Ithaca Roller Derby

Ithaca Roller Derby is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Ithaca, New York.^[1] Founded in the fall of 2007, IRD is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).^[2]

Ithaca Roller Derby

Metro area	Ithaca, New York
Country	United States
Founded	2008
Teams	SufferJets (A team), BlueStockings (B team), Ithaca League of Junior Rollers (juniors) Home Teams: Bad Apples Grapes of Wrath
Track type	Flat
Venue	Cass Park Rink
Affiliations	WFTDA, JRDA
Org. type	501(c)3
Website	http://www.ithacarollerderby.com

The BlueStockings take on Assault City Roller Derby April 17, 2010

History and organization

Initially known as the Ithaca League of Women Rollers, it was founded by the creation of the league's flagship team, the SufferJets. Named for local area ties to the woman's suffrage movement and the 1848 Woman's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, IRD held its first home bout at Cass Park Rink in May 2008. The league experienced steady growth and formed a second team, the BlueStockings, in 2010.^[3]

IRD became a WFTDA Apprentice league in January 2011.^[4] In September 2011 they became a full member league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.^[5]

IRD is now composed of two teams; the SufferJets serve as the league's A team and travel team in WFTDA-sanctioned play, and the BlueStockings are a B team which also competes against comparable teams from other leagues more locally. The SufferJets were voted the Ithaca Times Best Local Sports Team in 2010.^[6]

Junior roller derby

The league is host to the Ithaca League of Junior Rollers (ILJR). Formed in 2010, the junior team was the first to be formed in the state of New York. The skaters' ages range from 8–17 and are coached by skaters in IRD.

The Ithaca League of Junior Rollers is a recreational (non-ranked) member of the Junior Roller Derby Association, which uses a modified version of WFTDA rules and regulations. The league has two divisions, an open-gender division and a female-only division. The junior rollers had their exhibition bout in September 2010,^[7] only one year after the Junior Roller Derby Association was founded in Austin, Texas.

WFTDA rankings

Season	Final ranking[8]	Playoffs	Championship
2012	26 E[9]	DNQ	DNQ
2013	79 WFTDA[10]	DNQ	DNQ
2014	72 WFTDA[11]	DNQ	DNQ
2015	77 WFTDA[12]	DNQ	DNQ
2016	87 WFTDA[13]	DNQ	DNQ
2017	84 WFTDA[14]	DNQ	DNQ
2018	109 WFTDA[15]	DNQ	DNQ
2019	240 WFTDA[16]	DNQ	DNQ
2023	85 NA Northeast[17]	DNQ	DNQ
2024	92 NA Northeast[18]	DNQ	DNQ

• no WFTDA rankings from 2020-2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic