The University at Albany's mascot has pulled off a narrow victory in the 2025 State University of New York Mascot Madness competition.

University at Albany’s Damien the Great Dane made it to round three of voting. He won his matchup against SUNY Cortland’s dragon mascot Blaze by more than 1,000 votes. Brockport’s Ellsworth ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — SUNY’s Mascot Madness competition is heating up, and Damien the Great Dane from the University at ... Last year, Brockport’s Ellsworth the Eagle won first place.