Notable Achievements
Middlebury's success in intercollegiate sports is evidenced by the college's second place ranking in the 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors' Cup. The college has won 31 NCAA Division III national championships since 1995.
- Middlebury alumni have competed in downhill or Nordic skiing events in every Winter Olympic Games since World War II
- In 1979 and 1980 the women's ski team won two AIAW national championships.
- From April 1997 until the NCAA Division III Semi-finals in March 2004, the Men's Lacrosse team had a 45 game winning streak at home.
- From 2004 to 2006, both the men's and women's ice hockey teams won three consecutive NCAA Division III National Championships, an unprecedented feat for a college at any level.
- In 2007, Middlebury's Men's Soccer team captured its first NCAA Championship in the 54 year history of the program.
- In 2007 and 2009, the Middlebury College Rugby Club won Division II USA Rugby Championships.
- In 2010, two Middlebury Alumni, Garrott Kuzzy '06 and Simi Hamilton '09, represented the United States in Nordic Skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
- In 2011, the Middlebury men's basketball team reached the NCAA Division III Final Four for the first time in school history.
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