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Athletics at Trinity
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 in 1929 and later the opening of 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 Bantams.
Varsity Teams
Other Teams
Facilities
- Wickham Park