Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center, opened in 2020
The Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center is the center of athletic life at Colby, and home to the Colby Mules. In addition to athletic offices, it contains:[3]
The Margaret M. Crook Center (Men's and Women's Basketball, Volleyball)
The Jack Kelley Rink at the O'Neil|O'Donnell Forum (Men's and Women's Ice Hockey)
The Boulos Family Fitness Center
Aquatics Center
Squash Center
Indoor Competition Center
Aidan's Climbing and Bouldering Wall
Colby Outdoor Venues:
Harold Alfond Stadium new in 2008, contains an illuminated 400-meter, 8-lane track, with area for the long and triple jump, new discus and hammer cage and separate areas for shot put and javelin competition.
Seaverns Field, inside the stadium, is an illuminated synthetic turf field used by the football, soccer, and lacrosse teams.
Bill Alfond Field is an illuminated synthetic turf field for field hockey and men's and women's lacrosse.
The Alfond-Wales Tennis Courts – 10 hard-surface courts, including the Klein Tennis Pavilion
The Colby soccer field and Loebs Field, two full-size playing fields west of the soccer field for soccer practice as well as intramural sports and summer sports camps.
Crafts Field (Softball) and Coombs Field (Baseball) make up the Baseball and Softball Complex.
The Campbell Cross Country Trails are used for cross-country running and skiing.
In addition to the on-campus facilities, the Mules also utilize:
The Colby-Hume Center, located on Messalonskee Lake for Colby's crew and sailing teams. It is also open to the Colby community.
The Sugarloaf Ski Resort is home to the Alpine Ski Team, and is used extensively by recreational skiers from Colby because of its proximity to campus, about 50 miles away.
Quarry Road Trails for Nordic Skiing, Cross Country.
The Colby alpine ski team received varsity status in 1986 and won five Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) Division II titles between 1987 and 1992.[4] That success prompted the college to upgrade the program to Division I status in 1993. Abbi Lapthrop '06 captured the NCAA giant slalom title at the NCAA Skiing Championships at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in 2006. Lathrop is the first Colby athlete to compete against Division I schools and win a national title.[5]
In 2000, the Mules won the first ever NESCAC Championship-the only time in school history this has happened.
On November 28, 2017, 6 year coach Jonathan Michaeles resigned after leading the Mules through a tough 1–8 season. Colby recently announced UMaine Veteran Jack Cosgrove as the new head coach.
On November, 10th, 2018, during the Colby vs Bowdoin game, there was a reunion of the 2000 NESCAC Champion Mules, the only team in school history to have claimed the title. At half-time of the game, there was a ring ceremony celebrating the 18-year anniversary of the all-time greatest team.
Woodsmen's Team competes against other schools in the Northeast and Canada
Nickname, symbol, and mascotedit
A retired version of the Colby Mules logo.
The White Mule was adopted as Colby's mascot in 1923 when Colby Echo editor Joseph Coburn Smith '24 suggested in an editorial that the success of the football team had made its customary "dark horse" label obsolete. In 2002, the name was shortened to Mules.[11] As for a mascot, currently there's a costume with a giant mule's head, known to students as "Morty".
Referencesedit
^Colby Identity Standards Manual(PDF). December 14, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
^"Athletics | Colby College Catalogue 2019–2020". Colby College. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
^"History of the Mule". Colby College Athletics. Colby College. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Colby Mules formerly known as the White Mules prior to 2002 are the varsity and club athletic teams of Colby College a liberal arts college located in Waterville Maine Colby s varsity teams compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division III The college offers 32 varsity teams plus club sports intramural sports called I play 2 Colby MulesUniversityColby CollegeConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference primary EISA skiing NCAADivision IIIAthletic directorMike WisecupLocationWaterville MaineVarsity teams32 varsityMascotMorty the MuleNicknameMulesColorsColby blue and Priscilla gray 1 Websitecolbyathletics wbr com Contents 1 Athletic facilities 2 Varsity teams 2 1 Alpine skiing 2 2 Basketball 2 3 Crew 2 4 Football 2 5 Ice Hockey 2 6 Nordic skiing 2 7 Others 3 Club teams 4 Nickname symbol and mascot 5 ReferencesAthletic facilities edit nbsp Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center opened in 2020The Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center is the center of athletic life at Colby and home to the Colby Mules In addition to athletic offices it contains 3 The Margaret M Crook Center Men s and Women s Basketball Volleyball The Jack Kelley Rink at the O Neil O Donnell Forum Men s and Women s Ice Hockey The Boulos Family Fitness Center Aquatics Center Squash Center Indoor Competition Center Aidan s Climbing and Bouldering WallColby Outdoor Venues Harold Alfond Stadium new in 2008 contains an illuminated 400 meter 8 lane track with area for the long and triple jump new discus and hammer cage