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THE A LIST: FAMILY & EDUCATION
LI COLLEGE MASCOTS
MASCOTS COLLEGE
NAME ADDRESS NOTES
1 Bears
New York
Institute of
Technology
Northern Blvd. and
Valentines Lane, Old
Westbury, nyit.edu
Best known for their lacrosse team, this NYIT mascot has had an exciting update
this year with a new logo featuring revamped school colors of dark blue and
gold.
2 Bobcats
NYU Long
Island School
of Medicine
259 1st St., Mineola, medli.
nyu.edu
As the school color is violet, the original mascot was a student dressed as a violet
flower. Now the school’s teams are represented by the bobcat which stands for
the Bobst Library, mixing the athletic performance and academic excellence
NYU represents.
3 Fader Five Towns
College
305 North Service Rd., Dix
Hills, ftc.edu
With the reboot of the school's men’s and women's basketball teams, this new
mascot, Fader the bird, has brought excitement to pep rallies and games.
4
Fineas, also
known as
Finn
Suffolk
County
Community
College
533 College Rd., Selden,
sunysuffolk.edu
This shark is a little fish in a big pond at the largest community college in the
State University of New York system. Fineas supports the students on their twoyear
journey and cheers them on in their long list of clubs and sports teams.
5 Golden
Eagles
St. Joseph’s
College
155 West Roe Blvd.,
Patchogue, sjcny.edu/longisland
Flying high, this mascot will represent St. Joseph’s and its motto “to be, not to
seem,” and support over 18 teams.
6 Johnny
Thunderbird
St. John’s
University
Long Island Graduate
Center, 120 Commerce Dr.,
Hauppauge, stjohns.edu
Voted on by students in 2009, this bird got his name from the nickname given to
St. John’s students, “Johnnies.”
7
Kate and
Willie Pride,
a lion and
lioness
Hofstra
University
1000 Fulton Ave.,
Hempstead, hofstra.edu
Represent Hofstra with the two mascots named after the University's benefactors
William Hofstra and his wife Kate Davidson. It is one of the few universities to
have more than one mascot to represent their 21 intercollegiate teams competing
at the NCAA Division I level. Double the mascot, double the school pride!
8 Leo the lion
Nassau
Community
College
1 Education Dr., Garden City,
ncc.edu
With more than 20 men’s and women’s athletic teams, this lion has his work cut
out for him cheering alongside football and basketball games.
9 Owwin the
panther
SUNY Old
Westbury
223 Store Hill Rd., Old
Westbury, oldwestbury.edu
Introduced in 2008 with panther pride week, this mascot’s name is a mix of the
school name (“OW”) and WIN showing their pride in the school’s 13 different
Division III athletic teams.
10 Panther Adelphi
University
1 South Ave., Garden City,
adelphi.edu
First used in a men’s basketball game in 1947, this mascot was actually created by
a freshman at the time and now continues to be used to support the many teams
of Adelphi including their current basketball team.
11 Ram-Bo Farmingdale
State College
2350 Broadhollow Rd.,
Farmingdale, farmingdale.
edu
Since the 1940s the ram has been used as a sign of power, drive, and fearlessness
for the school. Back then it was even represented by a live ram instead of by
today’s student dressed up as the character.
12 Salty the sea
eagle
U.S. Merchant
Marine
Academy
300 Steamboat Rd., Kings
Point, usmma.edu
High and mighty, the sea eagle often mistakenly referred to as a seagull
represents the prestigious athletics and academics of the Merchant Marine
Academy.
13 Shark LIU Post 720 Northern Blvd,
Brookville, liu.edu/post
After merging with LIU Brooklyn, Post has found a new mascot after the long
reign of the pioneer. Beginning this September teams will embody the strength
and brilliance of a shark.
14 Victor E. Lion Molloy College
100 Hempstead Ave.,
Rockville Centre, molloy.
edu
Roaring with excitement, this mascot featured on the school emblem is a fan
favorite as he dances alongside the cheerleaders at the many basketball games.
15 Wolfie the
seawolf
Stony Brook
University
100 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook,
stonybrook.edu
This mythical sea creature greets everyone with a high five and has been a part
of Stony Brook athletic department since 1995. Wolfie’s name was carefully
selected from a list of more than 200 possible names by a committee made up of
students, alumni, faculty, and administrators.
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