Athletics at Grinnell

The Bear Center is home to Darby Gym, where our men’s and women’s basketball teams and our women’s volleyball teams compete — cheered along by our vibrant student section, the “Scarlet Sea.” It also houses a natatorium, complete with a 50-meter pool, movable bulkheads, and a diving well, as well as a field house with a state-of-the-art poured synthetic track and tennis courts, a fully equipped fitness center, and an auxiliary practice gymnasium.

Our track and field teams compete in a range of events at the Darren Young ’93 Track and Field Complex, flexing their skills on a new 400-meter synthetic eight-lane surface with synthetic runways and high jump surfaces, as well as pole vault and high jump pits with professional crank standards, an Olympic-caliber throwing cage for hammer and discus, and top-of-the-line hurdles.

Rosenbloom Field is where our football team faces its foes on home game days. Featuring a scenic setting and roaring fans, you won’t find a better place to spend a Saturday.

Our men’s baseball team and our women’s softball team swing for the fences at Pioneer Park, with large dugouts, double-tunnel batting cages, and natural grass outfields. Grinnell athletes have major homefield advantages to ensure that we dominate the diamond.

At Springer Field, our men’s and women’s soccer teams dribble, pass, and kick their way to victory. While we’re one of the few programs to have separate practice fields for men and women, both teams share the same natural grass field for game days.