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The Golden Griffins represent Canisius in the Metro. The program is anchored by Petey the Griffin. The Golden Griffins bring 23 swimmers into the Metro competition this season. The Golden Griffins are preparing for the swimming season as the meet schedule progresses. Canisius enters 2026 with 23 athletes on the roster. Home meets for the Golden Griffins are held at Koessler Athletic Center Pool in , . The Golden Griffins' meet schedule will be updated as results are posted. Petey the Griffin anchors Canisius swimming identity, with "Canisius College March" as the program's fight song. When fans fuel a Golden Griffin athlete on RallyFuel, 90% lands directly with the athlete — funding training, recovery, and the realities of college sports.
Canisius University competes in NCAA Division I from Buffalo, New York. The Golden Griffins are members of The Metro Conference, the league known as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference until it rebranded on July 1, 2026. Men's ice hockey plays in Atlantic Hockey America. The department sponsors 21 varsity teams, including acrobatics and tumbling, rowing, and swimming and diving alongside the traditional field and court sports.
Softball is the most decorated program on campus, with 16 conference regular-season titles and 13 conference tournament titles. Its 12 NCAA Tournament appearances run from 1994 to 2022.
Women's lacrosse won six conference tournament titles between 2011 and 2017, and men's lacrosse added tournament crowns in 2008, 2012 and 2018. Men's basketball won conference regular-season titles in 1994, 1996 and 2018, along with the 1996 tournament title that sent the Griffs to the NCAA Tournament. Men's ice hockey won the Atlantic Hockey tournament in 2013 and 2023, earning NCAA Tournament berths both times.
The Koessler Athletic Center on the Main Street campus is home to basketball and volleyball. The Demske Sports Complex hosts baseball, softball and lacrosse. Men's hockey plays downtown at LECOM Harborcenter.
Niagara University sits just across the Grand Island Bridge, and the two schools have turned that short drive into an all-sports competition called the Battle of the Bridge. Since 2006-07, teams earn points for wins in head-to-head regular-season games, with conference championship finishes deciding sports like cross country, golf and swimming. The winner takes home the Canal Cup, named for the Erie Canal that runs through both counties. Canisius has won 14 of the first 19 series, including 2024-25.
Canisius, Niagara and St. Bonaventure also make up the Little Three, a Western New York basketball grouping that dates back decades.