Mascot Madness 2022 – Meet the Competitors

Mascots are a very interesting bunch. At colleges everywhere, they carry a heavy responsibility of lifting a school’s identity and spreading cheer among students, staff, and community. Here at SUNY, we’re lucky to have some of the best in the business, and now they’re ready to compete against each other once again in the 2022 edition of SUNY Mascot Madness to find out who is the best of the best.

What makes a mascot good at their job? Or what do they do to unwind and release stress so they are in top shape for the next game or event? We spoke to the competitors on this year’s tournament to find out the latest things about their planning, performance, and personalities. Go through the list and see who you like best so that you’re ready to vote them as best in this year’s competition.

Meet the mascots of SUNY Mascot Madness 2022, in order of bracket appearance:

Finneas, aka Finn – Suffolk County CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Fineas, aka Finn and I represent Suffolk County Community College, the largest and best community college in the SUNY system.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   With three great campuses to choose from, that’s a difficult question to answer but I’ll go with the Brookhaven Gym. The pandemic shut us down for a while so it was great to be back in the gym with our athletes competing again.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   Sneak up on surfers at my favorite beaches.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   My guilty pleasure is the show “The Masked Singer”. C’mon the costumes alone had me hooked.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   I love a good spinach dip even though it gets stuck in my teeth.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Here at Suffolk we have networking courses that could lead me to a CISCO certification.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Montauk, right near the lighthouse. I’d like to stay close to home and visit our great campuses whenever I want.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I think a BBQ would be in order. I’d want to be surrounded by our great students, faculty, staff and administration celebrating my victory. Great food, loud music and of course dancing. I would also like to be presented with a banner and maybe a crown.

Calvin – Clinton CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   My name is Calvin and I represent the students of Clinton Community College.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   The new Student Lounge just outside of my den.  I like to meet my friends in this fun, relaxing space.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   Study, volunteer and watch the sunsets on Lake Champlain.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Spider Man: No Way Home
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Poutine flavored fancy feast and North Country michigans.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I’d like to learn how to use powers tools and “paws” on tools in a safe manner when I take Clinton’s Advanced Manufacturing Essential Skills microcredential.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Somewhere in the Catskills.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I would grills some dogs at a campus wide bbq and invited all the students and staff to celebrate with me.

Big Blue – Alfred State College

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Big Blue and I represent past, present, and future Alfred State Pioneers.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   It is a tie between Pioneer Stadium and the Orvis Gymnasium. I love watching our student-athletes compete. I also enjoy watching pick up three on three basketball games and intramural flag football games.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I love to explore the hills of Alfred. Enjoying the beauty of the four seasons is awesome. There are some amazing views in our one stoplight village.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   I started to watch Tiger King but did not like how it was going so I stopped. I learned some new Karate moves by watching Cobra Kai and went back and watched every episode of Friends.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   I love getting a hot bowl of soup and a pretzel burger from TimberlinZ. TimberlinZ is located right below our athletic facilities. I am also becoming a big fan of our new Mexican eatery on campus Amigos as well.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I would love to improve my typing and texting ability. Only having four fingers makes it difficult to be speedy on the computer or on my cellphone. I would also like to become more social media savy! #HornsUp
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Currently I live up in the hills above the athletic facilities but when it comes to retire, I probably move to the college farm. I might winter down south to avoid some of the colder months on campus. I might also go room with Orvis the Pioneer who retired from Alfred State in 2018.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I would throw a party in the Student Leadership Center and treat everyone to coffee or milkshakes!

Blue – Empire State College

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   My name is Blue. I’m a bluebird who represents the resilience and determination of the statewide student body at SUNY Empire State College.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   SUNY Empire has locations throughout the Empire State, and they are all amazing. How can I choose my favorite?!
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   New York state’s most scenic and exciting bird bath, Niagara Falls!
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   I watched all three Happy Feet movies back-to-back.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Gummi worms.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I recently loaned my likeness to our 1Stop Student Services for use as a chatbot, so I’d like to brush up on artificial intelligence.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   I plan to be a snowbird. I’ll migrate to the southeastern U.S. during the winter, but I’ll spend the rest of the year right here in the great state of New York!
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I would thank all my peeps for all the im”peck”able support they gave me throughout the competition by delivering a special thank-you video. After that, I’d like to relax with a drink from a nice, cool puddle and peck around for some fresh mealworms.

