Westfield State University - Athletics

Athletics

See also: List of Westfield State Owls head football coaches

Westfield State University received the prestigious Howard C. Smith Cup from the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference in the spring of 2010 in recognition of the best athletics program in the state – the ninth time that the program has received such an honor.

At Westfield State, 21 varsity teams compete in Division III of the NCAA, representing 10% of the student body. The Westfield State “Owls,” with their mascot, “Nestor” meet the competition in the blue and white colors of the university.

The varsity intercollegiate teams for fall are Field Hockey, Women's Cross Country, Women's Volleyball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Football, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, and Men's Soccer. Winter teams include Women's Basketball, Women's Indoor Track and Field, Women’s Swimming and Diving, Men’s Basketball, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Indoor Track and Field, and Coed Cheering. The spring teams are Softball, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Outdoor Track and Field, Men's Baseball, Men's Golf and Men's Outdoor Track and Field.