Williams Ephs
{{Short description|Collegiate sports club in the United States}}
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{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Williams Ephs
| logo = Williams Ephs 2021 logo.svg
| logo_width = 170
| university =Williams College
| association = NCAA
| conference = NECAC (primary)
EISA (skiing)
| division=Division III
| director = Lisa Melendy
| location = Williamstown, Massachusetts
| teams = 16 men's, 16 women's
| stadium = Weston Athletic Complex
| basketballarena = Chandler Gymnasium
| baseballfield = Bobby Coombs Field
| softballstadium = Williams Softball Complex
| soccerstadium = Cole Field [https://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/2020/7/7/Athletic-Facilities.aspx Athletics facilities]
| lacrossestadium = Weston Athletic Complex
| arena2 = Lasell Gymnasium
| symbol =
| mascot = Ephelia the Purple Cow
| nickname= Ephs
| fightsong =
| cheer =
| pageurl = https://ephsports.williams.edu/
| altlogo = 200px
}}
The Williams Ephs ({{IPAc-en|'|iː|f|s}} {{respell|EEFS}})[https://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/2020/7/7/Why-Ephs-Purple-and-Purple-Cows.aspx "Why Ephs, Purple, and Purple Cows?" Williams College Athletics, Wednesday, August 4, 2010.] Retrieved November 6, 2021 are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
The school sponsors 32 varsity sports, most of which compete in the Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). The school's men's and women's ski teams and men's and women's squash teams compete in Division I. The Ephs' nickname (which rhymes with "chiefs") is a shortened form of the name of Ephraim Williams, the college's founder. The Ephs' mascot is a purple cow, and their colors are purple and gold.{{cite web |title=Athletics |url=http://admission.williams.edu/bigpicture/studentlife/athletics |work=Admission.Williams.edu |publisher=Williams College Office of Admission|access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125041236/http://admission.williams.edu/bigpicture/studentlife/athletics|url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2012}} The school's athletic director is Lisa Melendy.{{cite web |title=Lisa Melendy |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/information/directory/staff/Lisa_Melendy?tmpl=/information/directory/bio-template |work=Athletics.Williams.edu |access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628073234/http://athletics.williams.edu/information/directory/staff/Lisa_Melendy?tmpl=/information/directory/bio-template |archive-date=June 28, 2012 |url-status=live }}
Williams, along with fellow NESCAC members Amherst and Wesleyan, is part of the Little Three rivalry, one of the oldest continually contested rivalries in college athletics.{{cite web|title=Little Three|url=http://collegesquashassociation.com/archives/tournaments/little-three/|work=CollegeSquashAssociation.com|access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503223243/http://collegesquashassociation.com/archives/tournaments/little-three/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 3, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Little Three |url=http://www3.amherst.edu/~xcountry/mensprogram.html |work=Amherst.edu|access-date=April 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829215604/http://www3.amherst.edu/~xcountry/mensprogram.html|url-status=dead |archive-date=August 29, 2012}} It dates to 1899, when the three schools formed the Triangular League for athletic competitions. Today, the majority of the three schools' sports contest the Little Three championship, in which the school with the best record in games among the three is awarded the Little Three title for its sport.{{cite web|title=The Little Three |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/The_Little_Three|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401224333/http://williams.prestosports.com/The_Little_Three|url-status=dead |archive-date=April 1, 2012}} Williams's rivalry with Amherst is particularly heated, dating back to 1821, when then-Williams president Zephaniah Swift Moore abandoned Williams to found Amherst College.{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=Lauren|title=Sibling rivalry: Williams-Amherst Remains Heated |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2945751 |work=ESPN.com |date=July 23, 2007|access-date=April 29, 2012}}{{cite journal |last=Shore|first=Phillip|title=Greatest Rivalries: Amherst vs. Williams|journal=The New England Lacrosse Journal|issue=July 2013|url=http://www.laxjournal.com/news/2012/08/01_greatest_rivalries_amherst.php|access-date=August 7, 2012}} The football game played between the two is known as the "Biggest Little Game in America" and hosted College GameDay in 2007.{{cite web|last=Fowler|first=Chris|title='GameDay' Goes Off the Beaten Path to Find the Biggest Little Rivalry|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/columns/story?columnist=fowler_chris&id=3099894|work=ESPN.com|date=November 8, 2007|access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012022018/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=fowler_chris&id=3099894|url-status=live|archive-date=October 12, 2013}}
Williams has consistently won the NACDA Directors' Cup, an annual award for the most successful athletic program in each NCAA division. Since 1996, the year of the award's inception, Williams has won the Division III Directors' Cup 22 out of 24 years (the exceptions being 1998 and 2012).{{cite web|title=Directors' Cup|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/Directors-CupResults-HISTORY |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=April 29, 2012}}{{cite web |title=Williams (Mass.) Takes 13th Straight Div III Cup|url=http://thedirectorscup.com/2011/06/williams-mass-takes-13th-straight-div-iii-cup/|work=TheDirectorsCup.com|date=June 17, 2011|access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302084823/http://thedirectorscup.com/2011/06/williams-mass-takes-13th-straight-div-iii-cup/|url-status=live|archive-date=March 2, 2016}} For sixteen of the past seventeen years (2004–2011, 2013-2020), the college has held a dual #1 ranking in both athletics and academics by winning the Directors' Cup and placing first in the U.S. News & World Report liberal arts college rankings.{{cite web|title=Eph Athletic Firsts |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/EPH_ATHLETIC_FIRSTS|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=April 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430232837/http://athletics.williams.edu/EPH_ATHLETIC_FIRSTS|url-status=dead |archive-date=April 30, 2012}} Alumni of the athletic program include two Nobel Prize winners, 33 Olympians, 19 Rhodes Scholars, four Marshall Scholars, and 44 Fulbright Scholars.
History
Varsity intercollegiate sports began at the school on July 1, 1859, when Williams was defeated by Amherst 73-32 in the first-ever college baseball game. On May 3, 2009, Williams's baseball team played Amherst at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 1859 game. Williams won the game, 8-5, which was televised live on ESPN 360 and on tape delay on ESPNU.{{cite news|first=Gordon| last=Edes| title=Amherst and Williams Re-enact First College Game| date=May 4, 2009| publisher=Yahoo! Sports
| url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Aq3Nb9Q84FwfD1Ch7L5KBI0RvLYF?slug=ge-amherstwilliams050309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns| access-date=April 30, 2012| archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025203006/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ge-amherstwilliams050309}}{{cite web|last=Herman|first=Howard|title=Williams, Amherst Meet for 150th Anniversary Game |url=http://www.thetranscript.com/ci_12277320|work=TheTranscript.com|publisher=North Adams Transcript|access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613023333/http://www.thetranscript.com/ci_12277320 |archive-date=June 13, 2022|url-status=live|date=May 2, 2009|quote=Sure, they'll be playing in front of ESPN television cameras for a game that will be seen live on ESPN360.com, and tape delayed on ESPNU.}}
Williams was one of the 39 institutions that founded the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1905. Three other NESCAC schools, Amherst, Tufts, and Wesleyan, were also part of the founding group.{{cite web|last=McKindra|first=Leilana|title=Founding Members Hold True to NCAA Educational Mission |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/NCAANewsArchive/2006/Membership+Information/founding+members+hold+true+to+ncaa+educational+mission.html |work=NCAA.org |publisher=The NCAA News|access-date=April 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418233755/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/NCAANewsArchive/2006/Membership+Information/founding+members+hold+true+to+ncaa+educational+mission.html|archive-date=April 18, 2012|url-status=dead|date=December 7, 2005}}
Women's varsity athletics began at Williams after the college became coeducational in the 1970–1971 school year. As a result, most of the college's 16 women's sports programs began varsity play during the 1970s,{{cite web|last=McIntire|first=Nancy|title=Women at Williams: A Brief History |url=http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/wfa/history.html |work=WSO.Williams.edu |access-date=May 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415085858/http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/wfa/history.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2012}} with three exceptions (softball in 1987,{{cite web |title=Softball |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/sball/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430232852/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/sball/index|url-status=live |archive-date=April 30, 2012}} ice hockey in 1993, and golf in 2004–2005).
Varsity sports
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Cross country | Field hockey |
Football | Golf |
Golf | Ice hockey |
Ice hockey | Lacrosse |
Lacrosse | Rowing |
Rowing | Skiing |
Skiing | Soccer |
Soccer | Softball |
Squash | Squash |
Swimming | Swimming |
Tennis | Tennis |
Track and field | Track and field |
Wrestling | Volleyball |
=Men's=
==Baseball==
The baseball team is coached by Bill Barrale, who has held the position since the start of the 2007 season. The team plays at Bobby Coombs Field on campus.{{cite web|title=Directions to Athletic Facilities|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/Directions_Athletic_Facilities|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529133702/http://williams.prestosports.com/Directions_Athletic_Facilities|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Bill Barrale|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/bsb/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229165808/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/bsb/coaches/index|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The program has had four players selected to the Division III All-America Team since 1971.{{cite web|title=Baseball All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/bsb/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229164004/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/bsb/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1859), the team holds a 139–217–2 record, as of the end of the 2018 season.{{cite web|title=Baseball vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202161106/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2008}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1892), the team holds a 158–134–1 record, as of the end of the 2018 season.{{cite web|title=Baseball vs. Wesleyan|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202161303/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2008}}
On July 1, 1859, the team played in the first-ever college baseball game, losing to Amherst 73–32 in a game that lasted 25 innings. The two teams played a game on May 3, 2009, to celebrate the first game's 150th anniversary. Williams won the game 8-5.
