News at Adelphi

Adelphi's lacrosse, baseball, tennis and golf teams head into action hoping to match last year's powerhouse performances.

The men’s track and field team reached new heights at the 2026 NE10 Indoor Championships, securing the program’s best-ever finish. The Panthers racked up eight individual podium appearances. A stellar performance from sprinter and long jumper Jabari Holder earned him the title of Most Outstanding Field Performer.

Adelphi midfielder Kyle Lewis is once again being recognized on the national stage. Out of the top 50 lacrosse players selected across all three divisions for the prestigious Tewaaraton Award, Lewis stands alone as the only Division II student-athlete in the nation.

In Fall 2026, Adelphi will introduce new premier club sport programs to student athletes, widening access to competitive soccer and lacrosse.

In the 1970s, four Adelphi students from different walks of life bonded over pickup basketball games, a knack for drawing a crowd to their dorm rooms and enjoying a “big men on campus” attitude. They called themselves Bad Company then, and still do today, nearly 50 years later.

As the national leader in takeaways last season, Adelphi’s Sonny Lionetti has secured her place at the top, earning DII Preseason Defender of the Year honors. Her leadership anchors a nationally recognized roster. Read about Lionetti and her fellow national standouts.

Jabari Holder was named Northeast 10 Field Athlete and Rookie of the Week after securing a double victory in the long and triple jump, and breaking Adelphi’s 50-year-old triple jump record.

Coming off back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Division II Championship game and with a division-leading nine titles in tow, the Adelphi University women's lacrosse program checks in at no. 2 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll, released on Monday.

The Adelphi University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is pleased to announce the launch of premier club sports programs focused on men’s lacrosse and soccer, slated to begin in the fall of 2026.

The Fall 2025 semester brought a surge of achievement across Adelphi Athletics. Highlighted by a breakthrough championship on the links, Adelphi continued to elevate its tradition of excellence.

Kris Amplo ’00 is sharing his experience as business owner, entrepreneur and philanthropist with students as the 2025–2026 executive in residence at the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business.

The Adelphi women's tennis team capped off a successful fall schedule on Saturday, knocking off Assumption to maintain a perfect 6-0 record heading into its seasonal break.

Bringing back a campus tradition - formerly known as Midnight Madness - the Adelphi University Department of Athletics and the Center for Student and Community Engagement (SCE) are excited to announce 'Panther Madness', set for Friday, November 7.

Adelphi’s cheerleading team, which competes annually in the college championships, took root in 1977 thanks to the passion, persistence and school spirit of determined alumnae Waju Akiwowo ’80 and Alvena Morgan Clark ’79, MSW ’80.

In his first Northeast 10 Conference Championship meet, first year Maxwell Krapf led the Adelphi University men's cross country program in their fourth place finish on Sunday, on the campus of Saint Anselm College.

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The Adelphi University Department of Athletics has formally announced the five outstanding individuals who will comprise the 2025 induction class at the 49th Annual Adelphi Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony.

The Adelphi University men's golf program finished as the runner-up at this year's Northeast 10 Championship, held this Wednesday and Thursday at Candia Woods Golf Club.

The Adelphi University field hockey team remained perfect against Northeast 10 Conference opponents, topping Southern Connecticut State University, by a final score of 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon.

The Adelphi University's women's golf team captured their first-ever Northeast 10 Conference Championship title on Wednesday afternoon, as all five golfers finished in the top-15 of the two-day event.

Some of their titles have included conference champion, regional champion, and even national champion.

As the calendar turns to a new academic year, Adelphi University has unveiled its 10 Under 10 award winners, which includes three former student-athletes.

The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2024-25 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 18th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level in NCAA championship sponsored sports.

Adelphi tennis star and neuroscience major Reece Farrow honored with a prestigious NCAA scholarship for graduate studies.

Coming off another successful athletic campaign, the Adelphi University athletic department highlighted the Northeast 10 Conference's release of its Team Academic Excellence Award winners for the 2024-25 season, recognizing the NE10 programs with the highest team GPA in each sport.