Sports Facilities
A separate building, the "Field House" on East 87th Street, has facilities for physical education and athletics including track, soccer, basketball, tennis, badminton, volleyball, lacrosse and field hockey. In 2005, both the Varsity Volleyball and Varsity Cross-Country Teams won state championships. The Junior-Varsity Volleyball Team remained undefeated throughout its season, and won its tournament in 2007. The Varsity Cross-Country team won the New York State Championship again in the fall of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. The Middle School Basketball Team were the first-ever New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association Middle School Champions in 2009. In 2010, all four of Brearley’s fall varsity teams were selected to compete in the NYSAIS tournament. Brearley is the only school in the history of the AAIS League to send all four teams to compete at the state level in one season. In the 2010-2011 winter season, the middle school swim team brought home a first place trophy, winning by approximately 200 points.
The school's team colors are red and white, and its mascot is a beaver.
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