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Athletic Facilities

Alfond Rink

Alfond Rink, built in 1955 with the help of philanthropist Harold Alfond, is the home to the Men's and Women's ice hockey programs. The facility captures the character of an old building with exposed wood beams but has been consistently upgraded over the past 10 years. The 1,700-seat facility has state of the art refrigeration, sound and lighting systems. The seamless glass and boards system has enabled the facility to be considered one of the best in the country at the Division III level. Colby consistently offers reduced rental rates to the Waterville community in an effort to allow the community access to this outstanding complex.

Alfond-Wales Tennis Courts

The Alfond-Wales Tennis Courts -- 10 hard-surface courts -- were completely rebuilt in 1993 and resurfaced in the summer of 2005 with new navy and royal blue colors. They are laid out in a square of four enclosures for the convenience of players and spectators. The elegant Klein Tennis Pavilion, built through the generosity of Jonas B. Klein and dedicated in 1994, sits in the center of the complex and provides a meeting room, bathroom, scoreboard and veranda.

Bill Alfond Field

The Bill Alfond Field, a state-of-the-art synthetic turf field measuring 240 by 360 feet, is Colby's newest athletic facility. It is the primary field for intercollegiate field hockey and men's and women's lacrosse competition and will be marked with a variety of permanent and changeable lines. The field will serve as a practice or back-up field for other intercollegiate teams and for club and intramural sports, and it will be made available by appointment to community sports organizations as the schedule permits. The field is illuminated for night use and is equipped with a scoreboard, spectator seating, and restrooms.

Campbell Cross Country Trails

Developed in 1980, the 8.5-mile Campbell Cross Country Trail is used for both competition and recreational cross-country running and skiing. The trail begins at the Hill Family House, near the tennis courts, and on the eastern side of campus.

The Nordic ski team also trains at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center.

Colby Cross-Country Trails

Colby Soccer Fields

The men's and women's soccer field is a 120x75-yard field for games only. The natural-grass game field was rebuilt in 1990. It has an in-ground sprinkler system, a drainage system and bleacher seats on the east side.

Loebs Field (pronounced "labes") encompasses two full-size playing fields west of the soccer field. They are used for soccer practice as well as intramural sports and summer sports camps.

Colby Swimming Pool

The 25-yard by 25-meter indoor swimming pool has 10 racing lanes and the capability to expand to 12 lanes. The diving area features three-meter and one-meter springboards. Community members and summer programs have limited use of the pool.

Colby Track and Field Facilities

Colby Seaverns Track and Field Facilities

The Alfond Track, dedicated to benefactors Harold and Bibby Alfond in 1988, serves the men's and women's outdoor track and field teams. The 400-meter circuit with an all-weather surface surrounds the football field and has in the immediate vicinity a hammer cage, a shot circle and pits for pole vault and long jump events. In 1992 the NCAA Division III National Championships were held at Colby and nine collegiate records were set. In 1994 a three-day National Corporate Championships used the facilities.

Colby-Hume Center

The Colby-Hume Center, located seven miles from campus, is a 10-acre parcel of land with 450 feet of shoreline on Messalonskee Lake. A boathouse there, expanded in 1997, is used by the men's and women's crews and the sailing