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Binghamton University Athletics

Teams of Distinction

Teams of Distinction

 
1973 Men's Soccer
•  Earned university's first NCAA berth in any sport (College Division tournament - last year before NCAA Div. II and III distinction)
•  Beat Albany 2-1 in OT in NCAA first round
•  Lost 3-0 to eventual semifinalist Adelphi, who went on to win D-II title the next year
•  10-4-1 record
 
1974-75 Wrestling
•  Placed fifth at NCAA Championship
•  15-3 in duals
•  Produced an NCAA runnerup (Tim Borshoff) and four total All-Americans
•  SUNYAC runnerup
 
1975 Men's Soccer
•  Earned top seed in NYS and host role for first round of NCAA regional
•  Beat Albany 4-3 in NCAA first round
•  Lost 2-1 to eventual NCAA runnerup Brockport in quarterfinals – became the first Binghamton team to reach the national quarters
•  11-4-2 record

1977-78 Wrestling
•  Placed fifth at NCAA Championship
•  Crowned national champion (Steve Caveyero) and three total All-Americans
•  11-2-1 in duals
•  SUNYAC Runnerup
 
1980 Men's Soccer
•  Reached NCAA quarterfinals - furthest advancement of any BU team
•  12-4-2 record
•  SUNYAC champions
•  Won two NCAA tournament games - both in sudden death of the second OT
•  Lost 2-1 at Babson in NCAA qtrs
•  Produced five all-conference players
 
1980-81 Wrestling
•  Placed fifth at NCAA Championship
•  Produced four All-Americans
•  SUNYAC Runnerup
•  8-6 in duals

 1983-84 Wrestling
•  Finished 3rd at NCAA Championship - the highest national finish of any team in school history
•  Produced one national champion (Tom Pillari) and six All-Americans
•  9-5 in duals
•  SUNYAC Runnerup (4 indiv. champs)
•  Hosted NCAA Championship at West Gym

1992-93 Golf
•  Placed fourth at NCAA Championship at Torrey Pines GC
•  Played final three rounds with only four players (couldn't drop the high score)
•  Crowned two All-Americans (Chris Sladish and Dave Andrews)
•  Won eight invitationals
•  Tied for second at ECAC Championship
•  Had 96.6 win percentage (200-7 overall record)
•  Ranked as high as No. 2 in country by Golf Coaches Association of America

1994-95 Men's Tennis
•  Selected for program's first-ever NCAA Championship (only 12 teams chosen)
•  Went 1-3 to earn final ITA Ranking of No. 10
•  17-4 in duals
•  Produced three All-Americans (Adam Marcus, Andrew Magidoff and Pavel Shkylar)
•  Tied program record for wins (17) and achieved highest national ranking

1995 Softball
•  Earned program's first-ever NCAA berth
•  37-8 record
•  SUNYAC champion (program's first)
•  Went 2-2 at NCAA East Regional, losing to nation's No. 3 and host Allegheny in title game
•  Ended season ranked No. 10 in nation
•  School records for wins (37) and consecutive wins (12)
•  Crowned four all-region and six all-conference selections  

1996 Women's Soccer
•  Reached NCAA Round of 16
•  Received bye and hosted NCAA second-round game, losing 1-0 in OT to Ithaca
•  17-2 record
•  Won 16 consecutive games
•  Ranked as high as No. 2 in nation
•  Final season ranking of No. 9
•  Undefeated SUNYAC champions
•  Produced one All-American (Maria Fesel), six all-conference and five all-region selections
•  Set program records for wins, win percentage, fewest losses, shutouts (tied record with 12), consecutive wins
 
1999-00 Women's Basketball
•  27-2 overall record (SR for wins)
•  16-0 in conference play
•  Captured ECAC Division II Championship
•  Finished season on 16-game win streak
•  Ineligible for NCAA during transition
• One All-American and three all-conference

2002-03 Golf
•  Won seven tournaments - most of any program in entire country
•  Advanced to NCAA Regionals (at-large bid - first-ever NCAA berth)
•  Won AE and ECAC championships
•  Five all-region selections (All-New England)
•  Went 161-40-4 against fields (80%)

2003 Men's Soccer
•  12-3-7 overall (4-1-4 AE)
•  America East champions
•  Advanced to NCAA second round with 1-0 road win over No. 15 FDU
•  Lost to No. 7 St. Louis 1-0
•  Ranked No. 26 in nation (NSCAA)
•  Had 14-match unbeaten streak
•  Five all-conference selections
•  AE Defender of Year (Monro) and Goalkeeper of Year (Gonet)

2008-09 Men's Basketball
•  23-9 overall (13-3 AE)
•  Captured AE regular season and postseason titles (first in program history at any level)
•  Won 11 consecutive games (3rd longest in nation entering NCAAs)
•  Played No. 5 Duke in NCAA first round on CBS, losing 86-62
•  Ranked No. 22 in final CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll
•  Defeated UMBC 61-51 in AE championship game broadcast live on ESPN2
•  Three all-conference selections
•  Set records for wins, consecutive wins

2009 Baseball
•  30-22 overall record (13-7 AE)
•  Captured AE regular season and postseason titles (first postseason title)
•  Earned program's first NCAA win with 11-6 win over George Mason, which had the highest win percentage of any team in the NCAA field
•  Averaged 9 runs in three NCAA games
•  Five all-conference selections and Coach, Pitcher and Rookie of Year
•  One MLB Draft pick (Smith, 13th round)

2009-10 Wrestling
• 21st at NCAA Championship
• Won first conference championship in program history
• Six NCAA qualifiers - most in program history (1 All-American)
• Four individual conference champions
• Highest NCAA placewinner in program history (Lister, reached semis, 4th)
 
2009-10 Men's Tennis
•  25-2 overall record (SR for wins)
•  Ranked as high as No. 43 in nation and finished at No. 49
•  Won SR 20 straight matches
•  Final ranking of No. 2 in Northeast
•  Won America East title and advanced to NCAA Championship
•  Became first AE school to earn a point in NCAAs when lost 4-1 to No. 24 Georgia Tech
•  One NCAA individual qualifier and seven all-conference selections
 
2011-12 Wrestling
•  15-4 overall (SR 79% win percentage)
•  CAA runnerup
•  14th at NCAA Champ. (best D-I finish)
•  Two All-Americans (Vinson, Gwiazdowski)
•  Five NCAA qualifiers produced 18 wins
•  Top-15 national finish is highest of any sport during BU's D-I tenure
•  Swept CAA coach, wrestler and rookie of year honors
 

 
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