Victor E. Knight – SUNY Geneseo

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   Victor E. Knight, the SUNY Geneseo Mascot. SUNY Geneseo – Go Knights!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   The MacVittie College Union due to my gregarious nature; however, I also spend a lot of time on the Gazebo watching the amazing sunsets across the Genesee Valley.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   Explore the “Grand Canyon of the East,” Letchworth State Park. It is one of the most picturesque areas in the Eastern U.S. with the mighty Genesee River and three major waterfalls it is a really “cool” thing to do.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Netflix, The Witcher.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Chivalry Chili. Made with the CHIVALRY Hot Pepper.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Therapeutic Horsemanship Life Skills, however, I am also interested in Baking and Pastry Skills and Ornamental Welding.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Open a dry cleaning service that specializes in mascot suits. They can get real stinky.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   By visiting Boldt Castle and spending sometime in Alexandria Bay, NY.

Blaze the Bronco – SUNY Delhi

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I’m Blaze the Bronco! I represent SUNY Delhi Athletics; we have 19 awesome NCAA Division III teams from swimming and diving to basketball and golf. We hold 25 national titles and have over 500+ All-American student-athletes. Go Broncos!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   Easy – our campus fitness center! It sits on a hill and has 3 glass walls that oversee the majority of campus and all the rolling hills within the town of Delhi. Not a bad view to keep you motivated while working out!
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   If I am not on the main campus, I often visit our college golf course to play our 18 holes and see if I can catch some pointers from our men’s and women’s golf team players.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   I loved the Netflix documentary “Sisters on Track” about three incredible New York girls who discovered their talent for running (and went from living in a homeless shelter to pursue Junior Olympic dreams). We have some superstar track runners at SUNY Delhi too!
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   I like to visit Bluestone, which is a restaurant that is a partnership between the college’s Hospitality Department and the College Association at Delhi, Inc. Pretty much anything the students cook is delicious but my favorite is New York strip steak!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Attain my NYS Coaching Certification! Who says you can’t coach and also be a college mascot?
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Right where I am – the Catskill Mountains! Plenty to do and you can’t beat the views.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   Black light dance party in our gym in Clarke Field House with ALL the students, faculty, and staff and an endless supply of Delhi donuts for everyone!

Blaze the Red Dragon- SUNY Cortland

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Blaze, the mighty Red Dragon, and I represent the intellectual, physical and emotional strength and determination of students at the State University of New York at Cortland. Oh, and mythological fire-breathing lizards. I represent them too.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   Naturally, it’s the Student Life Center, which is EVERYBODY’s favorite place on campus. What’s not to love about 147,177 square feet of fitness, food, friends and fun under one environmentally friendly roof? Whether it’s climbing the rock wall, swimming laps or meditating in the ultra-cool mind/body room, there’s always something to do.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I enjoy snorkeling off the coast of Australia, working with children in India, and exploring ancient ruins in Egypt or England. Luckily, I’m able to do all that and more through SUNY Cortland’s study abroad programs, which offer 30 destinations on six continents.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   My favorite streaming event was Cortaca Jug 2021, when the Cortland football team overcame a two-touchdown deficit and blocked a potential game-winning kick to beat Ithaca College, 28-27. I bookmarked the highlight reel, and it just keeps getting better! Looking forward to our 2022 re-match in Yankee Stadium.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   That’s easy, chicken tender wraps. No wait, make that mac and cheese bites. Or maybe sushi? Y’know what? Just give me some Dragon Dollars and drop me off at Hilltop.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   In keeping with my magical origins, I’d like to become a certified quidditch coach. I might also enroll in “Harry Potter: Morality and Human Nature,” an actual SUNY Cortland philosophy course exploring themes that develop throughout the popular series of fantasy novels.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   I’d like to get away from it all and relax in the wilderness at William H. Parks Family Center for Environmental and Outdoor Education at Raquette Lake. This remote, 400-acre historic property has provided generations of SUNY Cortland students a deeply meaningful outdoor experience. With me around, there’d never be a problem igniting a campfire!
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   A round of high fives and then on to the next challenge. With 25 national titles and more than 100 individual national champions, did I mention that Red Dragons are really competitive?

Walter Wildcat – SUNY Polytechnic Institute

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I’m Walter T. Wildcat…You probably remember me from the 2019 Mascot Madness Championship round. I represent the best wildcats in SUNY system – SUNY Poly!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   When I’m at our Utica campus I Iove hanging out in this new space that my Wildcat Fam created for me called the “Wildcat Den”! I get to hang with all my Wildcats and see my beautiful self-portrait they made for me! At our Albany campus I work on my “Zen” inside of the Zero Energy Nanotechnology (ZEN) Building
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I love visiting and supporting our alumni at their businesses. My most recent trip was at Lafa Mediterranean by Zeina’s! (Tell them Walter sent you)
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   I’m still stuck on Tiger King.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   RAT-atouille!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I would love to take some courses… but every time I look at my computer mouse… well you do the math on that one.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   I’m not retiring until I win SUNY Mascot Madness.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   Let’s just say I’m prepping my retirement speech as we speak.

