Intercollegiate Athletics at the CIA

Building a Tradition of Excellence:
CIA Athletics


Something's really heating up on the Hyde Park campus of The Culinary Institute of America, and it's not the day's next entrée. Students are taking to the fields and courts to help build a proud tradition of intercollegiate athletics at the world's premier culinary college.

The CIA is pleased to offer four high-level competitive sports opportunities for both male and female students, with intercollegiate soccer, basketball, cross-country, and tennis teams. All CIA athletic teams are co-ed, and students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average to participate.

HVMAC & HVWAC

The CIA Steels
A true intercollegiate program at the CIA began in 2004, when the college's soccer and basketball programs joined the Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference. Today, the CIA Steels participate in four sports as members of both the HVMAC and the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference, comprised of colleges from Albany, NY to New York City and Long Island, NY. Conference foes include the Albany College of Pharmacy, Berkeley College, Cooper Union, Pratt Institute, Sarah Lawrence College, St. Joseph's College, Vaughn College of Aeronautics, and Webb Institute.

Find out more about the growing CIA athletics programs:

Meet the Teams:

Soccer

Soccer

Basketball

Basketball

Cross-Country

Cross-Country

Tennis

Tennis


Student-Athlete Spotlights

Victor Lane '10Victor Lane '10
Victor's love of cooking started when he was only 3 or 4 years old. "My parents always taught us how to feed ourselves and I fell in love with cooking." As a career choice it always made sense to Victor because "there's job security. Everyone has to eat." Read more about Victor >>

Avrohom Siegel '10Avrohom Siegel '10
Nothing, not even a chef's knife, feels more natural in Avrohom's hands than a tennis racket. He's been honing his serve, volley, and smash since the tender age of three. His passion for the sport is obvious when you hear him speak. Read more about Avrohom >>

Harry Madeckas '10Harry Madeckas '10
Harry Madeckas may have left his family back in South Carolina, but he's found another one in New York. This one—at the CIA's Hyde Park campus—is drawn together by common passions. Read more about Harry >>

 

 


CIA Steels—Origin of a Team Name

Steel
Why "Steels"? In the kitchen, a steel is used to sharpen a chef's most indispensable tool-the knife. Also known as a sharpening steel or honing steel, this vital instrument helps smooth out the roughness of the blade, leaving a nice straight edge for a better cut. Similarly, intercollegiate student-athletes on the CIA Steels hone their skills on the court or field, sharpen their work ethic and sense of teamwork, and become better people in their careers and lives.

 
 
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