Athletics and Physical Education

A Macalester Frisbee player and a player on the opposing team reach into the air to grab a Frisbee

They Love to Disc

Ultimate Frisbee club team takes fifth at Nationals

August 26 2024

Celebrating Leaney Field and Bolstorff Court

Two legendary Macalester coaches honored at fall ceremonies.

February 6 2024

Breaking Records

Men's swimming and diving sets seven school records at December meet.

February 5 2024

Donnie Brooks holds a basketball in one hand and a tennis ball in the other

Competing to Win Everywhere All at Once

Under Director of Athletics Donnie Brooks’s thoughtful leadership, student-athletes are competing to win in all areas of their lives.

July 17 2023

Academic All-American

Caleb Williams '24 earned Division III Academic All-America first team for men's basketball with a 3.91 GPA and impressive on-court achievements.

April 28 2023

Composite image featuring players from Macalester Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, and Football

Hip Hip Hooray for Mac Athletics

Read more about recent wins from Macalester athletic teams.

March 6 2023

Reflections on Fifty Years of Title IX

After Title IX, women’s teams, with budgets and other resources, gradually began to compete and, finally, thrive.

November 21 2022

Blue and Orange on the Green

Macalester’s women’s golf team shot a two-round score of 641 to break the school record for 36 holes at the Division III Classic.

November 21 2022

Raising the Bar

Hannah Grosse '22 set pole vaulting records during her time at Mac.

July 18 2022

Tournament Triumphs

Mac men's basketball experienced success and fan support during this year's MIAC playoffs.

April 22 2022

Big Wins

Macalester volleyball's best season in fifteen years, and other highlights from Athletics

January 25 2022

“It’s My Last Chance to Be on a Team Like This”

Omar Anwar '22 is playing MIAC soccer for the first time in nearly two years.

November 17 2021

Digital Drive

Kai Akimoto '22 applied lessons from his Macalester football experience to digitizing Guam's COVID-19 testing process.

July 26 2021

“We’re Here.”

The Alumni Board’s Athletics Working Group (AWG) is finding ways to connect alumni to student-athletes.

February 2 2021

Photo of two students wearing masks and playing basketball

Protocols in Practice

Macalester Athletics teams followed a strict plan to resume practices safely.

January 25 2021

Photo of Coach Tony Jennison talking to a student

Team Effort

Macalester athletic teams are finding ways to foster community amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

October 21 2020

Photo of Kayla Togneri doing a plank exercise

Thriving in Place

The Macalester Athletics Department is exploring new ways of keeping student-athletes connected.

August 18 2020

Photo of David Palmer and two non-Macalester athletes running

Unexpected Endings

When the spring sports season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, David Palmer '20 was just one athlete affected.

April 22 2020

Photo of Kieran Cuddy sitting on a diving board

Dive In

Get to know record-breaking diver Kieran Cuddy '21.

November 1 2019

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