Ithaca College

Ithaca College is a private liberal arts college in Ithaca, New York, founded in 1892 as a music school, the Ithaca Conservatory of Music in downtown Ithaca.

Athletics

Ithaca College's sports teams were originally called the Cayugans, but the name was changed to the Bombers in the 1930s. Sources credit an Ithaca Journal sports columnist with giving the Bombers their name when he compared Ithaca's baseball team to the New York Yankees (which are affectionately known as the "Bronx Bombers".)

Related Topics:
Baseball - New York Yankees

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Ithaca is a member of the NCAA's Division III, the Empire Eight Conference, and the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Ithaca has one of Division III's strongest athletic programs. The Bombers have won a total of 15 national titles in seven team sports and five individual sports. Most recently, the women's crew team won back-to-back NCAA Division III championships in 2004 and 2005.

Related Topics:
NCAA - Empire Eight - Eastern College Athletic Conference - 2004 - 2005

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Ithaca is also home to a large number of club sports. There are over 60 teams and many are very competitive; competiting against other colleges in leagues and tournaments.

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