St. Olaf College - Athletics

Athletics

St. Olaf College is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). St. Olaf athletic teams and students are nicknamed the "Oles." St. Olaf's Swimming and Diving team is traditionally the strongest of its sports teams, having won a majority of its MIAC conference championships, and is strongly competitive at the national level, often finishing within the top ten NCAA Division III schools at nationals. St. Olaf competes in the following sports:

Fall Sports:

  • Cross Country (M & W)
  • American football (M)
  • Golf (M & W)
  • Soccer (M & W)
  • Volleyball (W)

Winter Sports:

  • Alpine Skiing (M & W)
  • Basketball (M & W)
  • Ice hockey (M & W)
  • Indoor Track (M & W)
  • Swimming/Diving (M & W)
  • Nordic Skiing (M & W)
  • Wrestling (M)

Spring Sports:

  • Baseball (M)
  • Softball (W)
  • Track and Field (M & W)
  • Tennis (M & W)

St. Olaf also has many student coached club and intramural teams that compete within the student body and also inter-college. Most notable are the St. Olaf Ultimate teams, The Berzerkers and Durga, which make an annual trip to a national collegiate tournament (Spring Ultimax) in North Carolina. This year Durga played at the Division III Nationals tournament in Buffalo, NY, finishing at 7th place.


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