Cleveland State Vikings

The Cleveland State Vikings, or Vikes, are the athletic teams of Cleveland State University. From 1929 to 1965, the school was a small private college known as Fenn College and athletic teams were known as the Fenn Foxes. Cleveland State competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, which they have been part of since 1972. They were previously members of the NCAA College Division, a precursor to NCAA Division II. The university is a full member of the Horizon League (1994–present) and an associate member of the Northeast Conference (2024–present) for men's lacrosse and the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference for fencing. Cleveland State was formerly in the Mid-Continent Conference (1982–1994) and North Star Conference (1989–1992).