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Intercollegiate Athletics
Mills athletics provides student-athletes with intercollegiate competitive experiences, placing highest priority on excellence in academic, athletic, and personal pursuits.
Mills College Cyclones come from a range of diverse backgrounds and share a commitment to practicing outstanding sportswomanship. They include traditional-aged students, mothers, seasoned athletes, people new to a sport, conference award winners, national championship qualifiers, and Scholar-Athlete All-Americans. Student-athletes are challenged and supported to engage in athletics as part of their transformative learning experiences while at Mills.
Seven intercollegiate sports are offered at Mills: cross country, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Mills College is affiliated with the NCAA Division III and does not offer athletic scholarships.
For more information, check Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (APER) online, visit the APER Department in Haas Pavilion, or call 510.430.2172.
Recreation
The recreation program at Mills offers something for everybody. Students are encouraged to use the recreational facilities, including a well-equipped fitness center, six outdoor tennis courts, aquatic facility with 10-lane swimming pool and therapy spa, multipurpose gymnasium, soccer field, and walk/run trail.
Lockers are available at the fitness center and at the aquatic center. Entrance keys for the tennis courts can be purchased at Haas 103 for a nominal fee to students, staff, and faculty.
The recreation program also offers a wide variety of recreational activities and outdoor adventures, such as Mills Got Talent, the Health Fair, ice skating trips, or the Sailing Club.
For more information about recreational opportunities and facilities, check online, visit the APER Department in Haas Pavilion, or call 510.430.2172.
Trefethen Aquatic Center
The Mills swimming pool has lap lanes, as well as a deep water area suitable for water polo and competitive swimming. The large attached shallow area provides spacious teaching and recreational usage, and is exceptional for physical education classes, lessons, water exercise classes, and children. Also included are a therapy spa, locker rooms, and classroom. The aquatic center provides many employment opportunities for students throughout the academic year and the summer. Schedules and program offerings are available by phone at 510.430.2170, or online.
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