and separate areas for shot put and javelin competition Seaverns Field inside the stadium is an illuminated synthetic turf field used by the football soccer and lacrosse teams Bill Alfond Field is an illuminated synthetic turf field for field hockey and men s and women s lacrosse The Alfond Wales Tennis Courts 10 hard surface courts including the Klein Tennis Pavilion The Colby soccer field and Loebs Field two full size playing fields west of the soccer field for soccer practice as well as intramural sports and summer sports camps Crafts Field Softball and Coombs Field Baseball make up the Baseball and Softball Complex The Campbell Cross Country Trails are used for cross country running and skiing In addition to the on campus facilities the Mules also utilize The Colby Hume Center located on Messalonskee Lake for Colby s crew and sailing teams It is also open to the Colby community The Sugarloaf Ski Resort is home to the Alpine Ski Team and is used extensively by recreational skiers from Colby because of its proximity to campus about 50 miles away Quarry Road Trails for Nordic Skiing Cross Country The Waterville Country Club for golf Varsity teams edit nbsp A Colby varsity runner competing against BatesAlpine skiing edit The Colby alpine ski team received varsity status in 1986 and won five Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association EISA Division II titles between 1987 and 1992 4 That success prompted the college to upgrade the program to Division I status in 1993 Abbi Lapthrop 06 captured the NCAA giant slalom title at the NCAA Skiing Championships at Steamboat Springs Colorado in 2006 Lathrop is the first Colby athlete to compete against Division I schools and win a national title 5 Basketball edit The men s basketball team were the 1990 1991 1993 and 1998 Eastern College Athletic Conference men s basketball tournament champions The Mules were featured by the Bleacher Report in 2014 for their bench celebrations 6 The 2019 20 team finished the season ranked 21st nationally 7 Crew edit The women s Crew team was the 2003 winner of the NCAA Division III Rowing Championship Men and women compete in the New England Rowing Championship Football edit The Colby Bates Bowdoin rivalry in gridiron football dates back to the 1870s In 2000 the Mules won the first ever NESCAC Championship the only time in school history this has happened On November 28 2017 6 year coach Jonathan Michaeles resigned after leading the Mules through a tough 1 8 season Colby recently announced UMaine Veteran Jack Cosgrove as the new head coach On November 10th 2018 during the Colby vs Bowdoin game there was a reunion of the 2000 NESCAC Champion Mules the only team in school history to have claimed the title At half time of the game there was a ring ceremony celebrating the 18 year anniversary of the all time greatest team Ice Hockey edit See also Colby Mules women s ice hockey The ice hockey teams formerly competed in the ECAC Hockey conference men from 1961 to 1964 and women from 1993 to 1999 now both teams compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference Nordic skiing edit The cross country ski teams compete in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Others edit Baseball Cross country Field hockey Golf Indoor track and field Lacrosse Outdoor track and field Soccer Softball Squash Swimming Tennis VolleyballClub teams editSeparate from the Colby Mules club sports are recognized but not directly supported by the college 8 Cycling team rides in the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference 9 Equestrian competes in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Fencing competes in the United States Fencing Association Men s water polo competes in the North Atlantic Division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association Rugby team competes in the New England Rugby Football Union Sailing team participates in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association 10 Ultimate Frisbee Woodsmen s Team competes against other schools in the Northeast and CanadaNickname symbol and mascot edit nbsp A retired version of the Colby Mules logo The White Mule was adopted as Colby s mascot in 1923 when Colby Echo editor Joseph Coburn Smith 24 suggested in an editorial that the success of the football team had made its customary dark horse label obsolete In 2002 the name was shortened to Mules 11 As for a mascot currently there s a costume with a giant mule s head known to students as Morty References edit Colby Identity Standards Manual PDF December 14 2015 Retrieved June 5 2016 Athletics Colby College Catalogue 2019 2020 Colby College Retrieved 2019 09 03 http www colby edu athletics cs facilities Colby Athletics Alpine Skiing Overview and History www colby edu Retrieved 2019 09 03 http www colby edu athletics cs mens alpine skiing archives cfm Colby College Basketball Team Has Perfected the Art of Bench Celebrations Bleacher Report D3hoops com Top 25 D3hoops Retrieved 2020 11 17 Colby College Athletics Colby Athletics at a Glance ECCC ECCC Clubs ICSA Inter Collegiate Sailing Association Colby College Archived from the original on April 13 2014 History of the Mule Colby College Athletics Colby College Retrieved 30 January 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colby Mules amp oldid 1178579929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
