Bowdoin College

Athletics

The Bowdoin Polar Bears compete in the NCAA Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference, which also includes Amherst, Conn College, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, Williams, and Maine rivals Bates and Colby. The College's official color is white, though black is traditionally employed as a complement.

Related Topics:
NCAA - Division III - New England Small College Athletic Conference - Amherst - Conn College - Hamilton - Middlebury - Trinity - Tufts - Wesleyan - Williams - Bates - Colby

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Bowdoin offers thirty varsity teams, including men's teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, Nordic skiing, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, and track, and women's teams in field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, Nordic skiing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball. The sailing team is co-ed. There are also intercollegiate and club teams in men's and women's rugby, water polo, men's volleyball and ultimate frisbee. Recent NESCAC champions include men's cross country (2001, 2002), women's basketball (2001-2005), and women's ice hockey (2002, 2004).

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In addition to the outdoor athletic fields, the College has indoor and outdoor tracks, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, squash courts, an ice hockey rink, a boathouse, several basketball courts, a climbing wall, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, an independent weight room with treadmills and elliptical machines, and a new astroturf field.

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