Six Williams alumni who played baseball for the program went on to play in the major leagues: Artie Clarke, Edward M. Lewis, Jack Mills, Bill Otis, Iron Davis, and Mark Filley. Three others who played for the program but did not graduate from Williams also played in the major leagues: Henry Clarke, Alex Burr, and Charlie Perkins.
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Baseball|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/bsb/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405054350/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/bsb/index|url-status=live|archive-date=April 5, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010
- NESCAC Championships: 2001, 2007
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1999, 2001, 2007
==Basketball==
The men's basketball team is coached by Kevin App, who has held the position since the start of the 2014–15 season. The team plays at Chandler Gymnasium on campus. The program holds the record for the longest home win streak in men's Division III history, having won 64 consecutive games at Chandler Gymnasium from January 16, 2001, to January 4, 2005.{{cite web|title=The Chandler Athletic Center is 25 Years Young, But Already Home to a Lot of History |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/General_News_Items/The_Chandler_Athletic_Center_is_25_Years_Young-_But_Already_Home_to_a_Lot_of_History |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314082317/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/General_News_Items/The_Chandler_Athletic_Center_is_25_Years_Young-_But_Already_Home_to_a_Lot_of_History|archive-date=March 14, 2012|url-status=dead |date=January 19, 2012}} The team has had 14 players named to the Division III All-America Team since 1971, including three two-time and two three-time selections. The individual honorees include Harry Sheehy III (1974, 1975), Garcia Major (1990), Rob Bice (1994), Noah Clarke (1995), Geoff Chapin (1996), Michael Nogelo (1996, 1997, 1998), Matt Hunt (1999), Ben Coffin (2004), Michael Crotty (2003, 2004), Blake Schultz (2010), Troy Whittington (2011), James Wang (2010, 2011), Michael Mayer (2013, 2014), Duncan Robinson (2014), and James Heskett (2018). The team has also had two players named National Players of the Year, Michael Nogelo in 1998 and Blake Schultz in 2010.{{cite web|title=Men's Basketball All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mbkb/History/All-Americans |work=Athletics.Williams.edu |access-date=May 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229134216/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mbkb/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}}
Basketball was first recognized as a varsity sport in the 1900–01 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Basketball |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mbkb/index |work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420155953/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mbkb/index|url-status=live |archive-date=April 20, 2012}} Williams was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national champion for the 1906–07 and 1909–10 seasons by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|editor-last=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Books|location=New York|year=2009|pages=530–31|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1901), the team holds a 120–102 record, as of the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Basketball vs. Amherst |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203143504/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2008}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1902), the team holds a 141–86 record, as of the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Basketball vs. Wesleyan|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203122116/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/Vs._Wesleyan |url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2008}} In 2003, the team won the Division III National Championship.
The team reached the quarterfinals of the 1961 College Division Tournament, where it lost to Wittenberg 64-51. As a result of Wittenberg students' unruly celebrations after the game, Williams administrators decided to ban teams from participating in national tournaments. The ban was lifted for the 1993–94 academic year.{{cite web|last=Hyman|first=Mervin|title=Basketball's Week|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1072405/2/index.htm|work=Sports Illustrated |access-date=September 29, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130929152919/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1072405/2/index.htm|archive-date=September 29, 2013|url-status=dead|page=2|date=March 27, 1961}}
For the 2012–13 season, the team ranked 26th in Division III in average game attendance, averaging 825 spectators per home game.{{cite web|title=2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/attend/2013.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=September 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003135128/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/attend/2013.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=October 3, 2013}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2009, 2010 (outright); 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002–2004, 2011 (ties)
- NESCAC Championships: 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2018
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1994–1998, 2000, 2002–2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Final Fours: 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017
- National Runners-up: 2004, 2010, 2014
- National Championships: 2003
==Crew==
The men's crew team is coached by Marc Mandel, who has held the position since the start of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|title=Peter Well s|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mcrew/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229204752/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mcrew/coaches/index|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The team rows on Lake Onota in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, approximately 30 minutes from campus. The program began varsity competition in 1869 but withdrew in 1879. It was brought back for a short time in the 1930s until the start of World War II. In 1968, Williams alumnus John A. Shaw revived the team, which has competed continually since then.{{cite web|title=Men's Crew History|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mcrew/History/History|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019191232/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mcrew/History/History|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2012}} The program has had one alumnus go on to compete in the Olympics.
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Men's Crew|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mcrew/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522030414/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mcrew/index|url-status=live|archive-date=May 22, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1992, 1994–1998, 2000–2006, 2008–2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
- NESCAC Championships: 2004, 2009–2014, 2016, 2021, 2022
- ECAC National Invitational Championships: 2010, 2012–2014
- Head of the Charles Collegiate Eights Championships: 1997, 2008, 2009, 2011
- New England Championships: 1994–1996, 2009–2012, 2014, 2022
- IRA Division 3 National Championship: 2022
==Cross country==
The men's cross country team is coached by Peter Farwell, who has held the position since the start of the 1979 season. The team's home course is located near Mount Greylock High School in Williamstown, approximately five minutes from campus. The team has had numerous runners named to the Division III All-America Team and two individual national champions (Jeremie Perry in 1994 and Neal Holtschulte in 2005) since beginning varsity competition in 1912.{{cite web|title=Men's Cross Country All-Americans |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mxc/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229183304/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mxc/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead |archive-date=February 29, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Men's Cross Country|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mxc/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415165027/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mxc/index|url-status=live|archive-date=April 15, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1988): 1988–2016, 2019-2021
- NESCAC Championships: 1992, 1994–2000, 2006–2009, 2011, 2013–2016, 2019
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1975, 1977, 1993–2004, 2006–2018
- NCAA Tournament 5th Place: 1996, 2000, 2013
- NCAA Tournament 4th Place: 1993
- NCAA Tournament 3rd Place: 1998, 2008, 2019
- National Runners-up: 2009, 2015
- National Champions: 1994, 1995
==Football==
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The football team is coached by Mark Raymond, who has held the position since the start of the 2016 season.{{cite web|title=Aaron Kelton |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414162443/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=April 14, 2012}} The team plays at Weston Field on campus. The team has had 16 players named to the Division III All-America Team since 1974.{{cite web|title=Football All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229125228/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The program began varsity play in 1881.{{cite web |title=Football |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415084250/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/index|url-status=live |archive-date=April 15, 2012}} As a NESCAC football team, the program is not permitted to play non-conference games or to participate in the NCAA Tournament.
The team's annual rivalry game against Amherst is known as the Biggest Little Game In America. It is traditionally the final game of each season. The 2007 game between Williams and Amherst, won by Williams 20–0, hosted College GameDay at Weston Field (Williamstown). As of the end of the 2013 season, Williams leads the all-time series 71–52–5.{{cite web|title=Football vs. Amherst |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/vs._Amherst|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013064051/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fball/vs._Amherst|url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2013}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1990–1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010 (outright); 1995, 1997, 1999 (ties)
- NESCAC Championships (since 2000): 2001, 2006, 2010 (outright); 2002 (tie)
- Perfect seasons (8-0): 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2010
==Golf==
The men's golf team is currently coached by Josh Hillman, who has held the position since the start of the start of the 2013 spring season.{{cite web |title=Josh Hillman Named 4th Head Coach of Men's Golf in Williams History |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mgolf/2012-13/releases/201212175keh0g |publisher=Williams Sports Information |access-date=December 19, 2012 |date=December 17, 2012}} The team plays at the Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, located next to campus. The program has had eight players, including one two-time selection, named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity competition began in 1903.{{cite web |title=Men's Golf All-Americans |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mgolf/History/All-Americans |publisher=Williams Sports Information |access-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327010023/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mgolf/History/All-Americans |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2012}}{{cite web |title=Men's Golf – Milestones |url=https://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/mgolf/milestones |publisher=Williams Sports Information |access-date=May 19, 2019}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998–2011, 2013–2016
- NESCAC Championships: 1984, 1986, 1994, 1996, 2000–2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013–2016
- NCAA Tournament appearances: 1996–2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2017
- NCAA Tournament individual champion: Sam Goldenring (2019)
==Ice hockey==
The men's ice hockey team is coached by Bill Kangas, who has held the position since the start of the 1989–1990 season.{{cite web|title=Bill Kangas |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mice/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415065331/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mice/coaches/index|url-status=live |archive-date=April 15, 2012}} The team plays at Lansing Chapman Rink on campus. Prior to the construction of Lansing Chapman in the 1950s, the team played outdoors on a pond near the current location of Cole Field, the Williams soccer facility.{{cite web|title=Men's Ice Hockey History|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mice/History/History|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229180017/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mice/History/History|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The program has had seven players, including one two-time and one three-time selection, named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in 1902.{{cite web|title=Men's Ice Hockey All-Americans |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mice/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229171925/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mice/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead |archive-date=February 29, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1909), the team holds an 89–36–3 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Ice Hockey vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mice/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203140538/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mice/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2008}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1958), the team holds a 40–6–7 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Ice Hockey vs. Wesleyan|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mice/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203141846/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mice/Vs._Wesleyan |url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2008}}
The program has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Men's Ice Hockey|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mice/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415231453/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mice/index|url-status=live|archive-date=April 15, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1989): 1990–1994, 1996–1999, 2001–2005, 2013 (outright); 1989, 2006 (ties)
==Indoor track & field==
The men's indoor track & field team is coached by David Thompson, who has held the position since the start of the 2013–2014 season. The team competes at the Towne Field House on campus. It has had numerous athletes named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began.{{cite web|title=Men's Indoor Track All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mtrack/History/Indoor_All-Americans_2000-09|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229160337/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mtrack/History/Indoor_All-Americans_2000-09|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The indoor program does not compete in either the Little Three Meet (held in the spring) or the NESCAC Championships (sponsored only in the outdoor season). Thus, the team's postseason play consists only of regionals and nationals.{{cite web|title=2011-2012 Men's Track & Field Schedule|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mtrack/2011-12/Schedule|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415070212/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mtrack/2011-12/Schedule|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2012}} It has had three individual national champions: Bobby Walker in the 35 lb. Weight Throw in 1995, Ethan Brooks in the 35 lb. Weight Throw in 1996, and Creaghan Trainor in the 800 Meter in 1996.{{cite web|title=Men's Indoor Track & Field Individual National Champions |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/NCAA_Individual_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Champions|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912052335/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/NCAA_Individual_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Champions|url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Men's Track & Field|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mtrack/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514050951/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mtrack/index|url-status=live|archive-date=May 14, 2012}}
