Cleveland State Vikings


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. They have been a member of the NCAA Division I since 1972. They were previously a member of the NCAA College Division, a precursor to NCAA Division II. The university is a member of the Horizon League and Mid-American Conference for wrestling. Cleveland State was formerly in the Mid-Continent Conference and North Star Conference. 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.

Facilities

Current facilities

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.
YearMen's PointsWomen's PointsTotal PointsFinish
2005????
2006????
2007????
20082521461st
2009??413rd
2010??363rd
201122.51739.53rd
20121920392nd
20132619451st

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.
Regular season
Tournament
Regular season
Tournament

Men's fencing

Record by year

Head coaching history

Football

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." On November 19, 2008 it was revealed that President Schwartz had chosen the committee members to explore the feasibility of football at Cleveland State. On October 9, 2009 it was announced the University had completed its feasibility study. 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.
#Question% YesVotes% NoVotes
1Are you interested in having Cleveland State add a Division I non-scholarship football team?68.71,21431.3553
2Are 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?44.478055.6977
3The 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?51.891348.2847
4Would you be willing to pay $6 to $8 per credit hour for CSU football and other Division I sports?41.873258.21,022

Men's golf

SchoolSeasonRecordPostseason
Total4 years8-34-21 Postseason bid

Head coaching history

Men's lacrosse

Cleveland State established its varsity men's lacrosse program on March 30, 2015. The Vikings' inaugural lacrosse match was a 13-8 home loss to Michigan on February 4, 2017.

Head coaching history

Men's rifle

Men's soccer

Regular season
Tournament

Head coaching history

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.
Outdoor track and field
Indoor track and field

Head coaching history

Wrestling

Head coaching history

Women's basketball

Regular season
Tournament
First Season 1980

Women's fencing

Record by year

Women's golf

SchoolSeasonRecordPostseason
Total?? years?-?-?0 Postseason bids

Women's soccer

Regular season
Tournament
SchoolSeasonRecordPostseason
Total13 years76–174–130 Postseason bids

Softball

Regular season
Tournament

NCAA Championship history

Head coaching history

Women's swimming & diving

Head coaching history

Women's tennis

Head coaching history

Women's track & field

Outdoor track and field
Indoor track and field
Regular season
Tournament
Viking Crew is a successful coed club crew. 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.

Fall season regattas

Head coaching history