The Castleton Spartans are the athletic teams that represent

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. The Spartans compete in 28

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(NCAA) Division III intercollegiate sports.

Sports sponsored

NCAA Division III sports

Men's basketball

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) coached Men's Basketball at Castleton.

Men's soccer

Castleton's men's soccer team were declared 1963 NAIA co-champions (along with

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of Indiana) after the championship and consolation games at

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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

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in Rutland. They compete in the New England Hockey Conference (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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