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Earlham College values intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of a liberal arts education. A conscientiously designed varsity athletic program can offer practical expression of the belief in the individual's integrity, wholeness and potential for excellence and in the commitment of the individual to a community of persons with a common goal. The training, exercise, and enjoyment of the mind and body, and the discipline of a cooperation and competition that athletic experience can promote are essential aspects of a liberal education.

Nationally affiliated with the NCAA as a Division III member, Earlham offers academic scholarships to qualifying students as well as need-based financial aid. The College also is a proud member of the North Coast Athletic Conference. Consisting of 10 academically selective colleges and universities in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania — Allegheny College, Denison University, Earlham College, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College, Wittenberg University and the College of Wooster — the NCAC is dedicated to fostering a complementary relationship between intercollegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence.

Earlham offers varsity programs in 16 sports, including eight for women and eight for men. The women's sports are basketball, cross country, field hockey, indoor track, outdoor track, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. The men's sports are baseball, basketball, cross country, football, indoor track, outdoor track, soccer, and tennis. Many of our students participate on more than one team.

Earlham embraces intercollegiate athletic competition as a learning experience which requires each participant to strive to excel, and according to the sport, to cooperate with team members and other contestants in an event defined by established rules and expectations. The peak experiences for which athletes will be prepared and which we hope they will strive to experience is the union of mind, body and spirit in the competitive moment or encounter. Within reasonable limits, Earlham will provide a variety of varsity sports to satisfy the variety of student interests and will assure that men and women have equal opportunity to develop excellence in sports of their choice.

Varsity athletics offers that experience to individuals who wish to prepare seriously for competitive intercollegiate challenges. In combination with other competitive levels — activity classes, recreational sports, and club sports — the total athletic program complements and enhances the academic and social experiences of a liberal arts education.

Athletics and Wellness Center

The $13-million Athletics and Wellness Center opened at the beginning of the Fall 1999 semester. Admission for students is free. The facility features an energy center for cardiovascular and strength training, a group fitness studio for aerobics and yoga, Weber Pool (25 meters by six lanes), racquetball courts, tennis courts, a running track, a climbing wall and Schuckman Court (a performance gymnasium with seating for 1,800). The building is also equipped with offices and classrooms. Some of the wellness, education programs that will be offered include Yoga, Tai'chi, Meditation, Stretch/Relaxation classes, Stress Management, Healthy Eating, Balance Massage and Stretch and Flexibility Programs.