Sports, Athletics, and Recreation
Recreational Sports
Office for Student Affairs
University Recreation Center
recsport@umn.edu
www.recsports.umn.edu
Minneapolis 612-625-6800
St. Paul Gym 612-625-8283
Offers programs and facilities to imporve the quality of life for the
University community. The Sport Clubs Program offers 26 clubs in
a variety of competitive and instructional sport activities. The
Intramural Program has nearly 500 leagues and tournaments in 15
sports. The Recreation Center and the St. Paul Gym include
fitness centers, swimming pools, gyms for basketball and volleyball,
running tracks, and courts for racquetbal, handball, and squash.
Check out the climbing wall at the St. Paul Gym.
Center for Outdoor Adventure (COA)
Department of Recreational Sports
University Recreation Center
612-625-8790
www.recsports.umn.edu/programs/climb
COA offers more than 25 trips each semester for students to experience
outdoor recreation. Activities include backpacking, kayaking,
canoeing, rock and ice climbing, and more. The center also offers
outdoor equipement rental, a climbing wall, and student leadership
opportunities.
Intercollegiate Athletics
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
250 Bierman Field Athletic Building
612-624-4497
icaadmin@umn.edu
www.gophersports.com
Intercollegiate Athletics enables student athletes to acheive
excellence in their academic and athletic pursuits. As a member
of the Big Ten Conference and Western Collegiate Hockey Association,
Gopher student-athletes compete at the highest level of intercollegiate
athletics while representing the University with pride, integrity,
respect for human dignity, and loyalty built on honest and trusting
relationships. Golden Gopher athletics maintains a vision to be
the model athletic program in the country.
