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As a small Division III school, Pomona doesn’t put that much emphasis on athletics. Some of the sports are taken pretty seriously, however, particularly football, baseball, basketball, track, soccer, and rugby (If anyone can take seriously a sport that requires you to drink a sweaty shoe-full of beer whenever you score a “try”.) The varsity athletes do get very involved in their sports and are often somewhat cliquish, but general student support and interest is relatively low. Athletes tend to attend the games of other athletes. Some intramural sports, such as ultimate Frisbee and innertube water polo, generate a fair amount of excitement, as well.

If it is important to you that you be worshipped on the basis of your athletic might and main, then don’t come to Pomona. You will not be worshipped. You might be some coach’s sweaty dream embodied, but don’t let him or her trick you into thinking sports here are all that important. Most students care about as much for sports as they do for any club or activity that they aren’t involved in. “Polite disinterest” would be a good way to characterize their feelings. No one’s going to look down on you for grunting and knocking heads with your testosterone-dripping cronies, but they aren’t likely to ask for a signed jock strap either. That said, Pomona has a perfectly respectable athletic program for a Division III school, and there are plenty of opportunities for sport at the college. Football is really the only sport that gets any recruiting power.

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FGrady

'14

Spanish Language and Literature

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Athletics

We are a Division III school, so our sports aren't very good. Our most talented competitive organization is the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company, and our most talented sport is men's water polo. Pomona is a college of brainiacs rather than jocks, though, and I don't think many people actually care about our sports teams.

Jan 12, 2011

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ebacusta

'13

Communication and Media Studies

3.5

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Sports Are There, but Not a Priority

We share our athletic department with Pitzer College. Sports are not a super big deal at Pomona College. If you play them, that's great, but the turn out to watch them isn't very large unless it's a game against our rivals, CMS (Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and Scripps share athletic departments). That said, there are a lot of talented athletes that attend the school; athletics just isn't their number one priority. The games are fun to attend.

Jul 28, 2010

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PomTK

'10

Social Sciences

Talking about varsity sports at...

Talking about varsity sports at Pomona is like talking about ice hockey in Hawaii—it really doesn't click. Yes, we do have varsity teams, but people do not really care about them. After all, they are NCAA Division III. As for intramural sports, Pomona offers a number of wacky and not-so-wacky options that seem to be rather popular. Ultimate Frisbee and inner-tube water polo are perennial favorites.

Mar 13, 2009

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