Coby Tiger- SUNY Cobleskill

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Coby Tiger and I represent SUNY Cobleskill.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   My favorite place is the Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources because of all the different labs and classes, it’s really a unique place. There’s even Farm Fresh Café right there to grab a snack or meal and sit with friends.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?|
   I love to fish! There are a lot of streams, rivers, and ponds in the area and Cobleskill Creek runs right through campus! It’s never too hard to find a good spot.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   The Great British Baking Show. I want to be just as good as our culinary students!
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   A nice cheeseburger from Coby’s, with extra fries.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I’d like to try my hand a beekeeping!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   I’d like to stay right here and start doing goat yoga to relax. Being a mascot is hard work, you know. Plus, our goats on campus are so friendly!
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I’d throw a big parade with all the students to show off the trophy and celebrate.

Roody Roo – SUNY Canton

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I’m Roody Roo, SUNY Canton’s biggest, best (and only) Kangaroo.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   Roos House Athletic Center because it’s named after me!
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I like to hop around downtown Canton or play games with my neighbor, Max C. Bear in Potsdam.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   The Amazing Race Australia.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Pizza Rolls from Sergi’s and chicken tenders with BBQ sauce from Rendezvous on campus.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   SUNY Canton has a drone microcredential offered through the Center for Criminal Justice, Intelligence and Cybersecurity. I wouldn’t mind learning to fly.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Australia.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I would celebrate with a series of very high jumps.

Blaze – Onondaga CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I’m Blaze! I represent the electric energy that OCC students have in the classroom, on the field, and out
   in the world.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   If you don’t find me working out in SRC Arena you’ll probably find me at the Starbucks in Gordon.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I love to go to all of the festivals in Clinton Square during the spring and summer or try a new restaurant in ‘Cuse.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – he has almost as many rings as I do
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   If you’re not eating a salt potato pizza from Toss & Fire what are you even doing?
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I’m about to take Intro to Soldering & Electronic Assembly here at OCC so I can make some quick fixes to my lazer beam and make it change colors!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   California – So I can lay out in the “Blazing” sun
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   Step 1: post all over social media about my epic win
   Step 2: get a big group pic with a bunch of my supporters
   Step 3: get warmed up for some baseball games

Oakie – SUNY ESF

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Oakie Acorn (pronouns they/their), the proud mascot of ESF’s Mighty Oaks athletic teams and campus supporter of everything our students do — whether they are on the playing field or out doing fieldwork. I am their biggest fan!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   I love to hang out in our Gateway Center with the students. I catch up on all the campus news, grab a bite at the Trailhead Café and sometimes help with dendrology homework. I also like to visit the College’s Roosevelt Wild Life Collection on the lower level of the Gateway – it’s a great place to learn about conservation efforts past and present.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   Syracuse has so many amazing places to go, that I don’t know if I can choose a favorite, but I do like to stroll through historic Oakwood Cemetery, which borders campus. Not only is there amazing history to learn there, the trees and wildlife make you forget that you are in the middle of a city. So soothing!
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   My favorite movie – no cap –  is The Lorax! I stream it constantly. That part where the Lorax proclaims, “I am the Lorax and I speak for the trees!” – it gives me chills every time. And the powerful use of the word “Unless?” Again, chills. Of course, like so many movies, the book is better, but I do find the additional subplots amusing.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   A big stack of pancakes smothered in maple syrup produced in ESF’s Heiberg Forest! There’s nothing sweeter than ESF syrup!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Basic Beekeeping from SUNY Cobleskill. Our pollinators are so important to a healthy ecosystem that I would be honored to play a part in keeping them healthy and thriving!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Retire? I am never leaving ESF! There’s nothing better than representing ESF students – I’d have to be totally nuts to give this up!
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   The same way I celebrated my 2017 victory – surrounded by the students, staff, faculty and alumni of ESF who voted for me – and enjoying some cake!

