Athletics Facilities

The facilities at Colgate are top-notch, serving our student-athletes who compete at the Division I level. These facilities also are made available for recreational use by students, faculty, staff, and the general public.

Lauryn Kobiela '14 pushes the basketball down Cotterell Court for the women's basketball team

Lauryn Kobiela '14 pushes the basketball down Cotterell Court for the women's basketball team

Recreational Facilities' Hours

Are you looking for an activity to pursue on campus? Check out our complete listing of the recreational facilities's hours.

Varsity-Level Facilities

Andy Kerr Stadium

Home to the football and men’s lacrosse teams, the stadium's seating capacity is 10,221. Prior to the start of the 2006 season, Colgate installed a state-of-the-art video scoreboard and, in the summer of 2007, the Raiders had FieldTurf installed. Lights were introduced in 2009, allowing for occasional night games, a new tradition at Colgate. In 2003, Colgate built a new three-story press facility that allows for home games to be televised by Time Warner Sports.
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Charles H. Sanford Field House

This spacious indoor practice facility is used by numerous teams for practices throughout the year. This one-of-a-kind facility is equipped with an artificial playing surface, six-lane indoor running track, two softball batting cages and a large center divider which allows more than one practice to take place at the same time. Sanford also is the home to the annual Class of ‘32 Track Meet and countless indoor tennis matches when the weather does not permit the team to play outside.
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Cotterell Court

Home to the men’s and women’s basketball and women's volleyball teams, Cotterell is in the Wendt Wing of the Reid Athletic Center. It has been the home to basketball since 1966 and volleyball since 1973. The gym is equipped with comfortable chairback seating behind the team benches and maroon and gray bleachers on the other side while a state-of-the-art Daktronics scoreboard hangs above center court.
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Eaton Street Softball Complex

This complex is located in the village center and has three surrounding fields. The Colgate game field is made up of a dirt infield and natural grass outfield. The fences were recently moved back to meet NCAA standards for hosting tournaments.
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Glendening Boathouse

Glendening Boathouse was completed in the spring of 2004 and is located 3 miles from campus on beautiful Lake Moraine. The rowing team's eight racing 8s, two novice training 8s, and two racing 4s are used by nearly 100 students a day.
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Harry H. Lang Cross Country Course

The course, in a beautiful setting in upper campus, was recently redesigned with both a 5K and 8K trail. Parts of the trail intersect with the Darwin Thinking Path, a signed nature walk for campus users.
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J.W. Abrahamson Memorial Courts

Dedicated on April 24, 1994, the courts serve as the outdoor facilities for men’s and women’s tennis teams. Equipped with seven regulation courts and one singles court, the facility is home to the majority of Raiders practices, dual matches, and tournaments.
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Lineberry Natatorium

Home to the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, this is one of the finest indoor-outdoor facilities of its kind in the nation. The building houses a 50-meter L-shaped pool that includes a 25-yard, eight-lane competitive area. The natatorium uses movable bulkheads, and is one of just two natatoriums with a retractable roof east of the Mississippi.
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R.L. Browning ‘37 Track

The seven- lane, 400-meter, polyurethane, all-surface track includes a throwing and jumping area. It surrounds the football and lacrosse playing surface at Andy Kerr Stadium.
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Starr Rink

Home to the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams, Starr Rink is located in the South Wing of Reid Athletic Center. It has been home to the men’s hockey team since 1959 and the women's team since 1997-98 (the women's team moved to Division I in the 2001-02 season).

The facility has undergone one complete facelift along with numerous updates. In 1977, Starr Rink played an important role in the movie Slapshot starring Paul Newman. Many scenes were filmed at the rink by director Michael Onkean.
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Seven Oaks Golf Course

This Robert Trent Jones course was designed in the 1930s and was recently ranked one of the Top 25 College Golf Courses in the nation by Links magazine. Seven Oaks is home to the Raiders golf team. This public/private course is open to students, faculty, and staff at discounted rates and to the general public.
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Tyler’s Field

In the fall of 1997, Colgate dedicated Tyler’s Field with its state-of-the-art AstroTurf field. The stadium is home to field hockey and the men and women’s lacrosse teams.
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Van Doren Field

The home of men’s and women’s soccer teams, Van Doren is a natural-grass surface with bleachers on both sides of the field for that stadium atmosphere. Lights were added in 1997 to allow for night games.
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Fitness Facilities

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