Adrian College - Athletics

Athletics

Adrian College athletic teams, nicknamed the "Bulldogs," are part of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III. The men's NCAA Division III hockey team is a member of the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association. The men's lacrosse team is part of the Midwest Lacrosse Conference. Adrian College is the third college or university to offer women's hockey as a varsity sport in Michigan. In 2011, the College reached an agreement with the federal Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, resolving complaints that the College had violated Title IX. The College was found guilty of eleven violations of the law that governs gender equality, and agreed to make several changes to its athletic programs. Adrian College offers the following varsity sports:

• Baseball
• Basketball (Men / Women)
• Bowling (Women)
• Cheerleading (Co-ed)
• Cross Country (Men/Women)
• Dance Squad
• Football
• Equestrian
• Golf (Men / Women)
• Ice hockey (Men / Women)
• Lacrosse (Men / Women)
• Soccer (Men / Women)
• Softball
• Synchronized skating
• Tennis (Men / Women)
• Track & Field (Men/Women)
• Volleyball (Men/Women)

Adrian recently expanded its athletic programs, in the 2007-2008 Academic Year NCAA Division III men's and women's ice hockey was added along with mens Division I and Division 3 club hockey, synchronized skating and NCAA Division III men's and women's lacrosse. The Bulldog's lacrosse program, is the first varsity program in MI since the induction of Title IX. Women's bowling was added for the 2008-2009 year.