Red – SUNY Oneonta

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I’m Red, a fierce but friendly dragon representing SUNY Oneonta, and I’m the proud reigning Mascot Madness champion!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   It’s tough to pick just one! One of my favorite places is our Welcome Center, which has the best view of campus and the hills surrounding it. I also love the Hunt College Union, where students go to grab Starbucks, study, hold club meetings or hang out by our pond and fountain.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   Whenever I have some down time, you can find me hanging out along Oneonta’s historic Main Street, shopping or dining at one of the many establishments run by SUNY Oneonta alumni!
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   I finally finished all of Game of Thrones! What can I say? Dragons rule.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Cold cheese pizza – it’s an Oneonta specialty!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Learning glassblowing is on my bucket list. First I’d have to hone my fire-breathing skills.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Oneonta because my mascot days will never be over! I will never stop representing the Red Dragon family.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   Another championship after last year’s big win? I think we’d need to host a parade on campus!

Victor the Viking – Hudson Valley CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Victor the Viking. After jumping ship on a North American voyage hundreds of years ago, I froze in an iceberg that made its way up the Hudson River to what is now Troy, NY. In the early 1960s, I thawed out and headed up to the college. I now proudly represent Hudson Valley, the Capital Region’s largest community college and home of the Vikings!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   I like to hang out with students in the Siek Campus Center. I’m always challenging them to a game of foosball or ping pong. I typically win—Vikings are naturally great at conquering obstacles, but if I’m feeling extra generous, I may give my opponent a few points to make it a close game!
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I enjoy Troy! I’m a big fan of all the shops, galleries, cafes and restaurants as well as local museums, parks, local architecture and fun events. I visit downtown regularly to see my friends at the Capital District EOC too and to take part in community events. I even participate in the Troy Turkey Trot every Thanksgiving!
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   I’m now streaming The Guilded Age, HBO’s new 1880s historical drama, and the latest television series filmed in the City of Troy. The Collar City is featured prominently in the new show that transformed Troy into 1880s New York City during a month-long production.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   I like to order PRIME’s Family Style To-Go Dinners every so often, but I’ve been working on getting my fruits and veggies in too! Many people don’t realize that Vikings like cabbages, beans, peas and endive, and wild apples and berries too. Eating healthy gives me the boost of energy I need to keep up with all our student athletes!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I’m a life-long learner and fortunate that HVCC has a wide variety of new microcredentials to choose from. Since I’m always eager to learn more about our cultural diversity, I’m going to start with the college’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion microcredential. But, I’ve got my eye on Fashion and Design too, since I’ve been thinking of updating new tunic and helmet to a more modern look!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Well, I hope my days at the Valley never end. However, I used to travel all over the world trading goods and doing business with all kinds of people. So, I’m thinking of setting up a local shop now that I’m a bit more established here in the community. I might even pick up a few courses in Entrepreneurship at Hudson Valley to get an edge on the competition!
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   It would be an honor and privilege to represent SUNY and Hudson Valley as this year’s Mascot Madness champ! To celebrate, I’d probably talk to our Events Office and rent out the McDonough Sports Complex to throw a big victory party open to everyone in the community. GO VIKINGS!!!

Baxter Bearcat – Binghamton University

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   My name is Baxter Bearcat and I represent truth, justice and the American way. Also, Binghamton University!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   The Events Center. It’s where I thrive. The Union is also a favorite spot because — and most people don’t know this – I play a mean game of pool. You might think with these paws I’d have trouble, but no. I’m an ace.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I really love the LUMA Projection Arts Festival! It’s a great event that makes buildings in downtown Binghamton “come alive” with eye-catching light displays. The only thing it’s missing is a big projection of…me…..holding a Mascot Madness trophy. I think we can make that happen.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Encanto. I like to blast “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” when I’m warming up. Such a jam.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Spiedies. They’re hot, flavorful. And the FDA might disagree, but they give me the boost I need to mascot like a champion!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Nursing, business, engineering, you name it. Hey, if you want to be the number-one mascot, you need to strive a little harder, am I right?
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   I can’t think of a nicer place to retire than the tropical paradise of the Southern Tier.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I’d throw a big pizza party for campus, courtesy of SUNY! Kidding, kidding. I’d thank everyone who helped me get there and put my all into mascotting even better going forward!

Tiberius – Monroe CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Tiberius, the Tribune, defender of knowledge. The emblem of past, present and future Monroe Community College students. Go #MCCTribunes!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   For Academics: one of our many learning centers. For Fun: It’s a toss-up between the leisure reading section of the library and the roof garden viewing area of our Downtown Campus.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   Hitch a ride on the MCC Bus to sporting events with our teams or grab a bite at one of the dozens of restaurants around our campuses. Everything from Indian food, salads, gourmet deserts, and all kinds of pizza.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   For the last year I’ve been binge-watching Jeopardy following the guest hosts, but also to see if I had made it as the subject of Final Jeopardy. Alas, still waiting for fame.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   A cheese quesadilla from Main Dining…with extra salsa!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   When you #LearnATrade @SUNY you could literally have a job offer before you finish reading this sentence, so I would start I would start with our HVAC Essential workplace skills microcredential for the career jumpstart…and because it can get hot being a mascot!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   To get philosophical, can a Tribune ever retire? I feel I will be the standard-bearer of quality education forever. However, if I do slow down at some point, Rochester, NY is filled with neighborhoods that I’d love to be a part of.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   Nothing short of a parade around the campus…and lots of video and photo ops. For posterity (and my fans) of course. Can anyone say, “Hashtag, WINNING!”

