Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conferences
Football: North Coast Athletic Conference
Basketball: North Coast Athletic Conference
School Colors
Purple and white
School Nickname
Lords and Ladies
Men Playing Varsity Sports
235 - 31%
Women Playing Varsity Sports
182 - 21%
Men's Varsity Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
Women's Varsity Sports
- Basketball
- Field hockey
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
Club Sports
- Archery
- Ballroom dance
- Dance team
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Juggling
- Philander's Chase
- Quidditch
- Rugby (men's and women's)
- Soccer
- Squash
- Ultimate Frisbee (men's and women's)
Intramurals
- Basketball
- Flag football
- Floor hockey
- Raquetball
- Soccer
- Squash
- Tennis
- Volleyball
Athletic Fields & Facilities
- Jasper Tennis Center
- KAC Natatorium
- Kenyon Athletic Center
- Mavec Field
- McBride Field
- McCloskey Field
- Patterson Fitness Center
- Softball complex
- Toan Indoor Track
- Tomsich Arena
- Wilder Track
Most Popular Sports
Basketball and lacrosse
Most Overlooked Teams
Cross country, swimming, tennis
School Spirit
Kenyon students are insanely proud of their college, but they rarely have occasion to express this. There is a great understood sense of accomplishment in going to Kenyon. They take pride in their high academic environment and in the underlying trust and closeness of the Kenyon campus. Just because a person is not wearing white and purple does not mean they don't feel this. There is a quasi-rivalry with some of the shinier but less academic schools in the area (Denison, Ohio Wesleyan), but this is usually expressed only through snide comments and the occasional field hockey match. Probably the best indicator of school spirit is the annual Summer Send-off, but the administration would never put it in the admissions booklet. Summer Send-off is a day-long party that the school throws the day before the start of finals in May. The entire campus comes together in the South Quad to drink, barbecue, play games, and generally celebrate being at Kenyon.
Getting Tickets
Tickets are free to students, and some games at McBride Field may be $1.
Best Place to Take a Walk
The Kokosing Gap Trail is an Ohio landmark that begins in Gambier.