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Castleton Spartans
University	Vermont State University - Castleton Campus
Conference	Little East Conference Eastern Collegiate Football Conference New England Hockey Conference Eastern College Athletic Conference
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	Tim Barrett
Location	Castleton, Vermont
Varsity teams	28 (14 men's, 14 women's)
Football stadium	Dave Wolk Stadium
Basketball arena	Glenbrook Gym
Ice hockey arena	Spartan Arena
Baseball stadium	Spartan Fields
Softball stadium	Spartan Fields
Soccer stadium	Dave Wolk Stadium
Lacrosse stadium	Dave Wolk Stadium
Tennis venue	Castleton Tennis Courts
Volleyball arena	Glenbrook Gym
Wrestling arena	Glenbrook Gym
Mascot	Sparty
Nickname	Spartans
Colors	Castleton green, dark gray, and white
Website	www.castletonsports.com

The Castleton Spartans are the athletic teams that represent the Castleton campus of Vermont State University. The Spartans compete in 28 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III intercollegiate sports.

Sports

National championships

Team

Individual programs

Men's basketball

From 1983 to 1986, Stan Van Gundy (later head coach of the Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons) coached Men's Basketball at Castleton.

Men's soccer

Castleton's men's soccer team were declared 1963 NAIA co-champions (along with Earlham College of Indiana) after the championship and consolation games at Frostburg State University in Maryland were cancelled due to snow.

Ice hockey

The men's and women's Castleton Spartans hockey teams compete at the Spartan Arena in the site of the former Diamond Run Mall in Rutland. They compete in the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC). Beginning in 2025-26, the Spartans will join the Little East Conference for Ice Hockey, departing the NEHC.

Football

The Castleton Spartans football team represents the school in NCAA Division III. The team has been coached by Tony Volpone since 2014. Volpone replaced Marc Klatt, who resigned in December 2013. It has been part of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) since its inaugural season in 2009.

References

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11. "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
12. "Men's Soccer Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
13. "About the Diamond Run Mall". Diamond Run Mall. 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved Feb 23, 2016.
14. "Volpone hired as football coach at Castleton". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vt. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
15. "Castleton Hoping for Continued Success in Year Three". Eastern Collegiate Football Conference. 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-06.

External links

• Official website

v t e Sports teams based in Vermont
Baseball	NECBL Upper Valley Nighthawks Vermont Mountaineers FCBL Vermont Lake Monsters
Football	NEFL Vermont Ravens
College athletics	NCAA Division I Vermont Catamounts NCAA Division II Saint Michael's Purple Knights NCAA Division III Middlebury Panthers Norwich Cadets Vermont State Castleton Spartans Vermont State Johnson Badgers Vermont State Lyndon Hornets USCAA Vermont State Randolph Knights
Roller derby	WFTDA Green Mountain Roller Derby MRDA Vermont Men's Roller Derby
Soccer	USL2 Black Rock FC Vermont Green FC

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