Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland.

Athletics

The school's sports teams are named the Blue Jays. Hopkins has separate sets of colors: Columbia blue and black for athletic uniforms, and sable and gold for academic robes, and it is the only university in the United States to celebrate Homecoming in the spring. Outside of the Men's and Women's Division I lacrosse teams, Hopkins participates in the NCAA's Division III and the Centennial Conference. The school's most prominent sports team is its Men's lacrosse team, which has won 43 national titles - 8 NCAA Division I (2005,1987,1985,1984,1980,1979,1978,1974), 29 USILA, and 6 ILA titles. Hopkins' primary lacrosse rivals are Princeton University, Syracuse University, and the University of Virginia, and its primary local rivals are the University of Maryland, Loyola College and the United States Naval Academy. The Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame run by US Lacrosse is located on the Homewood campus adjacent to Homewood Field. Hopkins also has a century old rivalry with McDaniel College (formerly known as Western Maryland), playing the Green Terrors 83 times in football since the first game in 1894.

Related Topics:
NCAA - Centennial Conference - Lacrosse - USILA - ILA - Princeton University - Syracuse University - University of Virginia - University of Maryland - Loyola College - United States Naval Academy - The Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame - US Lacrosse - McDaniel College - 1894

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