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==Athletics== {{Infobox college athletics | name = St. John Fisher Cardinals | logo = Fisher univ athletics logo.png | logo_width = 200 | university = St. John Fisher University | association = NCAA | conference = [[Empire 8]], [[Eastern College Athletic Conference]], [[Liberty League]], [[United Volleyball Conference]] | division = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] | director = Bob Ward | location = [[Rochester, New York]] | teams = 24 | stadium = Growney Stadium | baseballfield = Dugan Yard | basketballarena = Manning & Napier Varsity Gymnasium | arena2 = | mascot = | nickname = Cardinals | fightsong = | color1 = Gold | color2 = Cardinal | hex1 = FFD700 | hex2 = 800000 | pageurl = https://sjfathletics.com/ | altlogo = }} The university is a founding member of the [[Empire 8]] Athletic Association and competes with other full member schools. It competes at the [[NCAA Division III]] level, and is a member of the [[Eastern College Athletic Conference]] (ECAC), the [[Empire 8]], the [[Liberty League]] (men's and women's rowing), and the [[United Volleyball Conference]] (men's). Its mascot is the [[Northern cardinal|cardinal]]. During the 2014β15 season, St. John Fisher won Empire 8 championships for men's indoor track & field, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's outdoor track & field, men's golf, and women's lacrosse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://empire8.com/sports/2014/5/9/GEN_0509143541.aspx|title=Empire 8 Athletic Conference|work=empire8.com|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-date=6 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906225010/http://empire8.com/sports/2014/5/9/GEN_0509143541.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, Fisher's football team finished the season with a 12β2 record overall and shared the Empire 8 Conference title. Fisher received an at-large bid into the [[NCAA Division III Football Championship|NCAA Division III Tournament]], in which they defeated [[Union College]], [[Springfield College (Massachusetts)|Springfield College]], and [[Rowan University]] to reach the national semifinals, which they lost to [[Mount Union College]], the defending national champions, by a score of 26β14. In 2007, Fisher's men's basketball team won the Empire 8 Conference title for the 5th consecutive year and the 6th time in seven years. In 2006, Fisher advanced to the [[Elite Eight]] of the [[NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship]] Tournament. The women's basketball program was led for 34 seasons by Phil Kahler, who posted a career record of 797 wins (the most in Division III history) and 175 losses with a career winning percentage of .821. Under Kahler, the women's basketball program reached the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament 14 times and played in the [[NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship]] game in 1988 and 1990. Kahler retired shortly before the start of the 2008β09 basketball season and was replaced on the bench by Marianne O'Connor Ermi, his top assistant coach for 20 seasons. The women's basketball team is now led by Melissa Kuberka who was hired as a head coach before the 2017β18 season. ===Venues=== {{multiple image | header = | align = | direction = | total_width = 400 | perrow = | image1 = Growney Stadium.jpg | caption1 = Growney Stadium, venue for various sports | image2 = 2012 Buffalo Bills Training Camp (7771223266).jpg | caption2 = Buffalo Bills training camp at Fisher University in August 2012 | footer = }} Growney Stadium is home to Fisher's football, field hockey, soccer, and lacrosse teams. The stadium's all-weather playing field has lighting and a 2,500 seat grandstand. The Manning & Napier Varsity Gymnasium is home to the men's and women's basketball teams. Dugan Yard is Fisher's baseball field. Other outdoor facilities include the Polisseni Track and Field Complex, regulation-sized practice fields (which serve as the home rugby fields), and a softball diamond. ===Buffalo Bills Training Camp=== Since 2000, St. John Fisher University has been home to the [[Buffalo Bills]]' [[National Football League|NFL]] summer training camp.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Sean |last1=Lahman |first2=Will |last2=Cleveland|title=Bills extend training camp agreement with St. John Fisher |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2016/10/04/bills-and-fisher-extend-agreement/91557614/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Democrat and Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704092606/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2016/10/04/bills-and-fisher-extend-agreement/91557614/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-06 |first=Thad |last=Brown |title=Bills plan on return to Fisher for 2023 training camp |url=https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/buffalo-bills/bills-plan-on-return-to-fisher-for-2023-training-camp/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=RochesterFirst |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510110704/https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/buffalo-bills/bills-plan-on-return-to-fisher-for-2023-training-camp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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