- NCAA Championships 3rd Place: 1996
==Lacrosse==
The men's lacrosse team is coached by George McCormack, who has held the position since the start of the 2004 season.{{cite web|title=George McCormack |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mlax/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219031328/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mlax/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=February 19, 2012}} The team plays at Renzie Lamb Field on campus. The program has had numerous players named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in 1928.{{cite web|title=Men's Lacrosse All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mlax/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114010746/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mlax/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2011}}{{cite web|title=Men's Lacrosse |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mlax/index |work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522030135/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mlax/index|url-status=live |archive-date=May 22, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1955), the team holds a 36–26 record, as of the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Lacrosse vs. Amherst |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mlax/Vs._Amherst |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306075155/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mlax/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2016}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1960), the team holds a 38–19 record, as of the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Lacrosse vs. Wesleyan |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mlax/Vs._Wesleyan |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033811/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mlax/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}
The program has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1990–1996, 1999, 2009, 2023 (outright); 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010 (ties)
==Outdoor track & field==
The men's outdoor track & field team is coached by David Thompson, who has held the position since the start of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=David Thompson Hired as New Head Coach of Men's Track & Field|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mtrack/2012-13/releases/20130606ip8zqi|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|publisher=Williams Sports Information |access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610150813/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mtrack/2012-13/releases/20130606ip8zqi|archive-date=June 10, 2013|url-status=dead|date=June 6, 2013}} The team competes at the Tony Plansky Track on campus. It has had numerous athletes named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in 1884.{{cite web|title=Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Americans |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mtrack/History/Outdoor_All-Americans_2000-09|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229162030/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mtrack/History/Outdoor_All-Americans_2000-09 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 29, 2012}} It has had nine individual national champions.{{cite web|title=Men's Outdoor Track & Field Individual National Champions |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/NCAA_Individual_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Champions|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912052652/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/NCAA_Individual_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Champions|url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1989): 1989–2014
- NESCAC Championships: 1995–1999, 2001–2011
- National Runners-up: 1995, 1996
==Skiing==
The men's Nordic ski team is coached by Jason Lemieux, who has held the position since the 2014–2015 season. The men's alpine ski team is coached by Kelsey Levine, who has held the position since the 2014–2015 season. The Nordic ski team competes at Prospect Mountain in Woodford, Vermont, approximately 30 minutes from campus. The alpine ski team competes at Jiminy Peak in Hancock, Massachusetts, approximately 20 minutes from campus. The teams have had numerous skiers named to the Division I All-America Team since varsity competition began in 1974.
The team has won the following honors:
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1990–2016
==Soccer==
The men's soccer team is coached by Mike Russo, who has held the position since the start of the 1979 season and been named National Coach of the Year four times.{{cite web|title=Mike Russo|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/coaches/index|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313075326/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/coaches/index |url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2012}} The team plays at Cole Field on campus. The team has had numerous players named to the Division III All-America Team, including four named National Players of the Year, since varsity play began in 1922.{{cite web|title=Men's Soccer All-Americans|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/History/All-Americans|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308061314/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/History/All-Americans |url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1922), the team holds a 40–45–14 record, as of the end of the 2013 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Soccer vs. Amherst |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203124400/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2008}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1924), the team holds a 53–32–11 record, as of the end of the 2013 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Soccer vs. Wesleyan |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203120118/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/Vs._Wesleyan |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2008}} The team won the 1995 National Championship.
The team has had 13 players go on to play professional and international soccer, including Mike Masters, Stephen Danbusky, Dan Calichman, Josh Bolton, Charlie Romero, and Khari Stephenson.{{cite web|title=Ephs in the Pros|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/Ephs_to_the_Pros.pdf|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312233537/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/Ephs_to_the_Pros.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Men's Soccer|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/index|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529132723/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/index|url-status=live|archive-date=May 29, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998–2001, 2003–2005, 2009 (outright); 1990, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2010, 2012 (ties)
- NESCAC Championships: 2001–2004, 2006, 2009
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1993–1996, 1998–2007, 2009, 2010, 2012–13
- NCAA Third Place: 1998, 2009, 2012, 2013
- National Runners-up: 1993
- National Championships: 1995
==Squash==
The men's squash team is coached by Zafi Levy, who has held the position since the start of the 2002–2003 season.{{cite web|title=Zafi Levy |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/msquash/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229201235/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/msquash/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The team plays at the Simon Squash Center on campus. The team has had numerous players named to the Division I All-America Team since varsity play began in 1939.{{cite web|title=Men's Squash All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/msquash/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229192205/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/msquash/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1940), the team holds a 54–21 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Squash vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msquash/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916023958/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msquash/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2010}} In matches against Wesleyan (beginning in 1939), the team holds a 69–0 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Squash vs. Wesleyan|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msquash/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916024251/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msquash/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2010}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Men's Squash|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/msquash/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418230645/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/msquash/index|url-status=live|archive-date=April 18, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2000–2014
- Appearances in Potter Division (Top 8 Teams) at National Championships: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008
==Swimming & diving==
The men's swimming & diving team is coached by Steve Kuster, who has held the position since the start of the 1999–2000 season.{{cite web|title=Steve Kuster |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mswimdive/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 9, 2012}} The team competes at Samuelson-Muir Pool on campus. The team has had numerous swimmers named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity competition began in 1907–1908.{{cite web|title=Men's Swimming & Diving All-Americans 2010-2019|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mswimdive/History/All-Americans_2010-2019|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 9, 2012}} In rivalry meets against Amherst (beginning in 1909), the team holds a 68–34–2 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Swimming & Diving vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mswimdive/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 9, 2012}} In meets against Wesleyan (beginning in 1916), the team holds a 73–15–1 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Swimming & Diving vs. Wesleyan |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mswimdive/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 9, 2012}} The team has won 16 individual and one relay national championship.{{cite web|title=Men's Swimming & Diving National Championships |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mswimdive/NCAA_Individual_Champions|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 9, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Men's Swimming & Diving |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mswimdive/index |work=Athletics.Williams.edu |access-date=May 9, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1990–1993, 1995–2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013
- NESCAC Championships: 2001, 2003–2014
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1982–2014
- National Runners-up: 1982
==Tennis==
The men's tennis team is coached by Dan Greenberg, who has held the position since the start of the 2010 season.{{cite web|title=Dan Greenberg |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mten/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516142805/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mten/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=May 16, 2012}} The team plays at the Torrence M. Hunt Tennis Center on campus. It also has four indoor courts in Lansing Chapman Rink. The team has had numerous players named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in 1884, including one National Player of the Year (Josh Lefkowitz in 2002).{{cite web|title=Men's Tennis All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mten/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229184422/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mten/History/All-Americans |url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1899), the team holds a 71–36–3 record, as of the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Tennis vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mten/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203134559/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mten/Vs._Amherst |url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2008}} In matches against Wesleyan (beginning in 1910), it holds an 87–4–3 record, as of the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Men's Tennis vs. Wesleyan|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mten/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203120905/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mten/Vs._Wesleyan |url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2008}} The team has won four national championships, in 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2013.{{cite web |title=Men's Tennis |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mten/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515085421/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/mten/index|url-status=live |archive-date=May 15, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1995–2008
- NESCAC Championships: 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993–2003, 2013
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1995–2014
- NCAA Third Place: 2012
- National Runners-up: 1998, 2003, 2004
- National Championships: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2013
==Wrestling==
The men's wrestling team is coached by head coach Scott Honecker, who was named to the position prior to the 2013–2014 season, having served as interim head coach for the 2012–2013 season.{{cite web|title=Scott Honecker Tabbed as Head Wrestling Coach|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wrest/2012-13/releases/20130514xmo1e9 |work=Athletics.Williams.edu|publisher=Williams Sports Informationw|access-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612051411/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wrest/2012-13/releases/20130514xmo1e9|archive-date=June 12, 2013|url-status=dead|date=May 14, 2013}} Historically, the team competed for the Little Three Championship, but the Little Three Meet was discontinued in 1991.{{cite web|title=Men's Wrestling |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wrest/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415090754/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wrest/index|url-status=live |archive-date=April 15, 2012}} The team has had eight wrestlers named to the Division III All-America Team, including one two-time and three three-time selections, since varsity play began in 1925.{{cite web |title=Men's Wrestling All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wrest/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219032858/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wrest/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 19, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Championships (since 1990): 1990The Little Three men's wrestling meet was discontinued in 1991.
