Nine NCAA Division III varsity intercollegiate teams form the core of the Simmons University athletics program. At Simmons, women athletes are the top - and only - priority in the varsity sports program. Unlike coeducational institutions where women's teams often take a back seat to the men's programs, Simmons gives its "Sharks" the best practice times, outstanding equipment and facilities, funding, and the undivided support of nearly 1,700 students who cheer on the athletes and encourage them to succeed in a spirited environment. Simmons belongs to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), the North Atlantic Conference (NAC), the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), and is an associate member of the New England Men's and Women's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). All teams take on worthy opponents outside the GNAC such as MIT, Tufts, Brandeis, Smith and Wellesley, among others. (For a screen-reader accessible version of this document, please use the "Download the Publication" feature for a PDF.)
