basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, swimming & diving and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
When SUNY Fredonia was first known as the Fredonia Normal School, the athletics teams were known as the "Normalites". On January 27, 1936, The Leader issued an article which publicized a contest to come up with a new name for the teams. There were two names the committee had chosen, Blue Jackets and Blue Devils. The name Blue Devils seemed to be used more than Blue Jackets. In the issue of The Leader on September 30, 1952; the name Blue Devils was used officially for the first time.
== Notable alumni ==
=== Business ===
Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, 1857 – founder of B.F. Goodrich tire company
Karl Holz, 1973 – president of Disney Cruise Lines
James H. McGraw, 1884 – founder of McGraw-Hill Companies
=== Entertainment ===
Nick Bernardone, 2008 – writer/producer, five-time …