- NECCWA Co-Championships: 1995
- NEWA Championships: 2009, 2010
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2000, 2003–2009, 2013–2014
=Women's=
==Basketball==
The women's basketball team is coached by Pat Manning, who has held the position since the start of the 1989–1990 season and is the winningest coach in program history.{{cite web|title=Pat Manning|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wbkb/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229125213/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wbkb/coaches/index |url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The team plays at Chandler Gymnasium on campus. It has had three players named to the Division III All-America Team since 1974.{{cite web|title=Women's Basketball All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wbkb/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229123639/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wbkb/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The team began varsity play in the 1973–1974 school year. In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1977), the team holds a 44–35 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web |title=Women's Basketball vs. Amherst |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306072427/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2016}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1974), the team holds a 54–26 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Basketball vs. Wesleyan|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033017/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/Vs._Wesleyan |url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Women's Basketball|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wbkb/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420151803/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wbkb/index|url-status=live|archive-date=April 20, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Women's Basketball NCAA Tourney Results |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/History/NCAA_Division_III_Tournament|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019200742/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/History/NCAA_Division_III_Tournament |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 19, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2007 (outright); 1994, 1995, 1998, 2003–2006, 2013 (ties)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
- NCAA Tournament Third Place: 2013
==Crew==
The women's crew team is coached by Kate Maloney, who has held the position since the start of the 2012 season.{{cite web|title=Kate Malone y|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wcrew/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229162126/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wcrew/coaches/index|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The team rows on Lake Onota in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, approximately 30 minutes from campus. The team has had numerous players named to the Division III All-America Team since it began varsity competition in the 1977–1978 school year.{{cite web|title=Women's Crew All-Americans |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wcrew/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229162136/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wcrew/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead |archive-date=February 29, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Women's Crew|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wcrew/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602185035/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wcrew/index|url-status=live|archive-date=June 2, 2012}} The program has had three alumni go on to compete in the Olympics. As of the end of the 2013 season, the program has won eight consecutive national championships, a women's Division III record.{{cite web|title=Seventh Heaven: Eph Women Are NCAA Crew Champs|url=http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_20721021/seventh-heaven-eph-women-are-ncaa-crew-champs|work=BerkshireEagle.com|access-date=May 28, 2012|date=May 27, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Williams Wins Eighth Consecutive Division III Title|url=http://www.usrowing.org/news/13-06-01/Williams_Wins_Eighth_Consecutive_Division_III_Title.aspx|work=USRowing.com|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193736/http://www.usrowing.org/news/13-06-01/Williams_Wins_Eighth_Consecutive_Division_III_Title.aspx|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|date=June 1, 2013}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000–2014
- NESCAC Championships: 2002, 2006–2013
- ECAC National Invitational Championships: 2002, 2006–2013
- Head of the Charles Collegiate Eights Championships: 2008, 2010, 2011
- New England Championships: 2000, 2001, 2006–2013
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1998–2014
- National Championships: 2002, 2006–2013
==Cross country==
The women's cross country team is coached by Peter Farwell, who has held the position since the start of the 2000 season.{{cite web|title=Peter Farwell |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mxc/coaches/index|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314230940/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mxc/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2012}} The team's home course is located near Mount Greylock High School in Williamstown, approximately five minutes from campus. The team has had numerous runners named to the Division III All-America Team and two individual national champions (Jessica Caley in 1995 and Chiara del Piccolo in 2011) since beginning varsity competition in 1976.{{cite web|title=Women's Cross Country All-Americans|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wxc/History/All-Americans|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414044138/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wxc/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Women's Cross Country |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wxc/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514051718/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wxc/index|url-status=live |archive-date=May 14, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1990–1998, 2000–2002, 2004–2006, 2008–2013
- NESCAC Championships: 1988–1991, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012 (outright); 2004, 2008 (ties)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1990, 1993–2013
- NCAA Tournament 5th Place: 1993, 1996, 2010
- NCAA Tournament 4th Place: 1994, 2003, 2012
- NCAA Tournament 3rd Place: 1990, 1998, 2008, 2011
- National Runners-up: 2000, 2001, 2005, 2013
- National Champions: 2002, 2004, 2015
==Field hockey==
The women's field hockey team is coached by Alix Barrale, who has held the position since the start of the 2000 season.{{cite web|title=Alix Barrale |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fh/coaches/index|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430112441/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fh/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=April 30, 2012}} The team plays at Renzie Lamb Field on campus. The program has had numerous players named to the Division III All-America Team since 1989.{{cite web |title=Field Hockey All-Americans|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fh/History/All-Americans|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430111745/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fh/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 30, 2012}} It began varsity play in the 1972 season.{{cite web|title=Field Hockey |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fh/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428192140/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/fh/index|url-status=live |archive-date=April 28, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1977), the team holds a 27–14–1 record, as of the end of the 2013 season.{{cite web|title=Field Hockey vs. Amherst |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fh/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927143715/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fh/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2011}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1974), the team holds of 34–8 record, as of the end of the 2013 season.{{cite web|title=Field Hockey vs. Wesleyan |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fh/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927050720/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fh/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2011}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1991, 1992, 1994–1996, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009 (outright); 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002 (ties)
- NESCAC Championships: 2001, 2002, 2004
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1994–1997, 2000–2006
==Golf==
The women's golf team has been coached by Tomas Adalsteinsson since 2016. Adalsteinsson replaced coach Bill Kangas, who was serving as interim head coach for the 2014–2015 season after Eika DeSanty left to become the head coach at Princeton.{{cite web |title=Erika DeSanty |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wgolf/coaches/index |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313052341/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wgolf/coaches/index |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 13, 2012}} The team plays at the Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, located next to campus. The program began varsity play in the 2004–2005 season.{{cite web |title=Women's Golf |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wgolf/index |work=Athletics.Williams.edu |access-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501032816/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wgolf/index |url-status=live |archive-date=May 1, 2012}} In 2014, the Ephs' Georgiana Salant won the individual national championship. In 2015, Ephs' Womens Golf won their first Team National Championship, led by sophomore, Sophie Kitchen, who finished third individually.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/golf-women/d3 |title=DIII Women's Golf Championship History |publisher=NCAA.com |date= |accessdate=2021-10-17}}{{cite web |url=http://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/wgolf/2014-15/releases/20150515enotym |title=Ephs bring home 1st NCAA women's golf championship - Williams |website=ephsports.williams.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721221512/http://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/wgolf/2014-15/releases/20150515enotym |archive-date=2015-07-21}}
The team has won the following honors:
- NESCAC Championships: 2007, 2008, 2011–2019
- NCAA Tournament appearances: 2007, 2008, 2010–2019
- National Champions: 2015
- NCAA Tournament individual champion: Cordelia Chan (2019)
==Ice hockey==
The women's ice hockey team is coached by Meghan Gillis, who has held the position since the start of the 2011–2012 season.{{cite web|title=Meghan Gillis |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wice/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229183325/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wice/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The team plays at Lansing Chapman Rink on campus. The program has had three players named to the Division III All-America Team since the beginning of varsity play in the 1993–1994 season. One of the program's All-Americans, Molly Wasserman, was a four-time selection (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), who was also named the Division III National Player of the Year in 2004.{{cite web|title=Women's Hockey All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wice/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229184834/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wice/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1994), the team holds a 24–15–2 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Ice Hockey vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wice/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306055424/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wice/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1994), the team holds a 29–11–4 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Hockey vs. Wesleyan |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wice/Vs._Wesleyan |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com |access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306062204/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wice/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2016}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Women's Ice Hockey|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wice/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526135735/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wice/index|url-status=live|archive-date=May 26, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1995): 1995, 1997, 2000–2006, 2017 (outright); 1994, 1996 (ties)
- NESCAC Championships: 2014
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2003, 2014
==Indoor track & field==
The women's indoor track & field team is coached by Nate Hoey, who has held the position since the start of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Dick Farley and Pete Farwell to Team Up During Williams Track & Field Transition|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2012-13/releases/201210172d5yh3|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|publisher=Williams Sports Information|access-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306061924/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/mtrack/2012-13/releases/201210172d5yh3|archive-date=March 6, 2016|url-status=dead|date=October 17, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Nate Hoey Hired as New Women's Track & Field Coach|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wtrack/2012-13/releases/2013060636vys6|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|publisher=Williams Sports Information |access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610150957/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wtrack/2012-13/releases/2013060636vys6|archive-date=June 10, 2013|url-status=dead|date=June 7, 2013}} The team competes at the Towne Field House on campus. It has had numerous athletes named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began.{{cite web|title=Women's Indoor Track & Field All-Americans |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wtrack/History/Indoor_All-Americans_2000-09|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229191152/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wtrack/History/Indoor_All-Americans_2000-09 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The indoor program does not compete in either the Little Three Meet (held in the spring) or the NESCAC Championships (sponsored only in the outdoor season). Thus, the team's postseason play consists only of regionals and nationals.{{cite web|title=2011-2012 Women's Track & Field Schedule |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wtrack/2011-12/Schedule|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711195345/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wtrack/2011-12/Schedule|url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2012}} It has had one relay and seven individual national champions{{cite web|title=Women's Indoor Track & Field Individual National Champions |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wtrack/NCAA_Individual_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Champions|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314044147/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wtrack/NCAA_Individual_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Champions|url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2012}} and also won the team National Championship in 2007.{{cite web|title=Women's Indoor Track & Field|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wtrack/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423103843/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wtrack/index|url-status=live|archive-date=April 23, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:
- National Runners-up: 2006
- National Championships: 2007, 2019
==Lacrosse==
The women's lacrosse team is coached by Alice Lee.{{cite web |title=Chris Mason|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wlax/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229150935/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wlax/coaches/index |url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The team plays at Renzie Lamb Field on campus. The program has had numerous players named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in 1974.{{cite web|title=Women's Lacrosse |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wlax/index |work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430232857/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wlax/index|url-status=live |archive-date=April 30, 2012}} It has also had one National Defensive Player of the Year (Alyse Clayman in 1996) and one National Offensive Player of the Year (Alana Teutonico in 1997).{{cite web|title=Women's Lacrosse All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wlax/History/All-Americans |work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229163834/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wlax/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1978), the team holds a 22–19 record, as of the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Lacrosse vs. Amherst |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wlax/Vs._Amherst |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909192520/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wlax/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead |archive-date=September 9, 2011}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1978), the team holds a 31–6 record, as of the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Lacrosse vs. Wesleyan |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wlax/Vs._Wesleyan |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907044209/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wlax/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2011}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1990–1997, 2000, 2010 (outright); 1999, 2009 (ties)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1998, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2014
