Athletics
Centre competes in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) and fields 21 teams, known as the Colonels. The College is a former member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1910–1941) and Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (1962–2012). Spanning six states, the SAA also includes Berry College, Birmingham-Southern College, Hendrix College, Millsaps College, Oglethorpe University, Rhodes College and Sewanee: The University of the South.
Centre fields intercollegiate men's teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field. Intercollegiate women's teams include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. 40 percent of the student body participates in intercollegiate athletics. Centre offers fifteen intramural sports, in which 80 percent of the student body participates.
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