Le Moyne Dolphins
The Le Moyne Dolphins are the athletic teams that represent Le Moyne College, located in DeWitt, New York, in NCAA Division I intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Dolphins compete as members of Northeast Conference. Le Moyne had been a member of the NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference since 1996. At the end of the 2022–23 academic year, Le Moyne began the transition to NCAA Division I as a new member of the NEC.
| Le Moyne Dolphins | |
|---|---|
| University | Le Moyne College |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Bob Beretta |
| Location | DeWitt, New York |
| Varsity teams | 21 |
| Basketball arena | Ted Grant Court in the Le Moyne Events Center |
| Baseball stadium | Dick Rockwell Field |
| Softball stadium | Softball Complex |
| Soccer stadium | Ted Grant Field |
| Aquatics center | Vincent B. Ryan, S.J |
| Lacrosse stadium | Ted Grant Field |
| Nickname | Dolphins |
| Colors | Green and gold |
| Website | lemoynedolphins |
More than 75 percent of students are estimated to participate in some form of athletics at Le Moyne. Le Moyne student-athletes have combined to post term cumulative grade-point averages of at least 3.0 in 39 consecutive semesters dating back to 2003 (through Fall 2022). Dolphin student-athletes routinely combine for term GPAs of at least 3.3 in addition to completing more than 2,500 hours of community service each year as part of The Le Moyne Way program.
As early as the second century, Christians associated the dolphin with love and tenderness. A dolphin appears on the seal of the Bishop of Syracuse, just as it was on the seal of the ancient See of Siracusa. Le Moyne named its teams the Dolphins to encourage students to look to the future, because the dolphin is a sign of comfort and union and fraternal charity. The Dolphin is a constant reminder that Le Moyne is steeped in centuries-old tradition and philosophy.
The Le Moyne men's basketball team gained national attention when it defeated Division I powerhouse Syracuse 82–79 in a November 2009 exhibition game. Le Moyne's women's basketball team nearly pulled a similar shocker before falling to Syracuse 73–70 in an exhibition game at the JMA Wireless Dome on November 3, 2022.
Le Moyne has long been a lacrosse power at the Division II level, earning seven men's and women's national championships in the sport. The Dolphins' men's lacrosse team captured its sixth National crown in 2021 under the leadership of head coach Dan Sheehan. Le Moyne registered its lone women's lacrosse national title in 2018.
Following a long career in senior administration at the West Point, Bob Beretta was named director of athletics on Jan. 7, 2021. He is only the fourth director of athletics in the college's history.