- National Runners-up: 1998, 2000
==Outdoor track & field==
The women's outdoor track & field team is coached by Nate Hoey, who has held the position since the start of the 2014 season. The team competes at the Tony Plansky Track on campus. It has had numerous athletes named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in 1977.{{cite web|title=Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Americans|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wtrack/History/Outdoor_All-Americans_2010-19|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314054449/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wtrack/History/Outdoor_All-Americans_2010-19|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2012}} It has had thirteen individual national champions.{{cite web|title=Women's Outdoor Track & Field Individual National Champions|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wtrack/NCAA_Individual_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Champions|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314064108/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wtrack/NCAA_Individual_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Champions|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1986): 1986–2013
- NESCAC Championships: 1990, 1991, 1994–1999, 2001–2012
==Skiing==
The women's Nordic ski team is coached by Jason Lemieux, who has held the position since the 2014–2015 season. The women's alpine ski team is coached by Kelsey Levine, who has held the position since the 2014–2015 season.{{cite web|title=Ski Coaches |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/skiing/coaches/index |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com |access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527063741/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/skiing/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=May 27, 2012}} The Nordic ski team competes at Prospect Mountain in Woodford, Vermont, approximately 30 minutes from campus. The alpine ski team competes at Jiminy Peak in Hancock, Massachusetts, approximately 20 minutes from campus. The teams have had numerous skiers named to the Division I All-America Team since varsity competition began in 1974.{{cite web|title=Skiing All-Americans|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/skiing/History/All-Americans|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308110604/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/skiing/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Skiing|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/skiing/index|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501093325/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/skiing/index|url-status=live|archive-date=May 1, 2012}}
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1990–2014
==Soccer==
The women's soccer team is coached by Michelyne Pinard, who has held the position since the start of the 2002 season.{{cite web|title=Michelyne Pinard |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/coaches/index|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806213815/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2012}} The team plays at Cole Field on campus. The team has had numerous players named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in 1978.{{cite web|title=Women's Soccer All-Americans|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/History/All-Americans|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806213032/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1979), the team holds a 16-16-9 record, as of the end of the 2013 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Soccer vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808003103/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2012}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1978), the team holds a 33–4–2 record, as of the end of the 2013 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Soccer vs. Wesleyan|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806042929/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Women's Soccer|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/index|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501093450/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/index|url-status=live|archive-date=May 1, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1991, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 (outright); 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2008 (ties)
- NESCAC Championships: 2004, 2007–2010, 2012
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1993–1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007–2015
- National Champions: 2014
- National Runners-up: 2015
- Final Four Appearances: 1999, 2008
==Softball==
The softball team is coached by Kris Herman, who has held the position since the 2004 season.{{cite web|title=Kris Herman |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/sball/coaches/index|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621150019/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/sball/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=June 21, 2012}} The team plays at the Williams Softball Complex on campus. The program has had four players named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in 1987.{{cite web|title=Softball All-Americans|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/sball/History/All-Americans|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219031103/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/sball/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 19, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1987), the team holds a 36–14 record, as of the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Softball vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/sball/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201233055/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/sball/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2008}} In games against Wesleyan (beginning in 1987), the team holds a 48–14 record, as of the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Softball vs. Wesleyan|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/sball/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120222014/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/sball/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2008}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Softball History |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/sball/History/History |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com |access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621183639/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/sball/History/History|url-status=dead |archive-date=June 21, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1995–1997, 1999–2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
- NESCAC Championships: 2004–2006
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2004–2006, 2014
- Division III World Series Appearances: 2005, 2006
==Squash==
The women's squash team is coached by Zafi Levy, who has held the position since the start of the 2002–2003 season. The team plays at the Simon Squash Center on campus. The program has had numerous players named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in the 1974–1975 season.{{cite web |title=Women's Squash All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wsquash/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229194407/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wsquash/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1979), the team holds a 31–8 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Squash vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsquash/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123124330/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsquash/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2008}} In matches against Wesleyan (beginning in 1975), the team holds a 43–1 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Squash vs. Wesleyan |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsquash/Vs._Wesleyan |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com |access-date=May 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306060332/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wsquash/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2016}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Women's Squash|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wsquash/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501032422/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wsquash/index|url-status=live|archive-date=May 1, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1991, 1993–1995, 2000–2014
- Howe Cup Appearances: 1998, 2002–2007, 2009
==Swimming & diving==
The women's swimming & diving team is coached by Steve Kuster, who has held the position since the start of the 1999–2000 season. The team competes at Samuelson-Muir Pool on campus. The team has had numerous swimmers named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity competition began in 1977–1978.{{cite web |title=Women's Swimming & Diving All-Americans|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wswimdive/History/All-Americans_2010-2019|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 9, 2012}} In rivalry meets against Amherst (beginning in 1977), the team holds a 34–4 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Swimming & Diving vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wswimdive/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 9, 2012}} In meets against Wesleyan (beginning in 1978), the team holds a 35–0 record, as of the end of the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Swimming & Diving vs. Wesleyan |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wswimdive/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306055237/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wswimdive/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2016}} It has won every NESCAC Championship since the conference began holding a women's swimming & diving championship in 2001.{{cite web|title=Women's Swimming & Diving|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wswimdive/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428123112/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wswimdive/index |url-status=live|archive-date=April 28, 2012}} The team has won 69 individual and 21 relay national championships. Additionally, despite the NESCAC's ban on member schools' competition in national team championships, the program qualified enough swimmers individually to win the 1982 and 1983 National Championships.{{cite web|title=Women's Swimming & Diving National Championships|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wswimdive/NCAA_Individual_Champions|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109194626/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wswimdive/NCAA_Individual_Champions|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 9, 2012}} Kuwaiti Olympian Faye Sultan, who began competing for the team in the 2012–2013 season, is the team's first swimmer to compete in Olympic competition.{{cite web|title=Incoming Eph Swimmer Faye Sultan to Make History at 2012 Olympics |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wswimdive/2011-12/releases/20120728q8zy89|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|publisher=Williams Sports Information|access-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123083801/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wswimdive/2011-12/releases/20120728q8zy89|archive-date=November 23, 2012|url-status=dead |date=July 28, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1990–2003, 2005, 2006, 2009–2013
- NESCAC Championships: 2001–2012
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1982–2013
- National Runners-up: 1995, 1997, 2003, 2012
- National Championships: 1982, 1983
==Tennis==
The women's tennis team is coached by Alison Swain, who has held the position since the start of the 2008 season.{{cite web|title=Alison Swain |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wten/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229191206/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wten/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The team plays at the Torrence M. Hunt Tennis Center on campus. It also has four indoor courts in Lansing Chapman Rink. It has had numerous players named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in 1973.{{cite web|title=Women's Tennis All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wten/History/EPHtennisAll-americanssince1971|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229185050/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wten/History/EPHtennisAll-americanssince1971|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1977), the team holds a 29–39 record, as of the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Tennis vs. Amherst |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wten/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819233826/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wten/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2014}} In matches against Wesleyan (beginning in 1972), the team holds a 40–0 record, as of the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Tennis vs. Wesleyan |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wten/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819132150/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wten/Vs._Wesleyan|url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2014}} The team has won eight National Championships (a women's Division III record), in 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.{{cite web|title=Women's Tennis |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wten/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528173951/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wten/index|url-status=live |archive-date=May 28, 2012}} It also has won two National Doubles Championships (the teams of Julie Greenwood and Becky Mallory in 1994 and Julie Greenwood and Porter Harris in 1996).{{cite web |title=Women's Tennis NCAA Singles & Doubles|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wten/History/0602_NCAA_Singles_-_Doubles|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019182251/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wten/History/0602_NCAA_Singles_-_Doubles|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1992–1995, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012
- NESCAC Championships: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2013 (outright); 2004 (tie)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1994–2014
- NCAA Tournament 3rd Place: 2003, 2004, 2014
- National Runners-up: 1994, 1999
- National Championships: 2001, 2002, 2008–2013
==Volleyball==
The women's volleyball team is coached by Christi Kelsey, who has held the position since the start of the 2009 season.{{cite web|title=Christi Kelsey |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wvball/coaches/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229112819/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wvball/coaches/index|url-status=dead |archive-date=February 29, 2012}} The team plays at Chandler Gymnasium on campus. It has had numerous players named to the Division III All-America Team since varsity play began in 1976.{{cite web |title=Women's Volleyball All-Americans|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wvball/History/All-Americans|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229105826/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wvball/History/All-Americans|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012}} In rivalry play against Amherst (beginning in 1979), the team holds a 45–27 record, as of the end of the 2013 season.{{cite web|title=Women's Volleyball vs. Amherst|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wvball/Vs._Amherst|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019222135/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/wvball/Vs._Amherst|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2012}} Against Wesleyan (beginning in 1983), the team holds a 35-7 record.{{cite web |title=Volleyball vs. Wesleyan|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wvball/Vs._Wesleyan|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|publisher=Williams Sports Information|access-date=November 20, 2012}}
The team has won the following honors:{{cite web|title=Women's Volleyball|url=http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wvball/index|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602183052/http://athletics.williams.edu/sports/wvball/index|url-status=live|archive-date=June 2, 2012}}
- Little Three Titles (since 1990): 1990, 1995–1998, 2001–2004, 2006, 2013 (outright); 2009 (ties)
- NESCAC Championships: 1994, 1995, 2001–2004, 2007–2009, 2013
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001–2004, 2007–2009, 2013
Club teams
The Williams Rugby Football Club was established in 1959, starting with a handful of incoming freshmen with experience playing rugby while studying in England, the Club was formed and supported by Peter Pearson, the first Williams Rugby coach. The following fall, the WRFC entered the Eastern Rugby Union (ERU) and won the ERU Championship in 1960 with a 5-0-1 record. Following a 1962 tour in England, support and recognition from the College increased dramatically.{{cite web|last1=Lugthart|first1=Peter|title=Williams Rugby Football Club History|date=30 March 2016 |url=http://www.williamsrugby.com/2016/03/30/club-history/}}
Facilities
Most Williams's athletic programs have on-campus home venues, with the exceptions of men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's crew, and men's and women's skiing.
