The University of Chicago's intercollegiate sports teams are called the Maroons (after the color), and they compete in the NCAA's Division III. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Alonzo Stagg Field is the name of two different football fields for the University of Chicago. The Gerald Ratner Athletics Center is a $51 million state-of-the-art athletics facility within the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood Wave the Flag (For Old Chicago is the Fight song for the University of Chicago 's athletic teams the Maroons. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Maroon is a dark Brownish Red Color. The first recorded use of Maroon as a color name in English was in 1789. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. They are primarily members of the University Athletic Association and were co-founders of the Big Ten Conference in 1895 and members until 1946. Member teams Former Member Conference facilities Sports The UAA sanctions competition in the following sports Men Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The school was part of the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference from 1976 to 1987. Current members Former Members Sports Member teams compete in football, Volleyball, Soccer, Golf, The team colors are maroon and white, and the Phoenix is their mascot. The phoenix ( Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ phoínix is a mythical sacred firebird in ancient mythologies starting with the Greek and later the Stagg Field is the home stadium for the football team. Alonzo Stagg Field is the name of two different football fields for the University of Chicago.
Men's Athletics
Women's Athletics
Championships
NCAA Championships
- Football (poll): 1905 (National Championship Foundation), 1913 (Parke Davis)
- Men's Gymnastics: 1938 (team title), 9 individual champions
- Men's Track & Field (Outdoor): 7 individual champions
- Kris Alden: 1989 Men's Swimming Individual Champion
- Rhaina Echols: 1999 Women's Cross Country Individual Champion, 2000 Women's Indoor (3,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run) and 2000 Women's Outdoor Individual Track Champion (5,000-meter run)
- Tom Haxton: 2004 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Individual Champion (10,000-meter run)
- Adeoye Mabogunje: 2004 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Individual Champion (Triple Jump)
- Peter Wang: 1991 & 1992 Wrestling Individual Champion
- Men's Basketball: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008
- Women's Basketball: 1989, 2008
- Men's Cross Country: 2002, 2004
- Women's Cross Country: 1993, 1994
- Football: 1998, 2000, 2005
- Men's Soccer: 2001
- Women's Soccer: 1994, 1996, 1999
- Softball: 1996
- Men's Track & Field (Indoor): 2002, 2008
- Women's Track & Field (Indoor): 2008
- Wrestling: 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
- Baseball: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1913
- Men's Basketball: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1924
- Men's Fencing: 1927-28, 1933-34, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41
- Football: 1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924
- Men's Golf: 1922, 1924, 1926
- Men's Gymnastics: 1909, 1914, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932 ,1933, 1934
- Men's Swimming: 1916, 1919, 1921
- Men's Tennis: 1910, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939
- Men's Track & Field (Indoor): 1911, 1915, 1917
- Men's Track & Field (Outdoor): 1905, 1908, 1917
See also
Chicago Maroons football
References
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