Falco – Dutchess CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I’m Falco, and Dutchess Community Colleges represents me!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   I often spend my time perched on the roof of the Allyn J. Washington Center for Science and Art.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   If it’s not the main campus, I’m usually flying around our new Aviation Education Center at DCC@HVR Airport.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Most people would think it was Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but it was actually Hawkeye!
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   You can never go wrong with a nice Mac & cheese, especially when you use my special blend of havarti, mild cheddar, mozzarella, and American cheese, cavatappi pasta and my secret ingredient: a dash of curry powder half-way through. My beak is watering just thinking about it.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I would love to get into drone racing and with DCC’s new Drone Pilot microcredential I will be able to soar past the competition!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   I think I’d like to start a Falcon Sanctuary somewhere in the Adirondacks or Catskills.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I’d invite everybody on campus and throw a big party with birdseed cupcakes, grub soufflé, and Barbecued squirr- … on second thought, maybe just veggie burgers and hot dogs.

Mo the Mustang – SUNY Morrisville

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   Mo the Mustang Mascot from SUNY Morrisville. I am saddled with happiness to be competing in Mascot Madness again! #MustangProud
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   We have a new Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology (ACET) Center, which allows me to stirrup my skills and explore renewable energy, agricultural engineering and diesel technology programs housed there. There are simply MOre programs and internships for me to bridle at SUNY Morrisville! #SimplyMore.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I like to hang out with the cows at the dairy facility. They are hay-larious. I also have many opportunities to go on trips with professors and students, where I gain hooves-on experience in different fields. Oh, and our autoMOtive facilities are an equestrian’s dream – filled with horsepower.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Give me some Broncos football and I am happy as a horse!
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   I like to maintain a stable diet, but when our students cook up new products at Nelson Farms, in our culinary program or at our Copper Turret Restaurant, that warms my horse heart!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Whoa! I will try anything! MOchanical Engineering or Agricultural MOchanics.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Somewhere where it isn’t colt.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   First, throwing a huge party with Mo treats than you could ever imagine. Then, change the official name to SUNY MOscot Madness

Herkimer General – Herkimer County CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am the Herkimer General and I represent a campus that strives to provide students with dynamic educational programs and services in an inclusive, engaging community where all learners have the opportunity to grow and succeed.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   I love being in the quad, no matter what season it is. I get to see all my friends on campus pass through and enjoy the fresh air!
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I love going to watch a Herkimer Diamond Dawgs baseball game. Did you know some of the players are Herkimer College alumni?
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   I binged Loki all in one day! I’m starting to wonder how many variants of the general there are…
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Sometimes I’ll grab a whole pizza from the caf to enjoy on a snowy day in. I think I’m starting to run up a pretty big tab this winter though…
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   There’s so many options through SUNY, it’s tough to decide! I spend a lot of time with our athletic teams, so maybe it’s time I learned about coaching, especially when we have new programs like eSports to get involved in.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   I love Herkimer College too much to leave! But, I’d like to spend some time soaking up the sun on a beach somewhere.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I’d throw a party with all my friends on campus (of course once finals are done!)

Benji the Bengal – Buffalo State College

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   My name is Benji the Bengal and I represent Buffalo State!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   The brand new Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium where I can see my favorite constellation in the sky, Felis!
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I love traversing the trails in Delaware Park, or taking in all the fun in Canalside!
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   I’m pretty addicted to Too Cute on the Animal Planet and I’m a bit addicted to Pit Bulls and Parolees!
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   A bowl of beef and barley soup is the best way to get through a cold Buffalo winter day!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Interior design! I think I have the skills to host my own HGTV show. Move over, Property Brothers, there’s a new feline in town!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   I would like to kick back on a warm tropical island
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   By jumping into a pool! If I win, I’ll leap into the Kissinger Pool to celebrate the victory!

