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North Country Community College offers seven different sports programs.  Intercollegiate athletic opportunities are available from women in varsity soccer, basketball, and softball programs, as well as club ice hockey.  Men's varsity programs include soccer, basketball, and ice hockey.

North Country is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), the national governing body for two-year college athletics.  The NJCAA is divided into 24 different regions.  North Country is a member of Region III, composed of schools mainly from New York State and the northeastern part of Pennsylvania.  Region III has 29 member institutions making it one of the largest within the NJCAA and the leader in National Champions.  Region III is a home to three athletic conferences.  As of 2008, the Saints are a member of the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference.  The Conference hosts numerous championships and has become one of the most viable conferences in teh NJCAA.  The Women's Ice Hockey team competes in the North East Women's Collegiate Hockey Association.

The Sparks Athletic Complex houses excellent on-campus sports venues for basketball and soccer teams, as well as an Olympic size swimming pool, state of the art weight room, and trailheads for hiking and cross country skiing.  Additionally, the "Skating Saints" home ice is the Saranac Lake Civic Center.

The Saints Athletic Department continually strives to help its student-athletes achieve both academic and athletic excellence.  We take pride in the many teams that have achieved Conference, Regional, and National honors.

National Championships: 11

National Runner-Up: 11

Regional Championships: 5

Regional Runner-Up: 10

Mountain Valley Athletic Conference Championships: 0

Northern Independence Conference Championships:  2

North East Women's Collegiate Hockey Assocation Championships: 2

Athletic Department

Mission Statement

The Department of Athletics at North Country Community College is committed to creating, promoting, and providing challenging opportunities that will enable athletes to achieve both academic and athletic excellence.

To fulfill the Mission, the Department accepts the following goals:

• The Department will commit to honoring the mission of North Country Community College
• The Department will represent the College, administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni appropriately
• The Department will comply with the rules and policies governing the College and National Junior College Athletic Association
• The Department will provide all student-athletes an equal opportunity to learn and to be successful by fostering an environment that promotes academic and athletic excellence
• The Department will provide student-athletes with the resources and leadership to reach their athletic potential
• The Department will enhance and develop the values of leadership, self-discipline, teamwork, and fair play among student-athletes
• The Department will recruit student-athletes of academic quality, good character, and high athletic ability

Message from Heather Conger the Athletic Director: 

On behalf of the North Country Community College Athletic Department, I encourage you to inquire about North Country as a place to further your athletic and academic career. Our tradition of intercollegiate sports spans four decades in which we have fielded regionally-competitive and nationally-competitive athletic teams in basketball, soccer, skiing, ice hockey, and lacrosse.

During that time the focus has been on of commitment and dedication to our student-athletes and athletic staff.  We believe the most important component of any intercollegiate athletic program is the quality of the educational experience.  While attending North Country, it is our goal to challenge you both athletic andacademically, and at the same time foster healthy lifestyles and lasting friendships.

The cornerstone of our athletic philosophy is to provide students an opportunity to achieve both athletic and academic excellence.  Our staff is committed to providing everything needed to reach your potential athletically, and the greatest measure of success is the graduation of our varsity athletes.

During your career at North Country, we will do everything possible to make your experience enjoyable and successful.  As a department we will continuously strive to develop all our athletes into leaders in the classroom and on the field, and to prepare them for their next stage of life.

Thank you for your interest in North Country's Athletic Department.  Go Saints!