Athletics
MCLA has more than 40 student clubs and 11 competitive NCAA Division III teams: active intercollegiate female teams are Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Cross-Country, Soccer,and Softball while active intercollegiate male teams are Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Cross-Country, and Soccer. MCLA competes in the MASCAC league.
From the 1960s, the college's athletic teams were known as the Mohawks after the Mohawk trail which runs along Rt 2. The name was changed due to concerns over the use of a native American tribal name as a sports team nickname, even though members of the Mohawk Nation stated that they were not offended by the name.
M.C.L.A. Hockey was the most successful team in the college’s history until it was cut in 2003 due to title 9. The players were not informed until the school year started which made it too late for transfers. This cost the players a year of eligibility.
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