Elmira College Athletics

Founded in 1855, Elmira College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college. Elmira, a city of 35,000, is located in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York. Elmira boasts an enrollment of 1,200 students, from 35 states and 23 foreign countries. There is a 12:1 student faculty ratio, and the average class size has 16 students. Distinctive academic programs make the Elmira College experience unique. Required community service and internships allow students to grow and gain practical experience in a workplace dynamic. Encore, the College’s performing arts appreciation requirement, and off-campus opportunities such as the Junior Year Abroad program and the United Nations Semester, expose students to a diversity of experiences not always found in a traditional classroom.

Elmira College offers majors in more than 35 academic areas, including Accounting, American Studies, Anthropology and Sociology, Art, Biology, Biology-Chemistry, Business Administration, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Computer Information Systems, Criminal Justice, Economics, Educational Studies, Elementary Education, Engineering-Chemical, English Literature, Environmental Studies, Foreign Languages, Human Services, Individualized Studies, International Studies, Mathematics, Medical Technology, Music, Nursing, Philosophy and Religion, Political Science, Pre-Law, Pre-Medical, Psychology, Public Affairs, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, Speech and Hearing, Speech and Language Disabilities, and Theatre.

The athletic teams at Elmira College compete in the NCAA Division III Eastern College Athletic Conference, New York State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association, and the Empire 8 Conference.

Recent Highlights:

• One of those final year standouts is Alicia Boscarello ’04, who received Empire 8 All-Conference and All-Northeast Region First Team honors in 2002. Boscarello set a new Elmira College single-season record with 603 kills, while maintaining a 353 hitting percentage.



• Women’s soccer coach Franco Bari was named Empire 8 Coach of the year.



• Field hockey coach Bern Macca was named Empire 8 Coach of the Year.



• The Elmira College men’s hockey reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1997, finishing the year with an 18-8-2 mark under second-year head coach Tim Ceglarski.



• The Women’s Ice Hockey Team won the NCAA National Championship in 2002 and 2003, as well as the ECAC West Championship.



• The Elmira College Cheerleading program completed another successful season. Led by second year head coach Jen Bozek, ,the 20-member squad captured 10th place honors in the NCA National Championships. This event marked the fourth time in the last five years that the Soaring Eagles have competed at the national level. The EC Cheerleaders are a nationally recognized all-girl competitive squad and the 2000 NCA National Champions. The squad is currently ranked as one of the top 10 cheerleading squads in the nation.

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