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Bobby Coombs Field | Baseball |
John Chandler Gymnasium {{refn|Part of Williams' John Chandler Athletic Center.|group=n|name=chandl}} | Basketball Volleyball |
Lake Onota {{refn|Facility not owned by Williams College.|group=n|name=notprop}} | Rowing |
Mount Greylock High School Course {{refn|group=n|name=notprop}} | Cross Country |
Weston Field Athletic Complex | Football Field Hockey Lacrosse Track and field (outdoor) |
Taconic Golf Club {{refn|group=n|name=notprop}} | Golf |
Lansing Chapman Rink {{refn|group=n|name=notprop}} | Ice Hockey |
Towne Field House {{refn|group=n|name=notprop}} | Track and field (indoor) |
Lee Track of Weston At. Complex | Track and field (outdoor) |
Jiminy Peak {{refn|group=n|name=notprop}} | Skiing (alpine) |
Prospect Mountain {{refn|group=n|name=notprop}} | Skiing (nordic) |
Cole Field | Soccer |
Williams Softball Complex | Softball |
Simon Squash Center {{refn|group=n|name=chandl}} | Squash |
Samuelson-Muir Pool {{refn|group=n|name=chandl}} | Swimming |
Torrence M. Hunt Tennis Center | Tennis |
Lasell Gymnasium {{refn|group=n|name=chandl}} | Wrestling |
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=Weston Field=
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Weston Field is the home of Williams's football team. The field hosted its first football game in November 1883.{{cite web|last=Driscoll|first=Ron|title=Big Game on Campus|url=http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/articles/2008/10/12/big_game_on_campus/?page=full|work=Boston.com|access-date=May 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213173536/http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/articles/2008/10/12/big_game_on_campus/?page=full|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=live|date=October 12, 2008}} It has a seated capacity of 10,000 spectators, with additional standing room. In November 1989, the Division III New England football single-game attendance record was set at Weston, when 13,671 spectators attended Williams's 17–14 victory over Amherst. In 2007, the field hosted College GameDay.
The field has undergone several renovations since its opening. In 1953, a press box was added and later upgraded in 1984. The field's bleacher seating areas have been renovated in 1972, 1984, and 1995. An electronic scoreboard was added in 1969. A play clock was installed in 1998. In 2008, the field was scheduled to undergo $17.6 million renovations, in which the playing surface would be reoriented and the locker rooms, training areas, seating areas, and parking lots improved, but those renovations were indefinitely postponed due to the onset of the financial crisis.{{cite web|title=Athletics Renovations Put in Motion|url=http://thewilliamsrecord.com/2006/11/08/athletics-renovations-put-in-motion/ |work=TheWilliamsRecord.com|access-date=May 17, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204035456/http://thewilliamsrecord.com/2006/11/08/athletics-renovations-put-in-motion/|archive-date=February 4, 2013|url-status=live|date=November 8, 2006}}{{cite web|title=Weston Field/Structures - 1951|url=http://facilities.williams.edu/academic-property/weston-fieldstructures-1951/|work=Facilities.Williams.edu|access-date=May 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100403/http://facilities.williams.edu/academic-property/weston-fieldstructures-1951/|url-status=live|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Falk|first=Adam|title=Sawyer Library Project to Proceed |url=http://web.williams.edu/admin/registrar/calendars/12-13.html|work=Williams.edu|access-date=August 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814142133/http://web.williams.edu/admin/registrar/calendars/12-13.html|archive-date=August 14, 2012 |url-status=dead|quote=The other project postponed by the recession has been the renovation of Weston Field, which is now being thoroughly reexamined to ensure that it meets the College's needs.}} In October 2012, however, a new, $22 million renovation plan for the field was announced, and was completed in time for the 2014 season. The completed Weston Field Athletic Complex allows year round athletic activity for several sports{{cite web|last=Dravis|first=Stephen|title=Williams College's Weston Field Project Starts Next Fall |url=http://www.iberkshires.com/story/42562/Williams-College-s-Weston-Field-Project-Starts-Next-Fall.html|work=iBerkshires.com|access-date=November 20, 2012|date=October 31, 2012}}
=Chandler Gymnasium=
Chandler Gymnasium, a part of the larger Chandler Athletic Center, is the home of Williams's men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. The gym opened in 1987 and is named for Williams's 12th president, John Wesley Chandler. Prior to Chandler's opening, the basketball and volleyball programs played in Lasell Gymnasium. The gym has a capacity of 1,561 spectators. For the 2010–2011 season, the team ranked 20th in Division III in average game attendance, averaging 876 spectators per home game.{{cite web|title=2011 Attendance Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2012/Attendance.pdf|work=NCAA.org|access-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516105127/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2012/Attendance.pdf|archive-date=May 16, 2012|url-status=live|page=6}}
In home games between January 16, 2001, and January 4, 2005, Williams's men's basketball team had a 64-game home unbeaten streak, the current NCAA Division III record.
=Lansing Chapman Rink=
Lansing Chapman Rink is the home of Williams's men's and women's ice hockey teams and can also be configured for indoor men's and women's tennis.{{cite web|title=Bowdoin Edges Tufts in First Round of NESCAC Women's Tennis Championship|url=http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/wten/2011-12/releases/201205044wgv11 |work=Athletics.Bowdoin.edu|access-date=May 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510203817/http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/wten/2011-12/releases/201205044wgv11|archive-date=May 10, 2012|url-status=dead|date=May 4, 2012|quote=The match, played indoors at Williams College's Lansing Chapman Rink, lasted 4 hours and 19 minutes.}} The Williams men's ice hockey team has used the rink since its construction in 1953. Prior to that, the team played on a pond near Cole Field. Despite Lansing Chapman's construction, hockey continued to be an outdoor sport until a canopy was added in 1962.{{cite web |title=Lansing Chapman Rink|url=http://facilities.williams.edu/academic-property/lansing-chapman-rink-1953-william-lansing-chapman-10/|work=Facilities.Williams.edu|access-date=May 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306035915/http://facilities.williams.edu/academic-property/lansing-chapman-rink-1953-william-lansing-chapman-10/|url-status=live|archive-date=March 6, 2016}} The rink's dimensions are 200 ft. x 85 ft. It has a capacity of 2,500 spectators.
A sound system was added to the rink in 1973. The locker rooms were renovated in 1993, 1995, and 2005.
In addition to Williams athletics, the rink has hosted the figure skating competition of the Winter Bay State Games.{{cite web|title=Bay State Winter Games Kick Off with Figure Skating|url=http://www.baystategames.org/html/bsgwww/wintergames/index.html|work=BayStateGames.org|access-date=May 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214034141/http://baystategames.org/html/bsgwww/wintergames/index.html |archive-date=December 14, 2011|url-status=dead|date=January 28, 2011|quote=The 26th annual Bay State Winter Games begins today with ISI and USFS Figure Skating at the Lansing Chapman Rink on the campus of Williams College.}}
=Cole Field=
Cole Field, a part of the larger Cole Field athletic complex, is the home of Williams's men's and women's soccer programs. The field includes two regulations soccer pitches to allow the men's and women's teams to play simultaneously. It hosted the 1993 and 1995 Division III men's soccer finals, along with the 1996 Division III women's soccer finals.
Since its opening, the field has received several improvements. An electronic scoreboard was installed for the men's field in 1969 and upgraded in 1993. The women's field received an electronic scoreboard in 1999. In 2005, the men's field had drainage systems installed and was resodded.{{cite web|title=Cole Field |url=http://web.williams.edu/athletics/facilities.php |work=Williams College Facilities|access-date=May 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100939/http://facilities.williams.edu/academic-property/cole-field/|url-status=live |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}
=Bobby Coombs Field=
Prior to the 2005 season, $500,000 Bobby Coombs Field was built as part of the Cole Field Athletic Complex. The field features a permanent outfield fence, dugouts, bullpens, and a drainage system. Its dimensions are 330 ft. down the foul lines, 375 ft. in the gaps, and 400 ft. in center field.
