Three former Onondaga Community College student-athletes and two former coaches will be inducted into OCC's Athletics Hall of Fame April 27 during a ceremony in the SRC Arena. The honorees are:
Brittany Cohen, Women’s Basketball
• Brittany earned All-American honors while leading the OCC’s Women’s Basketball team to a National Championship Runner-Up finish in 2010.
• She just completed her 10th season as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at SUNY Potsdam.
Cody Jamieson, Men’s Lacrosse
• Cody was an All-American Men’s Lacrosse player who helped lead OCC to its first two national championships.
• In 2009, as a member of Syracuse University’s Men’s Lacrosse team, he scored the game-winning goal in overtime to defeat Cornell in the national championship game.
• Cody has had an outstanding professional career while also playing for the Haudenosaunee National Team in the World Championships.
Sid Smith, Men’s Lacrosse
• Sid was an All-American and Captain on OCC’s first Men’s Lacrosse national championship team in 2006.
• In 2009, he earned All-American honors while helping Syracuse University win a national championship.
• He played lacrosse professionally - and also competed with the Haudenosaunee National team.
Mike Wheeler, Women’s Basketball
• Mike coached the OCC Women’s Basketball team from 2001 to 2020, compiling an outstanding record of 509 wins and 128 losses.
• He led the Lazers to the national tournament five times, including an appearance in the national championship game in 2010.
• Following his tenure at OCC, Mike coached the Liverpool High School Girls Varsity basketball team for 5 seasons. This coming season will be his first as Boys Varsity basketball Head Coach at his alma mater, Cicero-North Syracuse.
Chuck Wilbur, Men’s Lacrosse
• Chuck led the Men’s Lacrosse team to 11 national titles, compiling an overall record of 266 wins and 15 losses.
• The field OCC’s lacrosse teams play on is named Charles “Chuck” R. Wilbur Field in his honor.
• He’s a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
• Chuck now coaches the Cicero-North Syracuse High School Boys Varsity Lacrosse team.
The Hall of Fame ceremony will begin at 7pm, following the annual Student Athletics Banquet.
You can find a list of OCC Athletics Hall of Fame members by clicking on this link.
