Kenyon College has a long history of athletic participation and achievement, dating back to 1859, when the College's first baseball team was formed. Today, sports--whether varsity athletics, or club, intramural, or recreational sports--remain an important part of the Kenyon experience. Approximately 30 percent of Kenyon's student body participates in varsity athletics and/or intramural competition.
Student-athletes compete in top-notch facilities, including the Lowry Center, which measures 263,000 square feet and provides state-of-the-art resources for both the serious varsity athlete and the weekend recreational athlete.
Varsity Athletics
The Owls currently compete in 23 intercollegiate sports, 11 men's and 12 women's, within the North Coast Athletic Conference (Division III). Originally a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference, Kenyon is a founding member of the NCAC, the first conference in the country devoted to giving equal emphasis to men's and women's sports. The conference includes Denison University, DePauw University, John Carroll University, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College, Wittenberg University and The College of Wooster. Since the NCAC began competition in the 1984-85 academic year, Kenyon teams have collected 143 conference championships.
Kenyon leads all NCAA Division III institutions with a total of 62Â national championship trophies and ranks second with 92Â NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship award-winners.
Kenyon Quick Facts
Location: Gambier, OH
Founded: 1824
Enrollment: 1,752
Nicknames: Owls
Colors: Purple and White
Affiliation: NCAA Division III
Conference: North Coast Athletic Conference
President:Â Julie Kornfeld
Director of Athletics: TBD
