An extraordinary number of IC graduates use their expertise to help current student-athletes shine. by Michael Warwick

For nearly as long as people have been graduating from Ithaca College, Ithaca graduates have been making their mark as college coaches. While many alumni are NCAA Division I or II coaches — some of whom have led their teams to NCAA titles — others...

Longtime football coach Mike Welch ’73 carries on a proud tradition of IC coaching. by Michael Warwick with Mbeti Hyess

“Ithaca College [athletics] is a family; once you are in it, you are in it forever,” says Mike Welch ’73, who joined the Bombers family in 1969 as a freshman football and lacrosse player. “There’s a unique bond that...