The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's intercollegiate sports teams, called the MIT Engineers, compete mostly in NCAA Division III. MIT has won 22 Team National Championships and 42 Individual National Championships. MIT is the all-time Division III leader in producing Academic All-Americans (302) and ranks second across all NCAA Divisions. MIT athletes have won 22 Elite 90 awards, ranking MIT first among NCAA Division III programs and second among all divisions. Most of the school's sports compete in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), with sports not sponsored by the NEWMAC housed in several other conferences. Men's volleyball competes in the single-sport United Volleyball Conference.

One MIT sport, women's rowing, competes in Division I in the Patriot League. Men's water polo, a sport in which the NCAA holds a single national championship for all three of its divisions, competes in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) alongside Division I and Division II members. Three sports compete outside NCAA governance: men's rowing competes in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC), sailing in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association of ICSA and squash in the College Squash Association. In April 2009, budget cuts led to MIT's eliminating eight of its 41 sports, including the mixed men's and women's teams in alpine skiing and pistol; separate teams for men and women in ice hockey and gymnastics; and men's programs in golf and wrestling.

Varsity sports Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Crew-Heavyweight Crew-Openweight Crew-Lightweight Crew-Lightweight Cross country Cross country Field Hockey Football Lacrosse Lacrosse Rifle Rifle Soccer Soccer Softball Squash Swimming and diving Swimming and diving Tennis Tennis Track and field Track and field Volleyball Volleyball Water polo Co-ed sports Fencing – Sailing

Mascot The beaver, "nature's engineer", was adopted as mascot at the annual dinner of the Technology Club of New York on January 17, 1914 by a group of MIT alumni. The late President Richard Maclaurin formally accepted the proposal, and at this dinner a group of beavers shown in natural surroundings was presented to the Institute. Lester Gardner, a member of the Class of 1898, provided the following justification: "The beaver not only typifies the Tech, but his habits are particularly our own. The beaver is noted for his engineering and mechanical skills and habits of industry. His habits are nocturnal. He does his best work in the dark."

The beaver has since been nicknamed Tim the Beaver, Tim being MIT spelled backwards.

Nickname and song The initial MIT football team was nicknamed the Techmen. After being discontinued in 1901 and self-reinstated by a group of students in 1978, the team called themselves the Engineers, which then become tradition until now. The team also revived the old fighting song, now dubbed as "The Beaver Calls". The lyric reads:

NCAA championships

Team

Men's Cross Country (1) NCAA Division III2022Wartburg82–129 Men's Outdoor Track and Field (1) NCAA Division III2023UW-La Crosse60.5–49 Women's Cross Country (1) NCAA Division III2024Chicago128–138Women's Indoor Track and Field (1)NCAADivision III2025Washington U.49–45.5Women's Swimming and Diving (1)NCAADivision III2025NYU497-470Women's Outdoor Track and Field (1)NCAADivision III2025Washington U.56–47

