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Division II Athletes From Bridgeport on In-State Winter Rosters

Three student-athletes from Bridgeport are competing this winter for one of the state's four Division II universities.

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Looking for something to do during winter break? We suggest you check out Connecticut-bred student-athletes who are playing for one of the state's four Division II universities.

About 180 state student-athletes, including three from Bridgeport, are pursuing their academic and sports endeavors this winter at the University of Bridgeport, the University of New Haven, Post University or Southern Connecticut State University, based on rosters provided by those institutions.

New Haven has 13 student-athletes on in-state D-II rosters, Stratford has nine and Waterbury has seven.

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Following are breakdowns by university, by county and by sport, with links to the home pages of each school's athletic department. Note: some rosters did not provide hometown information.

Universities

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Counties

  • New Haven - 73
  • Hartford - 39
  • Fairfield - 32
  • New London - 13
  • Middlesex - 12
  • Litchfield - 7
  • Windham - 2
  • Tolland - 1

Sports

  • men's track and field - 76
  • women's track and field - 43
  • men's swimming - 21
  • men's basketball - 13
  • women's basketball - 11
  • women's gymnastics - 9
  • men's ice hockey - 5
  • women's ice hockey - 2

Fairfield County residents

  • 9 - Stratford
  • 6 - Danbury
  • 3 - Bridgeport
  • 2 - Easton, Newtown, Norwalk, Stamford, Trumbull
  • 1 - Brookfield, Monroe, Ridgefield, Shelton

Bridgeport residents on in-state D-II winter rosters

  • Jordan Foster, so., SCSU track and field
  • Thea Stephens, sr., SCSU track and field
  • Omar Tefer, so., Pace basketball

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