In addition to regular season competition, the field hosts high school baseball showcases.{{cite web|title=Williams College |url=http://www.ussportscamps.com/baseball/nike/williams-college/|work=USSportsCamps.com|access-date=May 17, 2012}}
=Renzie Lamb Field=
Renzie Lamb Field, the home of the men's and women's lacrosse and women's field hockey programs, is located next to Weston Field. The field, which cost approximately $2 million, was dedicated on October 16, 2004. The field is also used occasionally by the men's and women's soccer programs if Cole Field is unplayable.{{cite web|title=2011 Men's Soccer Schedule|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2011-12/schedule |work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 17, 2012}}
=Williams Softball Complex=
The Williams Softball Complex, part of the larger Cole Field Athletic Complex, features dugouts, bleacher seating, and a permanent fence. In 1998, a new backstop was installed. The playing surface was renovated in 2000 and 2006. Also in 2006, a new outfield fence was installed.
=Taconic Golf Club=
{{main|Taconic Golf Club}}
Taconic Golf Club, the home of the men's and women's golf teams, is located next to campus. The college owns the 18-hole, par 71, 6,808-yard course, which was built in 1927.{{cite web|title=Taconic Golf Club|url=http://www.epicgolf.com/courses/taconic.html|work=EpicGolf.com|access-date=May 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829160645/http://www.epicgolf.com/courses/taconic.html|url-status=live|archive-date=August 29, 2011}} It has been ranked by Golfweek the 2nd best collegiate course{{cite web |last=Kaufmann|first=Martin|title=Yale, Taconic Top Best Campus Courses List|url=http://golfweek.com/news/2011/sep/07/yale-taconic-top-best-campus-courses-list/ |work=Golfweek.com |date=September 7, 2011|access-date=May 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525024215/http://golfweek.com/news/2011/sep/07/yale-taconic-top-best-campus-courses-list/|archive-date=May 25, 2012|url-status=live|quote=In fact, the top two collegiate layouts – The Course at Yale (1926) and Taconic Golf Club (1927) at Williams College – also occupy spots on the top 100 Classic list, released earlier this year. Yale and Taconic also held down the top two spots on the 2010 campus courses list.}} and 83rd best classic course in the world.{{cite web|title=2011 Golfweek's Best Classic Courses|url=http://golfweek.com/news/2011/mar/10/2011-golfweeks-best-classic-course |work=Golfweek.com|date=March 10, 2011 |access-date=May 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517190914/http://golfweek.com/news/2011/mar/10/2011-golfweeks-best-classic-courses/|url-status=live|archive-date=May 17, 2012}}
It has hosted several major tournaments, including the 1956 U.S. Junior Amateur{{cite news|last=Pennington|first=Bill|title=Forgotten Architects, Timeless Courses |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/sports/golf/04golfmain.html?pagewanted=all|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613090531/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/sports/golf/04golfmain.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |archive-date=June 13, 2022|url-status=live|date=August 4, 2008|quote=On the 14th tee, there is a plaque commemorating a hole in one recorded by Jack Nicklaus during the 1956 United States Junior Amateur.}} and the 1963 U.S. Women's Amateur.{{cite web|title=1963 U.S. Women's Amateur |url=http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=615 |work=ChampsDatabase.USGA.com|access-date=May 17, 2012}} A marker on the 14th hole commemorates Jack Nicklaus's famous hole-in-one there during the 1956 tournament. It has also hosted the 1958 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships,{{cite web |title=Houston Golf: History and Records |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/mgpg43-62.pdf|work=CSTV.com|access-date=May 17, 2012|page=45}} the 1972 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships,{{cite web|title=LSUNO Golfers Lead CD Field |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/NCAANewsArchive/1972/19720515.pdf |work=NCAA News Archive |access-date=May 17, 2012|page=4}} and the 1999 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships.
=Torrence M. Hunt Tennis Center=
The Torrence M. Hunt Tennis Center, the home of Williams's men's and women's tennis teams, features six tournament courts. Twelve additional courts (four of which are currently tournament-quality) are also used during practices and large tournaments. The Chaffee Tennis House stands at one end of the complex and features a viewing deck for spectators. The venue hosted the 1998 Division III Men's Tennis Championships.
=Samuelson-Muir Pool=
Samuelson-Muir Pool, part of the Chandler Athletic Complex, is the home of the men's and women's swimming & diving programs. Opened in 1988, it was dedicated in 2000 to Robert B. Muir and Carl R. Samuelson, both former head coaches of the swimming & diving programs. It has a capacity of 400 spectators.
=Simon Squash Center=
The Simon Squash Center, a part of the Chandler Athletic Complex, features 12 glass-backed squash courts. The center was dedicated in 1998 to the family of William E. Simon, Jr., a Williams alumnus who captained the squash team in his time at the school.
=Lasell Gymnasium=
File:Williams College - Towne Field House.JPG
Lasell Gymnasium, part of the Chandler Athletic Complex, is the home of the college's men's wrestling program. It was built in 1886 and was the home of the men's and women's basketball teams prior to the 1987 opening of Chandler Gymnasium.
The gymnasium also includes a practice area for the golf team.
=Tony Plansky Track=
The Tony Plansky Track, used by the men's and women's outdoor track & field programs, rings Weston Field. The 400-meter track was installed in 1987.
=Towne Field House=
Traditions
=Mascot=
The origin of the college's mascot, the Purple Cow, is believed to be the following 1895 poem by Frank Gelett Burgess:
:I never saw a purple cow
:I never hope to see one
:But I can tell you anyhow
:I'd rather see than be one.
In 1907, Williams students began publishing a humor magazine named the Purple Cow, which credited its name to Burgess' poem. Over the following decades, the mascot gained widespread acceptance.{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Linda|title=The Purple Cow Mascot|url=http://archives.williams.edu/williamshistory/groups/purple-cow-mascot.php|work=Archives.Williams.edu|access-date=May 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411181017/http://archives.williams.edu/williamshistory/groups/purple-cow-mascot.php|url-status=live|archive-date=April 11, 2012}}
="Yard by Yard"=
The following traditional song was once often sung at Williams sporting events, but its current use is limited.{{cite web|last=Griffin|first=Dustin|title="Yard by Yard": Line by Line and Through the Years|url=http://archives.williams.edu/files/yard-by-yard.pdf|work=Archives.Williams.edu|access-date=April 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411181442/http://archives.williams.edu/files/yard-by-yard.pdf |archive-date=April 11, 2012|url-status=dead|pages=10–11|date=February 10, 2007}}
: Yard by yard we'll fight our way
: Thro' Amherst's line,
: Every man on every play,
: Striving all the time.
: Cheer on cheer will rend the air,
: All behind our men.
: And we'll fight for dear old Williams
: And we'll win and win again.
