci
1962—1997
296-177-9
5
Jack Effner
1997—2008
71-91-3
6
Ben Stehura
2008—present
0-0-0
Women's basketball
Women's cross country
Mid-Continent Conference Team Championships (0):
Horizon League Team Championships (0):
First Season 1980
Women's fencing
Record by year
Women's golf
Horizon League Team Championships (1): 2017
Record by year
Statistics overview
Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Cleveland State (Independent) (2001–2002)
2001–2002
Tom Porten
?–?–?
N/A
Cleveland State (Horizon League ) (2002–present)
2002–2003
Tom Porten
?–?–?
N/A
2003–2004
Tom Porten
?–?–?
N/A
2004–2005
Tom Porten
?–?–?
N/A
2005–2006
Tom Porten
?–?–?
N/A
2006–2007
Brian Varsey
?–?–?
N/A
2007–2008
Steve Weir
?–?–?
N/A
2008–2009
Steve Weir
?–?–?
N/A
2009–2010
Steve Weir
?–?–?
N/A
2010–2011
Steve Weir
?–?–?
N/A
2011–2012
Steve Weir
?–?–?
N/A
Total:
??–??
??–??
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
School
Season
Record
(Conf. Record)
Postseason
Total
?? years
?-?-?
(?-?-?)
0 Postseason bids
Totals updated through the end of the 2010–2011 school year.[27] [28]
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
Record
1
Tom Porten
2001—2006
?–?–?
2
Brian Varsey
2006—2007
?–?–?
3
Steve Weir
2007—
?–?–?
Women's soccer
Record by year
Statistics overview
Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Cleveland State (Horizon League ) (2004–present)
2004
Derrek Falor
0–19–0
0–7–0
8th
2005
Derrek Falor
0–18–1
0–6–1
8th
2006
Derrek Falor
3–17–0
0–7–0
8th
2006
Derrek Falor
3–17–0
0–7–0
8th
2007
Derrek Falor
5–14–1
1–6–1
8th
2008
Derrek Falor
8–10–1
3–4–1
6th
2009
Derrek Falor
3–14–1
2–5–1
7th
2010
Derrek Falor
9–8–2
5–3–0
T–3rd
2011
Derrek Falor
10–7–2
3–3–2
T–4th
2012
Derrek Falor
6–11–0
2–5–0
8th
2013
Derrek Falor
8–9–1
2–5–0
T–6th
2014
Sonia Curvelo
8–8–3
3–4–1
T–5th
2015
Sonia Curvelo
8–10–1
4–5–0
6th
2016
Sonia Curvelo
5–12–0
2–7–0
8th
Total:
76–174–13
27-74–7
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
School
Season
Record
(Conf. Record)
Postseason
Total
13 years
76–174–13
(27–74–7)
0 Postseason bids
Totals updated through the end of the 2016–2017 school year.[29] [30]
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
Record
1
Derrek Falor
2004—2013
55–144–8
2
Sonia Curvelo
2014—2016
21–30–4
Softball
Record by year
NCAA Championship history
Season
Eliminated Round
Teams Defeated
Lost to
1997
Regionals
–
Michigan Michigan State
2009
Regionals
–
Notre Dame Miami (Ohio)
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
Record
1
Louise Furjanic
1979—1980
7-22-0
2
Ken Leckler
1981—1981
8-7-0
3
Alice Khol
1982—1983
28-22-1
4
Robin Sobelewski
1984—1984
12-3-0
5
Sue Welch
1985—1987
38-44-0
6
Mitch Wagner
1988—1989
20-42-2
7
Chico Chernosky
1990—1991
28-28-0
8
Tom McLaughlin
1992—1996
92-129-0
9
Julie Jones
1997—2006
244-260-2
10
Angie Nicholson
2007—
172-86-0
Women's swimming & diving
Penn-Ohio Conference Championships (2): 1990 and 1991
Mid-Continent Conference Team Championships (0):
Horizon League Team Championships (0):
Record by year
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
Record
1
Susan Ziegler
1975—1976
4-4-0
2
Norman Burkhart
1976—1977
2-6-0
3
Susan Ziegler
1977—1978
1-6-0
4
Joyce Ferguson
1978—1980
13-9-1
5
Dave Duda
1980—1981
5-6-0
6
Debbie Dugan
1981—1982
9-3-0
7
Robert G. Kloos
1982—1983
10-2-0
8
Sue Neff
1983—1985
10-11-0
9
Lorry Wagner
1985—1991
46-37-0
10
John Collis
1991—1994
22-21-0
11
Mike Lehto
1994—2007
88-98-0
12
Wally Morton
2007 – present
4-8-0
Women's tennis
North Star Conference Team Championships (0):
Mid-Continent Conference Team Championships (0):
Horizon League Team Championships (0):
Record by year
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
Record
1
Jane Pease
1979—1980
0–8
2
Susan Ziegler
1980—1983
18-11
3
Sheryl Smith
1983—1986
19-8
4
Robert Malaga
1986—1989
10–24
5
John Bondea
1989—1991
0–17
6
Charles Mosley
1991—1995
2–46
7
Rick Kroboth
1995—1996
0–16
8
Dave Heilbron
1996—1997
2–8
9
Teresa Baker
1997—2001
21–76
10
Sandy Geringer
2001—2002
7–19
11
Brian Etzkin
2003—
2–24
Women's track & field
Women's Track & Field ceased to exist after the 199? season. It was reinstated beginning in 2017.
Women's volleyball
Club sports – crew (rowing)
Viking Crew is a successful coed club crew.[31] Each year the team travels around the nation to compete against other top collegiate crew. In 2006 the team's lightweight men's four traveled to Boston to race in the Head of the Charles Regatta . In 2007 and 2009 the team raced at Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta with over 37 boats in their race. In 2009 Cleveland State won the Hammer Ergatta cup and the Cleveland Collegiate Regatta cup.
