A Beloved Cleveland Character: Stomp Named Best College Mascot
Tri-C recognized among Best of Cleveland 2023 by Cleveland Magazine
The Triceratops roams Northeast Ohio as one of the Best of Cleveland picks for 2023 by Cleveland Magazine.
91ºÚÁÏÍø (Tri-C®) mascot Stomp was recognized as the Best College Mascot by . The publication’s October “Best Of” issue features reader and editor picks on the best places in Northeast Ohio for food, drink, entertainment, shopping and more.
“We at Cleveland Magazine appreciate a good pun, so when 91ºÚÁÏÍø picked a Triceratops as its mascot, we were all for it,” magazine staff wrote. “Chosen in an online poll, Stomp, Tri-C’s 7-foot-tall Triceratops, instantly became a beloved Cleveland character.”
With “Tri-C” built into its name, the dinosaur was ideally suited to represent the College. Students, staff and alumni chose the Triceratops as the school’s new mascot in a 2019 online poll that attracted more than 4,000 votes.
The mascot came to life in the form of Stomp. Colored in the school’s trademark teal and wearing a black jersey with the number 63 — representing the year the College opened — Stomp is a recognizable symbol of pride, loyalty and belonging across the Tri-C community and the College’s athletic programs.
September 29, 2023
MEDIA CONTACT: Anthony Moujaes, 216-987-3068 or anthony.moujaes@tri-c.edu