Club sports provide a highly competitive, non-varsity outlet for our student-athletes.
The university subsidizes all club sports, but some may still require membership dues from individual members in order to cover anticipated expenses. While there are a few sports that are gender-specific, and a few which are truly "co-ed", most listed sports have both a male and a female club available.
Club sports are a terrific athletic outlet for students. To ensure that they operate effectively and safely, club presidents and officers must ensure that the necessary information is submitted to the recreational sports office.
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Practice: Saturday Afternoons
This club is instructionally focused, meets regularly in Huntington Gym and provides an opportunity for students to come together for informal play. The club is looking to play area Colleges.
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Practice: Daily in the fall and spring
The Colgate Baseball Club competes in both the fall and spring, but the majority of its schedule takes place during the fall due to the more favorable weather. Games are generally scheduled as Sunday double-headers against other area colleges and club teams.
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Practice: November - March
This club provides a place for women to play more competitive basketball than is available within the intramural program. The club is comprised largely of former high school varsity players. The club is developing a competitive game schedule with other club teams in the area.
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Practice: Weekly in Sanford Field House
Cricket is a game played by two teams of eleven players on a pitch with two wickets placed 22 yards apart. Each team bats in turn with the objective of the batting team to make runs, while the bowling and fielding side tries to dismiss the batsmen. The winning team is the one that scores the most runs. The club practices and schedules matches year-round.
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Practice: Sunday Nights at Utica Curling Club
This club is open to novice and experienced curlers alike. The club exposes interested students to this exciting sport allows them to explore the world of competitive bonspiels (tournaments). The club meets once or twice a week at the world-class Utica Curling Club facilities in nearby Utica – site of the 2003 U.S. National Curling Championships. The club also travels to regional competitions.
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Practice: Daily rides
The cycling club provides an opportunity for students with varying skill levels in cycling to gather and explore the region together on their bicycles on a regular basis. Members who wish to compete will represent Colgate at a few races in the fall and spring.
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Practice: Weekly lessons
The Colgate Equestrian Club has both English and Western components. Both compete within the New York Division of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. Opponents include Skidmore, Cornell, Morrisville, Cobleskill, Oswego, Hartwick, Ithaca, and Syracuse. Most league schools host a show during the season with riders vying for not only team placement, but also for individual points in order to qualify for Regional, Zone, and National competitions following league competition. The club trains at Saddleback Farm at 3055 Lake Moraine Road, Hamilton and is coached by Anna Hackney and Valerie Logsdon.
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The club is primarily instructionally focused, and novices are welcomed. As members become more proficient there may be opportunities to arrange outside competitive opportunities. All equipment is provided, including electronic scoring equipment.
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Practice: Twice weekly in the fall
Comprised largely of former high school varsity players, this club provides an opportunity for you to have fun with the game while engaging in some spirited competition with members of the NYS Club Field Hockey League.
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Practice: 2 - 3 times per week, October - February
The Figure Skating Club is open to skaters of all abilities. Although the club largely provides structured ice time for students wanting to practice on their own, several skaters compete in collegiate competitions.
The club also sponsors a "Learn to Skate" program for children in the local community. The program allows club members to give something back to their sport and community, and also serves as a fundraising opportunity for the club.
Colgate figure skaters have also competed as a synchronized skating team since the fall of 2010. They preformed well in their first competition at the Eastern Synchronized Sectional Championships in the Open Collegiate division. Their performance placed fifth out of 11 schools.
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Practice: The club practices at Colgate's
Seven Oaks Golf Course.
This club is developing a foundation for competitive tournaments.
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The men’s and women’s ice hockey clubs offer an opportunity for those with competitive hockey skills to compete against other area and regional college club teams. The men’s club plays an independent regional schedule, while the women’s club competes in the Northeast Women’s Collegiate Hockey Association. The clubs practice in
Starr Rink.
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Practice: Twice weekly
Open to novice and experienced jugglers, this eclectic group gets together once a week to share knowledge, show off new tricks and prepare for periodic juggle fests and public demonstrations.
Contact: Faculty Advisor
Practice: Weekly in the fall and spring
Located in one of the nation’s hotbeds of high school and collegiate lacrosse, Colgate has numerous students who have played the game at the high school level and desire a competitive outlet in college other than at the varsity level. Both men’s and women’s clubs function year-round with a limited fall schedule and additional contests in the spring.
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Longboard
The Longboarding Club offers students the opportunity to shred the scenic hills of Madison county as well as cruising and busting tricks through the streets, parking lots, and sidewalks of Hamilton, New York. The club is active during the warmer months, and in the spring, travels to Ithaca for the Ithaca Slide Jam. Club membership is open to skaters of all abilities.
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Practice: Mon and Thurs, 8:00-10:00 PM
Seidokan Aikido is the study of Aikido as a whole, which is a non-violent art of self-defense. It does not include punches, kicks, or offensive strikes. Aikido means “way of life through harmony with ki,” where ki is the energy of a human attacker, the universe surrounding us, the forces of nature, or the life force within ourselves.
Defensive arts consist of blending with the force of an attacker, leading the person downward, and then releasing the assailant safely. Old traditions are analyzed with the best traditions retained for study and application. This club emphasizes attitudinal training with students and instructor growing together.
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Practice: Tues and Thurs, 6:00-8:00 PM
The Karate style taught in this program is a kicking and punching system that incorporates the use of locks and control techniques. American Karate is a blend of traditional Karate, Tae Kwon Do, and Jujitsu. We study self-defense, sparring, weapons training, flexibility exercise, breathing techniques, and body and mental awareness.
