Athletics at W&L

Washington and Lee University provides its students with a unique athletic program that allows them to pursue athletic excellence without sacrificing their educational experience.

W&L follows the NCAA Division III guidelines of awarding financial aid based only on family need and academic merit. The result is a strong, diverse program in which participants are motivated by their love of the game and their desire to excel.

Washington and Lee offers 23 varsity sports, 12 for men and 11 for women. All sports compete at the NCAA Division III level and most participate in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC).

Over the years, W&L teams and students have been impressive on and off the playing fields. Below is a list of their accomplishments:

• In the last 32 years, W&L has had 42 athletes earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and countless others have been named to CoSIDA Academic All-District teams.
  
• Since 1970, W&L has had 26 athletes earn prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.
  
• The 1988 Men’s Tennis team and the 2007 Women's Tennis team each have won a NCAA Division III National title and several other teams have finished in the NCAA Top 10 in Division III.

During the 2006-2007 school year, the Washington and Lee athletic program again saw many successes. Below is a brief sketch of the many accomplishments by W&L’s teams and athletes.

• W&L posted an overall winning percentage of better than 70 percent
  
• W&L claimed eight Conference Championships
  
• W&L has won the ODAC Commissioner’s Cup for overall athletic excellence 11 of the last 12 years and received the men’s overall and women’s overall cup for the third-straight year, the only school to have ever held all three cups in the same year
  
• Fifteen Washington and Lee athletes were named to Division III All-America teams
  
• Six teams participated in the NCAA Division III National Championships
  
• Seventy-Two athletes were named first team all-conference
  
• 15 individuals participated in NCAA Championship competition as individuals
  
• Four athletes were named the conference athlete of the year in their sport
  
• A total of 213 athletes were named W&L Scholar-Athletes for having achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher in either the fall or winter term
  
• Scot Pittman '07 was named the fourth All-American in the history of W&L men’s soccer and also became the 26th General since 1970 to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
  
• Women’s tennis player Katie Kingsbury '07was tabbed the female recipient of the NCAA Walter Byers Scholarship, the first in W&L’s history -- the Byers Scholarship is the NCAA’s highest academic honor and is presented to just one female and one male across all NCAA Divisions
  
• Women's tennis player Ginny Wortham '07 claimed the Marjorie Berkley Award as the ODAC’s top female scholar-athlete
  
• The W&L women's tennis team captured the NCAA III Championship, just the second national championship in W&L history