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  • Cheerleading

    Cheerleaders at William & Mary were first used for home football games and have evolved over the years to include other sports as well. In the past 80 years, there have been all-male, all-female, co-ed, and Freshman cheerleading squads at the College. The size of the squad has changed over time…
  • Fencing

    The Fencing Team at William & Mary is a competitive club fencing team which fields male and female competitors in all three weapons. Fencing has a long history at the college of William and Mary, and has at times been a varsity sport, most recently in the 1990's.
  • Football

    Football is played in Zable Stadium at William & Mary. Many scrapbooks in the SCRC include photographs, tickets, and references to football and other athletics, but football may not necessarily be mentioned in the brief description of these items.
  • Golf

    Golf was first organized at William & Mary for students in 1928. Material in the Special Collections Research Center Guide for conducting research related to the College of William & Mary References in the The Flat Hat, William & Mary News, and Alumni Gazette:
  • Gymnastics

    Gymnastics Material in the Special Collections Research Center Guide for conducting research related to the College of William & Mary References in the The Flat Hat, William & Mary News, and Alumni Gazette:
  • Lacrosse

    William & Mary currently fields a women's lacrosse team and has fielded both men's and women's lacrosse teams in the past. Women first played lacrosse on campus in the 1920s. Material in the Special Collections Research Center Guide for conducting research related to the College of William…
  • Rifle Club

    Rifle Club Material in the Special Collections Research Center Guide for conducting research related to the College of William & Mary References in the The Flat Hat, William & Mary News, and Alumni Gazette:
  • Rugby

    Rugby Material in the Special Collections Research Center Guide for conducting research related to the College of William & Mary References in the The Flat Hat, William & Mary News, and Alumni Gazette:
  • Soccer

    William & Mary hosts home soccer matches at Albert-Daly Field.
  • Track and Field

    The earliest reference to an organized Track and Field team at William & Mary can be found in the 1906, page 74 Colonial Echo yearbook. The 1903, page 56 and 1905, page 64 yearbooks mention a field day held at William & Mary, but no further information is provided.

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A note about the contents of this site

This website contains the best available information from known sources at the time it was written. Unfortunately, many of the early original records of William & Mary were destroyed by fires, military occupation, and the normal effects of time. The information in this website is not complete, and it changes as we continue to research and uncover new sources.