Bowdoin Polar Bears
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Bowdoin Polar Bears | |
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University | Bowdoin College |
Conference | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
NCAA | Division III |
Athletic director | Tim Ryan |
Location | Brunswick, Maine |
Varsity teams | 30 |
Football stadium | Whittier Field[1] |
Basketball arena | Morrell Gymnasium |
Ice hockey arena | Sidney J. Watson Arena |
Baseball stadium | Pickard Baseball Diamond |
Softball stadium | Pickard Softball Diamond |
Soccer stadium | Pickard Men's Soccer Field (men's) Pickard Women's Soccer Field (women's) |
Lacrosse stadium | Whittier Field and Howard F. Ryan Field
(men's) Howard F. Ryan Field (women's) |
Natatorium | LeRoy Greason Pool |
Tennis courts | William Farley Field House (indoor) Pickard Tennis Courts (outdoor) |
Sailing venue | Leighton Sailing Center |
Rowing venue | Bowdoin Rowing Center (Smith Boathouse) |
Golf course | Brunswick Golf Course |
Track and field venue | William Farley Field House (indoor) John J. Magee – Joan Benoit-Samuelson Outdoor Track (outdoor practice) Whittier Field (outdoor meets) |
Volleyball arena | Morrell Gymnasium |
Mascot | Polar Bear |
Nickname | Polar Bears |
Colors | Black and white[2] |
Website | athletics |
The Bowdoin Polar Bears are the athletic teams that represent Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. The polar bear team name was selected to honor Robert Peary of the class of 1877 who discovered the North Pole.[3] The college fields thirty teams and compete in NCAA Division III; they are members of the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
The Athletic Department also supports 3 club sports: Men's Rugby, Men's Rowing, and Women's Rowing.
Sports sponsored[]
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Cross country | Field hockey |
Football | Golf |
Golf | Ice hockey |
Ice hockey | Lacrosse |
Lacrosse | Nordic skiing |
Nordic skiing | Rugby |
Sailing | Sailing |
Soccer | Soccer |
Squash | Softball |
Swimming & diving | Squash |
Tennis | Swimming & diving |
Track & field† | Tennis |
Track & field† | |
Volleyball | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. |
The Bowdoin College Athletic Department sponsors teams in 14 men's and 16 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.
Football[]
The football team competes in the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin rivalry. Bowdoin leads the way with twenty titles since the rivalry began in 1965. Prior to 1965, Bowdoin competed against Colby and the University of Maine for the Maine State Championship, in which they claimed titles nine times.[4]
Athletic facilities[]
Facility | Tenant | Capacity | Constructed |
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Morrell Gymnasium | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Volleyball | 1,500 | 1965 |
Sidney J. Watson Arena | Men's Ice Hockey, Women's Ice Hockey | 1,900 | 2009 |
Whittier Field | Football, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, Men's Lacrosse | 9,000 | 1896 |
Howard F. Ryan Field | Field Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse | N/A | 2001 |
Leighton Sailing Center | Sailing | N/A | 2014 |
LeRoy Greason Pool | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving | N/A | N/A |
Lubin Family Squash Center | Men's Squash, Women's Squash | N/A | N/A |
Pineland Nordic Skiing Center | Men's Nordic Skiing, Women's Nordic Skiing | N/A | N/A |
Brunswick Golf Course | Men's Golf, Women's Golf | N/A | 1888 |
Championships[]
NCAA team championships[]
Bowdoin has won 5 NCAA team titles.[5]
- Men's (1)
- Tennis (1): 2016
- Women's (4)
- Field Hockey (4): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013
Conference championships[]
Bowdoin has won 44 conference titles.[6]
- Men's (16)
- Cross Country (3): 1991, 2001, 2002
- Ice Hockey (8): 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1986, 1993, 2013, 2014[7]
- Soccer (2): 2014, 2015
- Tennis (3): 2008, 2017, 2018
- Women's (27)
- Basketball (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2020
- Cross Country (2): 1992, 1995
- Field Hockey (8): 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015
- Ice Hockey (3): 2002, 2004, 2013
- Track & Field (2): 1992, 1993
- Volleyball (3): 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021
Rivalries[]
Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium[]
Historically, Bowdoin holds a football rivalry with Bates and Colby, the two other NESCAC schools located in Maine. This rivalry is known as the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium and dates back to the 1960s.[8]
Colby ice hockey[]
Additionally, the Bowdoin men's hockey team has a historic rivalry with Colby. The inaugural ice hockey match between the two schools occurred in 1922.[9]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Bowdoin College - Official Athletics Website".
- ^ "Color and Typography". Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ Kay, Sela (November 1, 2019). "The Bowdoin polar bear: origins in a history of exploration". The Bowdoin Orient. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Bowdoin College Football History" (PDF). Bowdoin Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Summary–(NCAA) All Divisions/Collegiate Total Championships" (PDF). Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Past NESCAC Champions". New England Small College Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Bowdoin College Men's Ice Hockey History" (PDF). Bowdoin Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Emerson, Anthony (November 11, 2009). "Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin: Plenty of History Behind These Football Rivals". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Klein, Jeff Z. (30 November 2012). "Want a Real Rivalry? Try Bowdoin-Colby". Slap Shot. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
External links[]
- Bowdoin Polar Bears
- Northeastern United States sports team stubs
- Maine stubs