Liberty League
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The Liberty League is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III, originally founded in 1995 as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association. Member institutions are all located in the State of New York.
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[edit] Members
Full member institutions include:
Institution | Team Name | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment |
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Clarkson University | Golden Knights | Potsdam, New York | 1896 | Private | 3,000 [3] |
Hamilton College | Continentals | Clinton, New York | 1793 | Private | 1,780 |
Hobart and William Smith College[1] | Statesmen/Herons | Geneva, New York | 1822/1908 | Private | 1,928 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Red Hawks | Troy, New York | 1824 | Private | 4,888 |
University of Rochester | Yellowjackets | Rochester, New York | 1850 | Private | 4,561 |
St. Lawrence University | Saints | Canton, New York | 1856 | Private | 2,182 [4] |
Skidmore College | Thoroughbreds | Saratoga Springs, New York | 1903 | Private | 2,200 |
Union College | Dutchmen | Schenectady, New York | 1795 | Private | 2,200 |
Vassar College | Brewers | Poughkeepsie, New York | 1861 | Private | 2,475 |
[edit] Associate members
- United States Merchant Marine Academy, football[2]
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute. football[2]
- Susquehanna University, football (starting 2007). [3]
[edit] Sports
The Liberty League sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's crew, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's football, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women’s soccer, women's softball, men's and women's squash, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.