Boomer T. Cannoneer – Jefferson CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Boomer T. Cannoneer of Jefferson Community College. I represent what makes the Jefferson Cannoneer community a family with strong ties to Fort Drum; home of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   Our newly renovated gym and fitness center is my favorite place to be to support our Cannoneer student-athletes and get a good pump in!
3. What is your favorite place or thing off campus?
   Visiting the War of 1812 battlefield located in Sackets Harbor or soaring over the Thousand Islands are my two favorite things.
4. What is your favorite movie/tvshow/special that you streamed last year?
   Top Gun as it incorporates two of my favorite things, the military and flying!
5. What is your favorite comfort food to get you through the winter?
   I love to spend time at Tully’s Good Times In Watertown with the best chicken tenders on earth!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Jefferson offers a Non-profit Leadership microcredential in which I would like to develop characteristics and behaviors that make a successful leader
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   In a nest on the Black River
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   After coming up short in last year’s championship, we would love to BATTLE our way to the top and celebrate with the Jefferson Community we call a home.

Ram-bo – Farmingdale State College

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Ram-Bo, FSC’s Ram-tastic Ram-bassador!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   Our ornamental horticulture and sustainable gardens are a great place to unwind.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I like to go off-roading in my Ram 1500 on the sand dunes at nearby Robert Moses State Park. Always feeling good vibes when cruising in a vehicle named after you.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   “The Harder They Fall” was action-packed, like me, and it reminds me of how all the other mascots will fall after my big win in Mascot Madness!
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   All-natural seeds, grasses and plants – anything that grows in our signature color, FSC green!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Farmingdale offers so many microcredentials, it’s hard to pick just one. Our new “Introduction to the Cannabis Industry” is definitely high on my list!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Relaxing on one of the many beautiful beaches on Long Island, sipping a Long Island Iced Tea, with sand between my hooves.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I would climb aboard one of FSC’s new Piper aircrafts, fly over nearby NYC, and then off into the sunset!

Reggie the Raider – Fulton-Montgomery CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Reggie the Raider and I represent Fulton Montgomery Community College in Johnstown, NY!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   The Raiders Den! It is exciting to have our athletic teams back in action this year.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   Enjoying a single scoop ice cream cone from Stewarts!
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Way too many to list! But I will go with The Lost Pirate Kingdom on Netflix
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Beans and Sea Biscuits
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Personal Wealth Management
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   The Cayman Islands
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   A campus celebration with food, drink and board games!

Wolfie – Stony Brook University

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   Well I am the one and only Wolfie! I represent the pride and spirit of Stony Brook University by personifying the relationship between the student body, faculty and staff, athletic teams, and the Stony Brook fan base community!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   I would say Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on a Seawolves Saturday football game! The best part of the year is welcoming students and faculty and staff to the stadium to cheer on the Seawolves football team each fall. The energy is great and I love to lead the football team out of the tunnel to see all of the Seawolves pride in the stadium.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   We all know Long Island has the best bagels, so this one is a no-brainer. Bagel Express, a quick stop before class or to fuel up before a big game. The staff even knows my order by heart!
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   I’m still a big Teen Wolf fan. Did I tell you it’s about my friend Scott? We grew up togethe.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Who doesn’t love a bowl of hot soup on a cold winter day? Although I can’t share my secret recipe with you, you’ll have to try Wolfie’s chicken noodle soup on a snowy day. My favorite snow day hobby when I take my break from shoveling!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency that you’d like to develop?
   As a mascot, it’s always important to be learning new skills. With SUNY’s offering of learning options through microcredentials, I would love the opportunity to develop skills in starting up a small business. I would love to open up a restaurant close to campus to spread Seawolves pride and fuel our fans!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Oh no, my mascot days will come to an end? I would love the opportunity to travel the country and help new mascots spread school spirit. I would love to see more National Parks and do some hiking while I’m at it!
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I know I said Long Island has the best bagels, but we all know Long Island also has the best pizza. I’d celebrate with a large cheese pie and then hold my SBU flag nice and high throughout town to spread even more Seawolves pride to our fans. Without our fans, there would be no Wolfie!

Ellsworth the Eagle – SUNY Brockport

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   My name is Ellsworth the Golden Eagle and I represent 23 intercollegiate teams here at Brockport, and the entire Golden Eagle fam.
   
