Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Intercollegiate athletics teams of Johns Hopkins University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays are the 24 intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Johns Hopkins University, located in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the NCAA Division III, except for their lacrosse teams, which compete in Division I. They are primarily members of the Centennial Conference, while the men's and women's lacrosse teams compete in the Big Ten Conference. The team colors are Hopkins blue (PMS 284) and black, and the blue jay is their mascot. Homewood Field is the home stadium.
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays | |
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University | Johns Hopkins University |
Association | Division III Division I (lacrosse) |
Conference | Centennial Conference (primary) Big Ten Conference (lacrosse) MAWPC (water polo) |
Athletic director | Jennifer S. Baker |
Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
Varsity teams | 24 |
Football stadium | Homewood Field |
Basketball arena | Newton White Athletic Center Goldfarb Gymnasium |
Mascot | Jay |
Nickname | Blue Jays |
Fight song | To Win Johnny Hopkins, On to Victory |
Colors | Hopkins blue and black[1] |
Website | www |
Hopkins celebrates Homecoming in the spring to coincide with the height of the lacrosse season. The Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, governed by US Lacrosse, was located on the Homewood campus, adjacent to Homewood Field, until 2016 when it moved to its new facilities in Sparks, Maryland. Past Johns Hopkins lacrosse teams have represented the United States in international competition. At the 1932 Summer Olympics lacrosse demonstration event Hopkins played for the U.S. They have also gone to Melbourne, Australia to win the 1974 World Lacrosse Championship.