Hotchkiss School - Athletics

Athletics

Hotchkiss currently fields 17 interscholastic sports teams. The school is a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council and the Interscholastic Sailing Association. The athletic directors of Hotchkiss and the other members of the Eight Schools Association compose the Eight Schools Athletic Council, which organizes sports events and tournaments among ESA schools. Historically strong athletic programs include the girls' field hockey team, the girls' volleyball team, the boys' hockey team, the boys' lacrosse team, and the boys' track and field team. Hotchkiss's field hockey team has won thirteen New England championships, including ten consecutively from 2002–2011. In 2010, the team defeated Phillips Academy Andover 1–0 in overtime in the semifinals, and defeated Greenwich Academy in strokes in the finals. Hotchkiss's volleyball has won seven New England Championships including the 2007 New England Volleyball Championships. The boys' track and field team was undefeated in regular season meets from 2005 to 2009. During this five year span, they placed in the top three at Founder's and NEPSTA Championships each year and won both titles in 2007 and in 2009. In the 2008 fall athletic season, Hotchkiss became the first school to win four New England Championships in one fall season. The four championships were a seventh straight in field hockey, a second straight in volleyball, a first in soccer, and a second in football.