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   In my free time, you can find me in the SERC. The SERC is home to SUNY Brockport’s campus recreation center. Whether it be playing around in our field house, practicing my sprints on our 200 meter Running Track, or pumping iron in our 10,000 sq. ft. fitness center, I am quite often found here!
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   Brockport New York is home to multiple activities aside from my home at SUNY Brockport. When the weather is nice, my favorite place to be is walking alongside the Erie Canal. Just minutes from our campus, there are trails to walk to destress. During the winter, I like to call up my buddies to play in the snow! Whether we are sledding or building a snowman, it is a good time, had by all.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   The 2021 Commencement Ceremony (joke)
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   My favorite comfort food to get me through winter is nothing else but a garbage plate from Jimmy Z’s. With this local icon in our small town, I am sure to never have an empty stomach.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I am excited to be offered different learning options, especially when they can be catered to me as an individual! I would like to develop a new skill of solo learning confidence to allow me to cater my own learning to the best of my abilities. Along with this, I will be able to directly make use of my education into my professional work!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   I plan to retire in the basement of the SERC. I already have too many portraits here and it would be such a hassle to move them all. I also love this place, so why not stay in a location where I am already loved and respected?
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I would begin my celebration by ensuring all of my students are aware of this WIN! Since I would not be here without them, I would allow my students to make my official celebratory plans.

Eddy Rondack – Adirondack CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I’m Eddy Rondack, the top dog at SUNY Adirondack and the alpha of the Timberwolves.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   Oh, there are so many good places to hide a bone, this is a tough one to answer. But I think my favorite has to be the northern end of campus, between the orchard and the farm, where there are gorgeous views of the Adirondack Mountains, beautiful trees to nap under and enough foot traffic to get my ears scratched.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I love a good swim in Lake George (there’s a great dog beach there), a nice jaunt down the Bike Path (the 9-mile trail runs from the east end of Glens Falls all the way to Lake George) and a doggie dish from Martha’s, the region’s world-famous soft-serve shop.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Have you seen “Dog”?!? That movie is heartwarming and inspirational. The dog, Lulu, is a Belgian Malinois and she has it all: looks, brains, brawn, loyalty. Hot dog, I’m a fan!
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   I love diving into a New York-style pizza with my pack, of course, but I have to admit that having access to the exquisite fine dining of Seasoned, SUNY Adirondack’s student-run restaurant, has made me into a little bit of a food snob. Now I love the tri-tip from Kilcoyne Farms, served with sides grown right here on SUNY Adirondack’s Farm.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I’m a wolf who lives in one of the most gorgeous mountain ranges in North America, so of course I am already a pro in rock climbing, snowboarding and skiing! I’m working on classes for each microcredential, though, to make it official.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Why would I ever want to leave this area? We have the mountains, the lake, horse racing in Saratoga Springs, biking and hiking trails everywhere, fun little restaurants and shops in downtown Glens Falls, and some of the nicest people you will ever meet!
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   Ooh, I would celebrate like the dog I am: howling at the moon from the giant Adirondack chair in front of the Res Hall, surrounded by my fellow Timberwolves telling me that I’m such a good boy.

Stitch – FIT

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I’m Stitch, the mascot for the Fashion Institute of Technology. I represent the creative, hardworking, and unconventional student minds here at FIT.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   Definitely The Museum at FIT! It’s dedicated to fashion. Our current exhibits highlight fashion in the 1990s and Asian Americans in New York Fashion. The museum is free to everyone, so you can come check it out!
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off-campus?
   I love exploring all that NYC has to offer, like roaming the Met, going to concerts at Madison Square Garden, or chilling out in Central Park.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Next in Fashion on Netflix with Tan France and Alexa Chung.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Chocolate chip cookies
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I’d like to learn more about how to make fabric. We have an amazing textile department here at FIT, and I want to learn how to make my own fabrics on our handlooms and knitting machines!
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Right here in NYC. There’s no better place to be. I love this city and all its fascinating people and places.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I would celebrate with the students of FIT. They’re so hardworking and driven. A win for me is a win for us all here. And maybe also a few slices of that famous New York-style pizza!

Hugo Hawk – SUNY New Paltz

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   Hugo the Hawk here! I’m tuning in from SUNY New Paltz, located in the greatest town in the mid-Hudson Valley. New Paltz, New York has the best views, the best students, and the best mascot in the SUNY system!
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   My favorite place on campus is the top of the Jacobson Faculty Tower. My friends and I love to sit up there and stretch our wings when there’s a nice breeze and a beautiful sunset. It’s also the best place to get a birds-eye-view of campus 😉
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I love cruising along the Hudson Valley Rail Trail and petting all of the dogs that pass by. On one of those walks a few years back, I even got to see the film crew from A Quiet Place!
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Formula 1 Drive to Survive on Netflix. I’m jealous that those cars are faster than me. Maybe we can get some cool F1 in Schools collaborations happening across the SUNY system? New Paltz’s Engineering Innovation Hub would be the best backdrop for a podium celebration!
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Even when I’m soaring high, if I spot a nice bowl of chili I’ll always swoop down to grab a bite. Never fails to warm me right up on a snowy day.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   There are so many phenomenal options, it’s hard to pick just one. I’ve been meaning to start sharing my mixtapes with friends…. maybe the Music Business microcredential is the one for me. OR the eSports one. OR the sustainable horticulture one. Can I just do them all??
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Who told you I was going to retire??? New Paltz is my ride or die (but maybe Puerto Rico–don’t tell my team!).
   8) How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   Definitely a Blue & Orange Dance Party! And maybe even a victory lap around campus in one of the bubble cars.