=The Walk=
The Walk, which began in 1971, is a post-game tradition of the Williams football team. If Williams wins its homecoming football game, played against either Amherst or Wesleyan, the team walks up Spring Street to St. Pierre's Barber Shop. There, they enjoy cold beverages and cigars and subject underclassmen players to embarrassing haircuts. The Walk was named the best post-game tradition in America by Sports Illustrated in 1992.{{cite web|title=The Walk|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fball/The_Walk|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305080131/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/fball/The_Walk|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2012}}
National championships
From the formation of the NCAA through 1961, Williams allowed its teams to compete in the NCAA postseason. In 1961, the men's basketball program qualified for the College Division tournament. After defeating Rochester (NY) in the first round and Bates in the regional championship, the team advanced to the national quarterfinals against Wittenberg. Williams lost the game, 64-51, and the unruly celebrations of Wittenberg students led Williams administrators to decide the school should no longer compete in national tournaments. When the NESCAC formed in 1971, the league's other ten members adopted Williams's policy. Despite this ban, the women's swimming & diving team won the 1982 and 1983 national championships by qualifying enough individuals to outscore all other teams.{{cite web|title=NCAA Info |url=http://williams.prestosports.com/NCAA_Info|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=April 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527063943/http://williams.prestosports.com/NCAA_Info|url-status=dead |archive-date=May 27, 2012}} The ban was lifted for the 1993–1994 academic year for all sports except football.{{cite web|last=Jaffe|first=Michael|title=Division III: Holy (Purple) Cow, After 32 Years of Self-Imposed Exile from Postseason Play, Williams Can Once Again Compete for the National Title|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1138299/|work=Sports Illustrated |access-date=September 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110013403/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1138299/|archive-date=November 10, 2013|url-status=dead|date=November 29, 1993}}{{cite web|title=Division III Men's Basketball Championship Record Book: All-Time Results|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2011/d2/champs.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=September 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003135035/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2011/d2/champs.pdf|archive-date=October 3, 2013|url-status=live|page=26}}{{cite web|last=Chimelis|first=Ron|title=Unbeaten Amherst College Football Team Deserves a Playoff|url=http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/11/unbeaten_amherst_college_footb.html|work=Masslive.com|access-date=April 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613191151/http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2009/11/unbeaten_amherst_college_footb.html|archive-date=June 13, 2013|url-status=live|date=November 19, 2009}}
The following is a list of Williams's 37 national championships. Williams's total is tied for the most in the NESCAC with Middlebury.{{cite web |title=National Championship Teams|url=http://www.nescac.com/championships/national_champions_team|work=NESCAC.com|access-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502150501/http://www.nescac.com/championships/national_champions_team|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 2, 2012}}
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= Men's =
class="wikitable"
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Williams Ephs|border=1|color= white }}"| Sport ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Williams Ephs|border=1|color= white }}"| Year(s) |
Basketball
| 2003 |
Cross country
| 1994, 1995 |
Soccer
| 1995 |
Tennis
| 1999, 2001, 2002, 2013 |
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= Women's =
class="wikitable"
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Williams Ephs|border=1|color= white }}"| Sport ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Williams Ephs|border=1|color= white }}"| Year(s) |
Cross country
| 2002, 2004, 2015 |
Golf
| 2015 |
Rowing
| 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Soccer
| 2015, 2017, 2018 |
Swimming & diving
| 1982, 1983 |
Indoor track & field
| 2007, 2019 |
Tennis
| 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
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Notable alumni
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- Josh Bolton, class of 2006, men's soccer; professional soccer player{{cite web|title=Spotlight On ... Josh Bolton |url=http://www.penfieldpost.com/features/x1423338777/Spotlight-On-Josh-Bolton|work=PenfieldPost.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131081308/http://www.penfieldpost.com/features/x1423338777/Spotlight-On-Josh-Bolton |archive-date=January 31, 2013|url-status=dead |date=October 6, 2010}}
- John Bray, class of 1900, men's track & field; bronze medalist in the men's 1500 meters at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Ethan Brooks, class of 1996, football; National Football League player{{cite web|last=Allard|first=Marc|title=Camping Out: Former NFL Lineman Helping Guide Pomfret |url=http://www.norwichbulletin.com/hs_football/x837462148/Camping-Out-Former-NFL-lineman-helping-guide-Pomfret#axzz1tX2y5HM7|work=NorwichBulletin.com|access-date=April 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67JPJQMDr?url=http://www.norwichbulletin.com/hs_football/x837462148/Camping-Out-Former-NFL-lineman-helping-guide-Pomfret|archive-date=April 30, 2012|url-status=dead|date=September 11, 2009}}
- Horace Brown, class of 1919, men's track & field; gold medalist in the men's 3000 meters team and individual races at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Erin Burnett, class of 1998, field hockey and women's lacrosse; CNN journalist and news anchor{{cite news| last = Kurtz| first = Howard| title = Looking Good at CNBC (Pretty, Too)| newspaper = The Washington Post| date = August 26, 2007| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/26/AR2007082601347_2.html| access-date = July 24, 2007}}
- Dan Calichman, class of 1990, men's soccer; United States men's national soccer team player
- Artie Clarke, class of 1889, baseball; Major League Baseball player for the New York Giants{{cite web|last=Costello|first=Rory|title=Ephs in Major League Baseball: The Nine Men Who Played for Williams College and in the "Big Show"|url=http://static.psbin.com/t/6/cgz6lj4eqcyx8y/Updated_2-20-12_EphsintheMajors_V5a.pdf|access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67LFK4ZoB?url=http://static.psbin.com/t/6/cgz6lj4eqcyx8y/Updated_2-20-12_EphsintheMajors_V5a.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 1, 2012}}
- Dave Clawson, class of 1989, football and men's basketball; Bowling Green State University football coach{{cite web|title=Dave Clawson|url=http://www.bgsufalcons.com/coaches.aspx?rc=252&path=football|work=BGSUFalcons.com|access-date=May 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505081720/http://www.bgsufalcons.com/coaches.aspx?rc=252&path=football|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2012}}
- Stephen Danbusky, class of 1999, men's soccer; professional soccer player{{cite web|title=#2 Stephen Danbusky|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/4068269/22397-4068271/28601.html|work=USLSoccer.com|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201212744/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/4068269/22397-4068271/28601.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2008}}
- Iron Davis, class of 1912, baseball; Major League Baseball player{{cite web|title=The Other George Davis|url=http://research.sabr.org/journals/the-other-george-davis |work=Research.SABR.org|access-date=May 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002021435/http://research.sabr.org/journals/the-other-george-davis|url-status=live|archive-date=October 2, 2012}}
- Jim Duquette, class of 1988, baseball; Major League Baseball general manager and broadcaster
- Pat Duquette, class of 1993, basketball; head coach, UMass Lowell.
- Robert F. Engle, class of 1964, men's lacrosse; 2003 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Economics{{cite web|title=Eph Varsity Athletes of Academic Distinction/Olympians |url=http://athletics.williams.edu/EphAcademic-Olympians|work=Athletics.Williams.edu|access-date=April 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711172325/http://athletics.williams.edu/EphAcademic-Olympians|url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2010}}
- Alexander Fetter, class of 1958, men's soccer and men's skiing; Rhodes Scholar and physicist{{cite web|title=Alexander L. Fetter |url=http://www.stanford.edu/dept/physics/people/faculty/fetter_alexander.html|work=Stanford.edu|access-date=May 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010103522/http://www.stanford.edu/dept/physics/people/faculty/fetter_alexander.html|url-status=dead |archive-date=October 10, 2012}}
- Mark Filley, class of 1933, baseball and men's basketball; Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators
- Robert Leavitt, class of 1907, men's track & field; gold medalist in the men's 110 meter hurdles at the 1906 Summer Olympics
- Edward M. Lewis, class of 1896, baseball; Major League Baseball player and university president
- James Ross MacDonald, class of 1944, men's swimming & diving; Rhodes Scholar and physicist{{cite web |title=Education|url=http://www.jrossmacdonald.com/About-JRM/educ.html|work=JRossMacDonald.com|access-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120013627/http://jrossmacdonald.com/About-JRM/educ.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2011}}
- Mike Masters, class of 1989, soccer; United States men's national soccer team player{{cite web|title=Russo Teaching Soccer, Changing Lives: Williams Head Coach Embarking upon 33rd Season with Ephs|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-men/2011-08-08/russo-teaching-soccer-changing-lives|work=NCAA.com|access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811233001/http://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-men/2011-08-08/russo-teaching-soccer-changing-lives|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2011}}
- Jack Mills, class of 1911, baseball; Major League Baseball player
- Kevin Morris, class of 1986, football and baseball; college football coach, currently the offensive coordinator at Yale{{cite web|title=Coaching Staff|url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/coaches/index|work=YaleBulldogs.com|access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709024453/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/coaches/index|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2012}}
- Bill Otis, class of 1912, baseball; Major League Baseball player for the New York Highlanders
- Dave Paulsen, class of 1987, men's basketball; Bucknell University basketball coach{{cite web|last=Layden|first=Tim|title=Paulsen's Road to NCAA Tourney Has Been Varied, Fascinating Journey|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tim_layden/03/16/ncaa.bucknell/index.html|work=SI.com|access-date=May 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209101950/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tim_layden/03/16/ncaa.bucknell/index.html|archive-date=December 9, 2011|url-status=dead|date=March 17, 2011}}
- Barbara Prey, class of 1979, women's tennis and women's squash; Fulbright Scholar and artist{{cite web|title=About the Artist |url=http://www.barbaraprey.com/downloads/Presskit_BEP.pdf|work=BarbaraPrey.com|access-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67dH1GOO0?url=http://www.barbaraprey.com/downloads/Presskit_BEP.pdf|url-status=dead |archive-date=May 13, 2012}}
- Charlie Romero, class of 2011, men's soccer; professional soccer player{{cite web|title=Charlie Romero '11 Signs with USL Pro League's Charleston Battery|url=http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2011-12/releases/2012041122dpf4|work=Williams.PrestoSports.com|access-date=May 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416012231/http://williams.prestosports.com/sports/msoc/2011-12/releases/2012041122dpf4|archive-date=April 16, 2012|url-status=dead|date=April 11, 2012}}
- Bill Simon, class of 1973, men's squash; businessman and politician, whose family is the namesake of Williams's Simon Squash Center{{cite web |title=Athletic Facilities|url=http://web.williams.edu/athletics/facilities.php|work=Web.Williams.edu|access-date=April 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210210120/http://web.williams.edu/athletics/facilities.php|url-status=live|archive-date=December 10, 2012}}
- George Steinbrenner, class of 1952, football and men's track & field; owner of the New York Yankees{{cite web|last=Flynn|first=Bryan|title=George Steinbrenner Passes Away at 80 but Leaves a Lasting Legacy in MLB|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/419828-george-steinbrenner-passes-away-at-80-but-leaves-a-lasting-legacy-in-mlb |work=BleacherReport.com|access-date=April 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021404/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/419828-george-steinbrenner-passes-away-at-80-but-leaves-a-lasting-legacy-in-mlb|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live|date=July 13, 2010}}
- Hal Steinbrenner, class of 1991, men's track & field; part-owner of the New York Yankees{{cite web|last=Marcus|first=Steven|title=Hal Steinbrenner Returns to Work|url=http://www.amny.com/e-boland-and-the-bombers-1.812003/hal-steinbrenner-returns-to-work-1.2122069|work=AMNY.com|access-date=May 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116195929/http://www.amny.com/e-boland-and-the-bombers-1.812003/hal-steinbrenner-returns-to-work-1.2122069|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2013}}
- Khari Stephenson, class of 2004, men's soccer; former professional soccer player, and member of the Jamaican National team
- Faye Sultan, class of 2016, women's swimming & diving; Kuwaiti Olympic swimmer
- Fay Vincent, class of 1960, football and men's track & field; commissioner of Major League Baseball, 1989–1992{{cite web|title=Fay Vincent: Ugliness of Today's College Football Game Sad|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/jan/02/fay-vincent-ugliness-of-todays-college-football/|work=TCPalm.com|access-date=May 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203180535/http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/jan/02/fay-vincent-ugliness-of-todays-college-football/|archive-date=February 3, 2013|url-status=dead|date=January 2, 2012}}
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