Individual Henry Steinbrenner Men's Track and Field 220yd HurdlesNC1927John PearsonMen's Track and FieldHammer ThrowDivision III1974Frank RichardsonMen's Track and Field10,000mDivision III1977Dave KiedaMen's Track and FieldHammer ThrowDivision III1982Pat ParrisMen's Indoor TrackWeight ThrowDivision III1985Yvonne GriersonWomen's Swimming100yd ButterflyDivision III1988Yvonne GriersonWomen's Swimming100yd FreestyleDivision III1989Yvonne GriersonWomen's Swimming100yd ButterflyDivision III1989Scott DeeringMen's Indoor TrackWeight ThrowDivision III1989Bill SinghoseMen's Track and FieldDecathlonDivision III1989Boniface MakitianiMen's Indoor Track400mDivision III1990Yvonne GriersonWomen's Swimming100yd ButterflyDivision III1990Mark DunzoMen's Indoor Track400mDivision III1991Ethan CrainMen's Track and Field1500mDivision III1994John WallbergMen's Indoor TrackWeight ThrowDivision III1997Caroline PurcellWomen's FencingSabreNC2000Uzoma OrjiMen's Indoor TrackShot PutDivision III2004Uzoma OrjiMen's Indoor TrackShot PutDivision III2005Uzoma OrjiMen's Indoor TrackWeight ThrowDivision III2005Doria HolbrookWomen's Diving3 meterDivision III2005Uzoma OrjiMen's Indoor TrackShot PutDivision III2006Uzoma OrjiMen's Indoor TrackWeight ThrowDivision III2006Doria HolbrookWomen's Diving3 meterDivision III2007Jacqui WentzWomen's Track and FieldSteeplechaseDivision III2010Stephen MortonMen's Track and FieldLong JumpDivision III2010Bo Mattix, Michael Liao,Wyatt Ubellacker, Craig CheneyMen's Swimming200yd Medley RelayDivision III2013Wyatt UbellackerMen's Swimming50yd FreestyleDivision III2013Wyatt UbellackerMen's Swimming100yd ButterflyDivision III2013Cimran VirdiWomen's Indoor TrackPole VaultDivision III2014Cimran VirdiWomen's Indoor TrackPole VaultDivision III2015Maryann GongWomen's Indoor Track3000mDivision III2015Cimran VirdiWomen's Track and FieldPole VaultDivision III2015Dougie KogutMen's Swimming200yd ButterflyDivision III2016Cimran VirdiWomen's Track and FieldPole VaultDivision III2016Yorai ShaoulMen's Indoor TrackTriple JumpDivision III2019Jay LangMen's Diving3 meterDivision III2019Yorai ShaoulMen's Track and FieldTriple JumpDivision III2019Edenna ChenWomen's Swimming100yd BreaststrokeDivision III2022Adam Janicki, Tobe Obochi,Kyri Chen, Alex EllisonMen's Swimming200yd Freestyle RelayDivision III2022Tobe Obochi, Jaden Luo,Kyri Chen, Alex EllisonMen's Swimming400yd Freestyle RelayDivision III2022Tobe ObochiMen's Swimming100yd FreestyleDivision III2022Ryan WilsonMen's Indoor Track800mDivision III2022Kenneth WeiMen's Indoor TrackLong JumpDivision III2022Ryan WilsonMen's Track and Field800mDivision III2022Kenneth WeiMen's Track and FieldLong JumpDivision III2022Kenneth WeiMen's Track and Field110m HurdlesDivision III2022Luka SrsicMen's Track and FieldPole VaultDivision III2022Kimmy McPhersonWomen's Track and FieldHigh JumpDivision III2022Mishael Quraishi, Kathleen Love, Haley Higginbotham, Tasha Hirt, Eve ShoenIRA National ChampionshipWomen's Lightweight FourIRA2022Ryan WilsonMen's Indoor TrackMileDivision III2023Kenneth WeiMen's Indoor TrackLong JumpDivision III2023Ryan WilsonMen's Track and Field1500mDivision III2023Ryan WilsonMen's Track and Field800mDivision III2023Enoch EllisMen's Track and Field110m HurdlesDivision III2023Alexis BoykinWomen's Track and FieldHammer ThrowDivision III2023Tobe ObochiMen's Swimming50yd FreestyleDivision III2024Alexis BoykinWomen's Indoor TrackWeight ThrowDivision III2024Alexis BoykinWomen's Indoor TrackShot PutDivision III2024Kate Augustyn, Edenna Chen, Annika Naveen, Ella RobersonWomen's Swimming200yd Medley RelayDivision III2024Kate AugustynWomen's Swimming100yd BackstrokeDivision III2024Kate AugustynWomen's Swimming200yd BackstrokeDivision III2024Alexis BoykinWomen's Track and FieldShot PutDivision III2024Jackson BlieyMen's Track and FieldHigh JumpDivision III2024Alexis BoykinWomen's Track and FieldHammer ThrowDivision III2024Alexis BoykinWomen's Track and FieldWeight ThrowDivision III2025Alexis BoykinWomen's Track and FieldShot PutDivision III2025Jackson BlieyMen's Track and FieldHigh JumpDivision III2025Kate AugustynWomen's Swimming100yd BackstrokeDivision III2025Kate AugustynWomen's Swimming200yd BackstrokeDivision III2025Sydney SmithWomen's Swimming100yd ButterflyDivision III2025Kate Augustyn, Sarah Bernard, Sydney Smith, Alex TurveyWomen's Swimming400yd Medley RelayDivision III2025Kate Augustyn, Sarah Bernard, Annika Naveen, Ella RobersonWomen's Swimming200yd Medley RelayDivision III2025Alex Turvey, Sydney Smith, Ella Roberson, Annika NaveenWomen's Swimming200yd Freestyle RelayDivision III2025Alex Turvey, Sydney Smith, Kate Augustyn, Ella RobersonWomen's Swimming400yd Freestyle RelayDivision III2025Jackson BlieyMen's Track and FieldHigh JumpDivision III2025Alexis BoykinWomen's Track and FieldShot PutDivision III2025Olivia Dias, Shreya Kalyan, Krystal Montgomery, Marina MillerWomen's Track and Field4x400m RelayDivision III2025Rujuta SaneWomen's Track and Field5000mDivision III2026Fiora BeratahaniWomen's Swimming3 meterDivision III2026

Individual teams Ice hockey MIT's men's ice hockey team was one of the earliest collegiate hockey programs in the United States. It "was organized in the winter of 1899 to introduce the Canadian game of Hockey in the Institute". The team has played almost continually since.

Facilities Sources:Facilities on Mitathletics.com

Venue Varsity sport(s) Club/Intramural(s) Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center Squash Dodgeball, Floor hockey, Soccer, Squash, Triathlon, Water polo Swimming and diving Water polo Alumni Pool & Wang Fitness Center – Triathlon Johnson Athletic Center Fencing Cricket, Figure Skating, Ice Hockey, Soccer Tennis Track and field Rockwell Cage Basketball Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball Volleyball duPont Athletic Center Basketball Air Pistol, Cheerleading, Golf, Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Sport Pistol, Table Tennis, Wrestling Fencing Rifle Volleyball Henry Steinbrenner Stadium Football Rugby, Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee Men's Lacrosse Soccer Track and field (outdoor) Jack Barry Field Field Hockey Cricket, Rugby, Soccer, Softball, Ultimate Frisbee Women's Lacrosse Fran O'Brien Field Baseball – Briggs Field Softball – duPont Tennis Courts Tennis Tennis J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble Tennis Tennis Walter Wood Pavilion Sailing – Richard Resch Boathouse Crew Rowing Briggs Practice Fields – Rugby, Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee

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