Damien – University at Albany

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I’m Damien! I represent UAlbany.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   My favorite place on campus is our new ETEC building. The state-of-the-art building is a hub for innovation, scholarship, applied research and commercial development designed to foster cross-disciplinary collaborations to confront complex problems.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I love traveling to Washington D.C. to visit our students who are participating in the Semester in Washington program and working with our government leaders.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Ted Lasso! Except I pretend they’re the AFC Richmond Great Danes, not Greyhounds.
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   I’m a dog, so I’ll eat anything. But the Halal Shack crispy chicken rice bowl with white sauce is pretty darn good.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Artificial Intelligence, for sure.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Well…I’m actually retiring pretty soon. I’m getting old and it’s time for a new Great Dane that’s a little more agile to take over. More to come 😉 I’ll be content wherever I land as long as it’s not near a seawolf. Then again, those don’t actually exist so I should be good anywhere!
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I’d celebrate with all of our students in our Campus Center!

Stinger – Broome CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   My name is Stinger and I live at SUNY Broome Community College in Binghamton, NY.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   I love the Quad! I can buzz around and visit all my friends while they are in between classes.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   I love to buzz downtown to visit SUNY Broome’s new Culinary & Event Center. I have been taking some cooking classes and just started making my own chocolate in our bean to bar lab!
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Encanto! We don’t talk about Bruno…
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   I have a simple diet, but I would never turn down some cricket soup!
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   I’d love to get a micro credential in web development. I really need to start managing my own digital brand…
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   Right here in Binghamton, NY. There is no better place on earth! (But I may “winter” in Florida…)
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I would have a HUGE party with my friends at our new Culinary & Event Center!

Tripp Thunderwolf – Niagara County CC

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I am Tripp Thunderwolf, official mascot of Niagara County Community College.
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   My favorite place on campus is our new ESports facility. It is a great place to unwind and play video games with my wolf pack.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   My favorite thing to do is to visit the top tourist destinations in Western New York, including Sahlen Field, Highmark Stadium, Anchor Bar, and Niagara Falls.
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Cheer on Netflix is my go-to show, as I can relate to their school spirit!
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   My favorite comfort food is the brick oven pizza prepared by the students working in Savor Restaurant within the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute.
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through microcredentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   Culinary Cannabis and Edibles
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   My ideal retirement destination is California, because according to Tupac, California knows how to party.
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   I would celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness Championship by having coolers of yellow and blue Gatorade dumped over my head.

Perseus the Panther – SUNY Purchase College

1. Who are you and who do you represent?
   I’m Perseus the Panther— a true New Yorker through and through. I represent the pride of Purchase College. I bleed Blue and Orange and live each day according to the College’s motto “Think Wide Open”: it’s our way of learning, teaching and being…and so much more. #PantherPride #ThinkWideOpen #ProofofPurchase
2. What’s your favorite place on campus?
   It’s a tie between the P.E. Building and the food and beverage establishment known as The Hub.
3. What’s your favorite place or thing to do off campus?
   Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingsdom…or fishing off the peer at Playland Park
4. What’s your favorite movie/tv show/special that you streamed last year?
   Black Panther duhhhh.
   Ted Lasso…sometimes in life you just have to be a goldfish.
   Golden Girls…Betty White, one of the greatest comic tacticians in the history of television!
5. What’s your favorite comfort food to get through a cold winter?
   Antelope Stew
6. With SUNY offering convenient new learning options through micro credentials, what’s a new skill or competency you’d like to develop?
   The understanding of eSports and the digital gaming ecosystem and a perspective of traditional sports in society.
7. Where would you like to retire when your mascot days are over?
   South Florida…home to the North American Panther/Cougar and Disney World!!
8. How would you celebrate a SUNY Mascot Madness championship?
   Six-part plan:
   1. paw pump and jump
   2. the running man
   3. the moon walk
   4. the Carlton
   5. a lot of high fives
   6. a celebration tour (aka dancing) around campus