Mid-America Collegiate Rowing Association Championships (0):
Cleveland Collegiate Regatta Championships (1):
Hammer Ergatta Championships (1):
Spring season regattas
#
Name
Location
1
Hammer Ergatta
Cleveland, OH
2
Cleveland Collegiate Regatta
Cleveland, OH
3
West Virginia Governor's Cup Regatta
Charleston, WV
4
Mid-America Collegiate Rowing Association Regatta
Athens, OH
5
Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta
Philadelphia, PA
Fall season regattas
#
Name
Location
1
Head of the Cuyahoga
Cleveland, OH
2
Head of the Ohio
Pittsburgh, PA
3
Head of the Charles Regatta
Boston, MA
4
Speakmon Memorial
Columbus, OH
Head coaching history
#
Name
Years
1
Dan DiAngelo
2000—2004
2
Mark Silverstein
2004—2006
3
Ron Dorchak
2006—2008
4
David Dressler
2008—2010
Notes
^ "Color Palette | Cleveland State University" . Retrieved April 13, 2016 .
^ Alexander, Elton (April 14, 2010). "Cleveland State athletic director Lee Reed leaving for Georgetown" . Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 31, 2012 .
^ Alexander, Elton (May 7, 2010). "Cleveland State announces John Parry as interim athletic director" . Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 31, 2012 .
^ McCann, Brian (April 1, 2011). "John Parry Named Cleveland State University Athletic Director" . Cleveland State University. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012 .
^ http://www.csucauldron.com/news/article_398a9e00-ecc8-11e6-a176-a7db0c8887a6.html [permanent dead link ]
^ "Michael Thomas Appointed Cleveland State Director of Athletics | Horizon League" . Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2017-02-11 .
^ "UW-Milwaukee Captures James J. McCafferty Trophy | Horizon League" . horizonleague.org . Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
^ McCann, Brian (28 May 2008). "VIKINGS WIN McCAFFERTY TROPHY" . Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland State University. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013 .
^ "Milwaukee claims McCafferty Trophy as Horizon League all-sports champion for fifth time in nine years" . Oak Brook, Illinois: Horizon League. 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2013 .
^ "Butler Captures James J. McCafferty Trophy" . Butler University. 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2013 .
^ "Butler Captures 2010 McCafferty Trophy as Horizon League's All-Sports Champion - HORIZON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE" . Archived from the original on 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2013-05-28 .
^ "Butler Claims Record-Setting Eighth McCafferty Trophy" . Horizon League. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2013 .
^ Potter, Bill (30 May 2012). "Milwaukee Earns Sixth McCafferty Trophy as Horizon League All-Sports Champion" . Horizon League. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013 .
^ Potter, Bill (28 May 2013). "Cleveland State Earns Second McCafferty Trophy" . Horizon League. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013 .
^ "Cleveland State University Ends Baseball Program" . 2 May 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011 .
^ http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/10/cleveland_state_university_con.html Cleveland State considers a new name and a new football team. Accessed October 25, 2008.
^ http://www.csuohio.edu/news/inthenews/081119football.html CSU Picks Committee to Explore Football. Accessed October 2, 2010.
^ "Football Feasibility Study Announced - CLEVELAND STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE" . Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-03 . Football Feasibility Study Announced . Accessed October 2, 2010.
^ "Board of Elections - Student Life - Cleveland State University" . Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-06-19 . 2010 SGA Election Results . Accessed October 2, 2010.
^ "College Icers in Dual Bill; Dukes Meet Fenn, Tech Tackles Carroll" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 11, 1940. Retrieved April 7, 2012 .
^ "Dukes Win Hockey Title" . The News-Dispatch. March 2, 1939. Retrieved April 7, 2012 .
^ "Cleveland State University to Add Men's Lacrosse Program," Cleveland State University Athletics, Monday, March 30, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2018
^ "Vikings Drop Inaugural Contest to Michigan, 13-8," Cleveland State University Athletics, Saturday, February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2018
^ "ASUN Conference Announces Formation of Men's Lacrosse League" (Press release). ASUN Conference. February 5, 2021. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .
^ Potter, Bill (28 April 2013). "Cleveland State Takes Dramatic Men's Tennis Championship" . Horizon League. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2013 .
^ "JUDGE OVERTURNS BARNES RULING" . Dayton Daily News. June 26, 1992. Retrieved April 11, 2012 .
^ Horizon League (2011). "2011 Horizon League Golf record book" (PDF) . Horizon League. p. 8. Retrieved March 11, 2012 .
^ Cleveland State University (2010). "2010 Cleveland State Vikings golf media guide" (PDF) . Cleveland State University. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2012 .
^ Cleveland State University (2011). "2011 Cleveland State women's soccer media guide" (PDF) . Cleveland State University. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2012 .
^ Horizon League (2011). "Horizon League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF) . Horizon League. p. 14. Retrieved March 11, 2012 .
^ http://www.csurowing.com Viking Crew . Accessed November 28, 2010.
References
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"Official Cleveland State Vikings Athletics site" . Retrieved September 4, 2006 .
"Mid-Continent Conference Record Book" . Archived from the original on December 5, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2007 .
"2007 Mid-Con Basketball Championships Program" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2007 .
"Traditions: CSU Fight Song "The Pride of Cleveland" " . Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2007 .
"Horizon League Record Book" . Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2007 .
"Eastern Wrestling League Record Book" . Archived from the original on April 18, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2007 .
"The Mascot" . Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2007 .
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"Faculty Senate Minutes – Athletics" . Retrieved September 22, 2007 .
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