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====== Athletics at Trinity ======

[{{::banty.jpg?200 |"Banty," Trinty's mascot. Image credit: Trinity College}}]

From the founding of the College, Trinity students enjoyed outdoor recreation and individual sports such as swimming, boxing, fencing, and horseback riding. Gradually sports became more organized, with the first teams and team sports appearing in the 1850s. Rowing led the way as the first competitive intercollegiate sport, followed by baseball and football. In the nineteenth century, Trinity men competed with students at schools like Yale, Harvard, and Brown, though opponents could include upperclassmen or sport clubs organized by non-students. The first facilities purpose-built for campus sports were a boat-house and a gymnasium. Lawn tennis, track-and-field, bicycling, and basketball emerged by the end of the century. In the early 1900s, student sports competitions garnered greater backing from faculty and administrators, who began to appear as regular spectators and to commit increasing College funds to support athletics and general physical education for all students. The building of [[trowbridge_pool_squash_facility|Trowbridge Pool]] in 1929 and later the opening of [[ferris_athletic_center|Ferris Athletic Center]] in 1969 contributed to the hiring of faculty-level sports coaches, as well as the entrance of Trinity into the New England Small Collegiate Athletic Conference (NESCAC) in 1971. The [[coeducation]] of the campus in 1969 introduced even greater variety, complexity, and administration, as well as further opportunities to celebrate the athletic prowess of Trinity students. Currently, the College is a Division III NCAA school with varsity teams for men and women, as well as club and intramural sports. Trinity's teams are called the [[bantam|Bantams]].

===== Varsity Teams =====
  * [[baseball|Baseball]]
  * [[basketball|Basketball]]
  * [[cross_country|Cross Country]]
  * [[field_hockey|Field Hockey]]
  * [[football|Football]]
  * [[golf|Golf]]
  * [[ice_hockey|Ice Hockey]]
  * [[lacrosse|Lacrosse]]
  * [[rowing_crew|Rowing (Crew)]]
  * [[soccer|Soccer]]
  * [[softball|Softball]]
  * [[squash|Squash]]
  * [[swimming_and_diving|Swimming & Diving]]
  * [[tennis|Tennis]]
  * [[track_and_field|Track and Field]]
  * [[volleyball|Volleyball]]
  * [[wrestling|Wrestling]]

===== Other Teams =====
  * [[club_sports|Club Sports]]
  * [[intramural_sports|Intramural Sports]]
  * [[athletic_clubs|Athletic Clubs]]

===== Facilities =====
[{{ :athleticfields.jpg?direct&600|Aerial view of Trinity's athletic playing fields and tennis courts, undated. Photo credit: Trinity College}}]
  * [[ferris_athletic_center|Ferris Athletic Center]]
  * [[natatorium|Natatorium]]
  * [[memorial_field_house|Memorial Field House]]
  * [[trowbridge_pool_squash_facility|Trowbridge Pool and Squash Facility]]
  * [[hazleton_fitness_center|Hazelton Fitness Center]]
  * [[trinity_varsity_weight_room|Trinity Varsity Weight Room]] 
  * [[george_a._kellner_squash_courts|George A. Kellner Squash Courts]]
  * [[bliss_boathouse|Friends of Trinity Boathouse]]
  * [[trinity_soccer_field|Trinity Soccer Field]]
  * [[koeppel_community_sports_center|Koeppel Community Sports Center]]
  * [[assaiante_paul_d._tennis_center|Paul Assaiante Tennis Center]]
  * [[trinity_softball_field|Trinity Softball Field]]
  * [[dibenedetto_stadium_murren_family_field|Murren Family Field/DiBenedetto Stadium]]
  * [[jessee_miller_football_field_and_track|Jessee/Miller Field]]
  * [[robin_l._sheppard_field|Robin L. Sheppard Field]]
  * [[oosting_gymnasium|Oosting Gymnasium]]
  * [[tansill_muldoon_stadium|Tansill Muldoon Stadium]]
  * Wickham Park

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