Tufts Jumbos
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University | Tufts University |
Conference | New England Small College Athletic Conference New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association United States College Squash Association |
NCAA | Division III |
Athletic director | John Morris |
Location | Medford, Massachusetts |
Varsity teams | 29 |
Football stadium | Zimman Field |
Basketball arena | Cousens Gymnasium |
Baseball stadium | Huskins Field |
Softball stadium | Spicer Field |
Soccer field | Bello Field |
Lacrosse field | Bello Field |
Natatorium | Hamilton Pool |
Tennis courts | Vouté Courts |
Sailing venue | Bacow Sailing Pavilion |
Rowing venue | William A. Shoemaker Boathouse |
Track and field venue | Dussault Track & Field Complex |
Other arenas | Gantcher Center, Jackson Gym, Kraft Field, Tufts Squash Center |
Mascot | Jumbo |
Fight song | "Tuftonia's Day" |
Colors | Tufts blue and brown[1] |
Website | www.gotuftsjumbos.com |
The Tufts Jumbos are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. The Jumbos compete at NCAA Division III level as member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Tufts does not offer athletic scholarships. Coed and women's sailing are the only Division I sports at the school.
Sports[]
The Jumbos compete in the following men's and women's sports:
Men's sports
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Women's sports
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Football[]
The Tufts football program is one of the oldest in the country. The 1,000th game in team history was played during the 2006 season. Historians point to a Tufts versus Harvard game in 1875 as the first game of college football using American football rules.[2][3] The team plays at the Ellis Oval, located on the southwest corner of the campus.
Sailing[]
The Jumbos particularly stand out in sailing. The team competes in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association, and has won the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy eight times. The Jumbos also won the 2001 Dinghy National Championship, and won more championships in the 1990s than any other team. Several world and Olympic champions have been a part of the Tufts Sailing Team; among them is Tomas Hornos (class of 2010), who was world champion in 2007, and , who was awarded the ICSA Women's College Sailor of the Year trophy in 2008. Others include in 1975, in 1980, in 1981, and in 1996, who all won the ICSA College Sailor of the Year trophy.
Other[]
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Men's Squash maintains a top 20 Division I national ranking.[4] Tufts University won its first NCAA-sanctioned national team championship when the men's lacrosse team defeated Salisbury in the 2010 Division III men's lacrosse final.[5] Since then, Tufts has captured NCAA Division III National Championships in women's field hockey (2012),[6] women's softball (three consecutive from 2013-2015),[7] men's lacrosse again (2014),[8] and men's soccer (2014).[9] Tufts teams also reached the 2008 championship game in women's field hockey[6] and the 2011 championship game in men's lacrosse.[8]
References[]
- ^ Tufts University Visual Identity Standards Quick Guide (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Gridiron gridlock". The Boston Globe. September 23, 2004.
- ^ Smith, R.A. "Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics", New York: Oxford University Press, 1988
- ^ "Athletics Department – Tufts University". Ase.tufts.edu. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ Mike Preston, Tufts tops Salisbury, 9–6, for Division III title; Sea Gulls fall behind early, can't catch up to Jumbos, The Baltimore Sun, May 30, 2010.
- ^ a b "DIII Field Hockey". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "DIII Softball". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ a b "DIII Men's Lacrosse". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "DIII Men's Soccer". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
External links[]
- Tufts Jumbos