Intercollegiate Athletics, Intramurals, and Recreation

Intercollegiate Athletics

The $10 million Murray Center is the home of competition site for varsity programs in basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, and wrestling. Also housed in the facility are a student athlete academic support center, classrooms, fully equipped varsity weight room, athletic medicine area, 32,000 square-foot competitive wooden floor, and locker rooms.

Outdoor facilities include the baseball complex, softball field, tennis courts, outdoor track, and soccer field. Adjacent to the campus is Triggs Memorial Golf Course, home to the men's golf team. Approximately 300 students participate in varsity sports at the college.

The benefits of participating in athletics go far beyond the thrill of competing. The athletics program can help you develop lifetime friendships with teammates. You can improve strength, endurance, agility, and sports skills. And studies show that student athletes focus better and concentrate more keenly.

Athletics RIC sponsors nineteen varsity sports through the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Six team sports are offered in the fall, six team sports during the winter, and seven during the spring.

NCAA Division III Varsity Teams

Highlights

RIC places in the top 30% nationally in Director's Cup Standings.

• Men's Soccer: First Little East Conference Championship.
• Woman's Softball: Fourth straight Little East Conference Tournament title, advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth year in a row.
• Men's Basketball: Little East Conference Championship.
• Men's Wrestling: Kevin Sutherland (Dauphin, PA) and Mike Martini (Cranston, RI) captured the New England Individual Champtionship in their weight classes and advanced to the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
• Women's Track: Kayla Flemming (Pawtucket, RI) advanced to the NCAA Championships in winter and spring seasons, earning All-American honors in the high jump.

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Memberships

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (Division III)
• Little East Conference
• Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
• National Collegiate Gymnastic Association
• New England College Conference Wrestling Association

Intramurals and Recreation

All students are members of the 54,000-square-foot Recreation Center. They can take advantage of a multitude of activities from intramural sports to aerobics, to individualized fitness programs and club sports. Steam rooms, saunas, locker facilities, and an indoor track are available, along with an L-shaped pool. The recently expanded cardiovascular/weight training area includes free weights, exercycles, rowers, a treadmill, a stairclimber, and related workout equipment. Off-campus recreational programs involve cycling, camping, hiking, canoeing, mountain climbing, and skiing. There is also an eighteen-hole public golf course adjacent to the campus.