Athletics and Recreation - Colby College Admissions

Best-in-class facilities.

Championship-caliber teams.

Driven by pride of affiliation, natural talent, and tremendous smarts, our student-athletes (the Mules, of course) excel—on game day and every day in between.

Colby Athletics

Colby is a proud member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference and the NCAA Division III.

Athletes practice in our new 350,000-square-foot Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center.

Colby offers 32 varsity teams.

Colby offers 32 club sports (including the co-ed woodsmen’s team).

The premier sports facility in all of Division III.

Opened in August 2020, key facilities of the Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center include: the only Olympic-sized Myrtha international competition pool in the Northeast; an ice arena; a 200-meter indoor track; a climbing wall; nine squash courts; dance, yoga, and meditation studios; and one of the largest fitness centers at any liberal arts college.

Watch the Tour

The Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center, which is located at the north end of campus across from Johnson Pond, has a wide range of unique venues.

The aquatics center features the only Olympic-sized Myrtha pool in the state of Maine.

The three-level Boulos Family Fitness Center includes a mix of free weights, cables, selectorize and cardio equipment, open areas for stretching and training, as well as dedicated fitness studios and a mindfulness and meditation room.

The Jack Kelley Rink at the O’Neil | O’Donnell Forum is home to the Colby men’s and women’s ice hockey teams.

The indoor competition center houses a six-lane track, regulation tennis courts, and field-event accommodations for pole vault, high jump, long/triple jump, and shot put.

The Boulos Family Fitness Center was designed for use by the entire Colby community.

The squash center includes nine championship regulation courts.

Located in the field house, Aidan’s Climbing and Bouldering Wall is a 42-foot-tall wall with terrain ranging from easy vertical to more difficult articulated areas.

The open-air atrium at the center of the building provides an opportunity for students to study, eat, or relax.

With a bold yet elegant design that complements Colby’s traditional campus architecture, the entire three-floor building was developed to emphasize daylight and openness, maximize views into venues, and intuitively articulate the building’s organization.

The epitome of

the student athlete.

Compete at the highest levels while building relationships and habits of mind you’ll carry with you always. Whether varsity athletes, club sport devotees, or intramural enthusiasts, our students don’t have to choose between preparing for the future and enjoying their present.

For details about the athletic recruitment process, please review the NESCAC Admissions Statement, which is shared among all colleges in our conference.

Colby-Hume Center

Colby owns 10 acres on Messalonskee Lake, seven miles from the campus. Students have full access to facilities, including a picnic area with charcoal grills, a small beach for swimming, croquet, horseshoes, and two small bath/changing houses.

Colby Facilities