Castleton Spartans

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.

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[1]
Basketball arena	Glenbrook Gym[2]
Ice hockey arena	Spartan Arena[3]
Baseball stadium	Spartan Fields[4]
Softball stadium	Spartan Fields[5]
Soccer stadium	Dave Wolk Stadium[6]
Lacrosse stadium	Dave Wolk Stadium[7]
Tennis venue	Castleton Tennis Courts[8]
Volleyball arena	Glenbrook Gym[9]
Wrestling arena	Glenbrook Gym[10]
Mascot	Sparty
Nickname	Spartans
Colors	Castleton green, dark gray, and white
Website	castletonsports.com

Sports sponsored

Men's sports	Women's sports
Alpine skiing	Alpine skiing
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Field hockey
Football	Ice hockey
Golf	Lacrosse
Ice hockey	Nordic skiing
Lacrosse	Rugby union
Nordic skiing	Soccer
Soccer	Softball
Tennis	Tennis
Track and field1	Track and field1
Wrestling	Volleyball
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor

National championships

Team

Sport	Association	Division	Year	Runner-up	Score
Men's soccer (1)[11]	NAIA	Single	1963	Earlham	—

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.^[12]

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.^[13] 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

Main article: Castleton Spartans 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.^[14] It has been part of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) since its inaugural season in 2009.^[15]