Middlebury Panthers

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Middlebury Panthers
Middlebury Panthers logo.svg
UniversityMiddlebury College
Association NCAA Division III
Conference NESCAC (primary)
EISA (skiing)
Athletic directorErin Quinn
Location Middlebury, Vermont
Varsity teams31
Football stadium Alumni Stadium
Basketball arenaPepin Gymnasium
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
Website athletics.middlebury.edu

The Middlebury Panthers are the 31 varsity teams of Middlebury College that compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The Panthers lead the NESCAC in total number of national championships, having won 42 team titles [2] since the conference lifted its ban on NCAA play in 1994. [3] Middlebury enjoys national success in soccer, cross country running, field hockey, men's basketball, women's hockey, skiing, men's lacrosse and women's lacrosse, and fields 31 varsity NCAA teams and several competitive club teams including a sailing team (MCSC), [4] a crew team, a water polo team, an ultimate frisbee team, and a rugby team. Since 2000, Middlebury's varsity squads have won 84 NESCAC titles. Currently,[ when? ] 28% of students participate in varsity sports.

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In the early 20th century, the Panthers' traditional athletic rivals included the University of Vermont and Norwich University. Today, rivalries vary by sport but typically include Williams College, Hamilton College and Amherst College.

Notable achievements

A statue of the Middlebury Panther mascot outside the Alumni Stadium Middlebury Panther.jpg
A statue of the Middlebury Panther mascot outside the Alumni Stadium

Middlebury's success in intercollegiate sports is evidenced by the college's second-place ranking in the 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors' Cup. [5] The college won the honor for the 2011–12 season.

National Championships

Facilities

Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium, with the Ralph Myhre 18-hole golf course in the background YoungmanField.jpg
Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium, with the Ralph Myhre 18-hole golf course in the background

The 2011 Princeton Review ranks Middlebury's athletic facilities as #18 best in the United States. [9]

Middlebury's athletic facilities include:

See also

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