St. Lawrence University Athletics

The 1985 NCAA Division III Champion at 190 pounds and a national runner up at 177 pounds as a freshman, Lelan Rogers was a star in three sports for St. Lawrence and went on to earn two trips to the Division I national championships as he completed his collegiate career at Syracuse.

Lelan played football and lacrosse for the Saints in addition to wrestling and still shares the St. Lawrence record for touchdowns (14) and points (84) in a season set in 1982. He earned All America honors as a Saint wrestler in both 1983 and 1985 and captained the Saint team. He went on to captain the Syracuse wrestling team and was a two time Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association finalist and a three time New York State wrestling champion. He was also a member of the 1987 Syracuse final four lacrosse team.

He went 24-2-1 in his freshman season on the mat and was 4-1-0 in the NCAA tournament, losing in the final 12-8. He was injured as a sophomore, but came back strong in 1985, winning the national title on criteria as his match with Centre’s Dale Lawrence was tied at 5-5 in overtime in the 190 pound class. Qualifying for the Division I Championship at a Division III winner, Rogers won his first match at 190 pounds, 13-4 over 10^th seed Joe Glowacki of Rutgers before losing to the third seed in the second round.

Following his collegiate athletic career, Lelan went on to an outstanding career as a lacrosse coach which included head coaching stints at SUNY Cortland and Ohio Wesleyan with 12 NCAA appearances in 14 seasons at the two schools. At the time of induction he is assistant men’s lacrosse coach, defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for Syracuse University and was on the coaching staff for the 2008 and 2009 Division I championship teams.