We are affiliated through our instructor with the international Zen Do Kai organization. Students serve as instructors, working side by side with other students and community residents. We encourage members to participate in regular rank promotions as well as numerous local tournaments. Other club activities include home competitions, self-defense seminars, and demonstrations. We encourage students of all levels and styles to join.
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Practice: Twice weekly
Our primary goal is to produce well-rounded, confident martial artists employing a practical self-defense system that focuses not only on the individual aspects of combat, but on the holistic approach as well.
Tae Kwon Do is an ever-changing system that uses only those techniques that are most practical and efficient. You will learn to think critically and understand what might be the best and most efficient means of self-defense in all situations.
Our training includes punching, striking, deflecting, footwork, kicking, drills, sparring, and combat philosophy and applications. It also involves grappling (sweeps, takedowns, joint locks, and chokes), trapping hands, the theory of nerve strikes, bone breaks, the use of practical weapons, and an overall focus on the mental aspects of self-defense.
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Practice: Four times weekly in the fall and spring on Colgate's rugby pitch
The men’s and women’s rugby clubs are members of the New York State Upstate Rugby Conference. The formal league schedule takes place in the fall, and we participate in a limited non-league competitive schedule in the spring. Games are generally scheduled on Saturdays during the competitive season. Teams on Colgate’s schedule include Hamilton, Ithaca, Binghamton, Oneonta, Clarkson, Union, Buffalo, Syracuse, Cornell, and West Point. The clubs each hire an outside professional coach, who works closely with them throughout the season.
The rugby pitch is located on Academy Fields between Oak Dr. and E. Kendrick Ave.
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Coach: David Chapman -
djchapman4@gmail.com.
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Coach: Anne-Marie Lemal Brown -
alemal@colgate.edu
Practice: Daily runs
The running club provides an opportunity to get together with other like-minded students who are looking for running companions.
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Practice: Daily Practices\Races in Fall, Limited Spring Competitions
This club competes under the umbrella of the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association and sails against highly competitive programs from Navy, SUNY Maritime, Kings Point, Cornell and Hobart. The club’s fleet of eight Johnson FJs is housed at nearby Willow Bank Yacht Club located on Cazenovia Lake (approximately one half hour from campus). Although the bulk of the competitive season takes place in the fall of the year, some limited competition is scheduled for the spring.
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Practice: In the fall, the team conducts dry land training a couple of times a week.
League competition is from January through February.
The ski racing club is highly competitive and competes within the Adirondack Division of the United States Collegiate Ski Association. Other schools in the division include Albany, Skidmore, Union, and the U.S. Military Academy. During the season the club trains at nearby
Toggenburg Ski Area (about a 35 minute drive from campus). Following league competition, the top finishing teams qualify for Regionals. The top four teams at Regionals qualify for Nationals. The club employs a professional coach who works closely with the team throughout the season.
Coach: Jim Longo -
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Practice: Three practices per week in both the fall and the spring
The club men’s and women’s soccer teams actively practice and compete during the fall semester, and participate in limited play in the spring. Most players have played in high school and are looking for a competitive experience a bit above what we offer through intramural play. Club soccer fields are located behind Andy Kerr Stadium on College Street.
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Practice: 2-3 practices per week; competition from November through March
The Colgate men’s and women’s squash clubs are members of the Intercollegiate Squash Rackets Association and mostly compete against varsity programs. Following the dual match season, the teams take part in their respective national championship tournaments. Regular opponents include Tufts, Cornell, Smith, Hamilton, Hobart, Columbia, Rochester, Williams, Skidmore, and Bard. Prospective players should have played in high school; however, this is not an absolute requirement. Rosters number approximately fifteen players, with the top ten traveling to competition.
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Practice: Friday\Sunday afternoons
The club provides an opportunity for students with a love of the sport to get together for some spirited competitive and instructional sessions up to three times a week. The more experienced players have an opportunity to schedule competitions with other nearby college club teams.
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Practice: 2-3 practices per week
The tennis club is a coeducational team of tennis enthusiasts who meet in Sanford Field House several times per week for the purpose of engaging in some informal competitive tennis. The club competes against area colleges each semester.
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Practice: Daily workouts
The Colgate Triathlon Club strives to unite existing student triathletes and to provide support and advice to students who wish to compete in triathlons. All students with an interest in cycling, swimming, and running with their peers, whether they are experienced or novices, are eligible for membership in the Colgate Triathlon Club. Any individuals who want to challenge themselves are free to participate in club activities and workouts. Competition between members is not the goal — the goal is for students to compete only with themselves.
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Practice: 2-4 practices per week
There is both a men's team and a women's team. Each is made up of students who are extremely dedicated to the spirit of Ultimate Frisbee, and the fun of competitive play. The club is active all year and travels to several intercollegiate invitational tournaments.
Websites: Men's team | Women's team
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Practice: Weekday Afternoons
The men’s and women’s volleyball clubs schedule individual matches and open tournaments throughout the year.
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Practice: 2-4 days per week
The men’s and women’s teams are highly competitive members of the Collegiate Water Polo Association, New York Division. The men’s competitive schedule takes place in the fall semester and the women’s is in the spring. Opponents include Buffalo, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, Gannon, Cornell, Columbia, Iona, St. Frances, Queens, and West Point. Both clubs host a tournament as part of their respective formal schedules. Each team holds practices in Lineberry Natatorium during the competitive season.
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