Life At Duke: Athletics: Club Sports

Varsity Sports | Club Sports

You don’t have to compete at the Division I level to play sports at Duke. The Sport Clubs program is designed to provide opportunities for students with similar interests to participate in sports and recreational activities. Clubs are organized and managed by the students, and all aim to be healthily competitive and always fun. Whether you’re interested in badminton, cycling, rugby, Ultimate Frisbee, sailing, skiing, lacrosse, table tennis, martial arts, equestrian, or football–at Duke, there’s a Sport Club for you. And if there isn’t, you can round up a few other students and start something new!

Duke students can also take part in the intramural leagues, which field many different teams in softball, football, volleyball, soccer (indoor, outdoor, and 6-a-side), tennis, basketball, and dodgeball.

CLUB SPORTS AT DUKE

Outing
Members of the Duke Outing Club go camping, caving, rock climbing, fishing, sailing, windsurfing, backpacking, hang gliding, scuba diving, whitewater rafting, sky diving, bungee jumping, and virtually any other outdoor recreational activity imaginable. Trips, planned almost every weekend, are led by Outing Club members themselves and are very informal.

Duke Ski Team
Just because you’re in Durham, it doesn’t mean you can’t ski. During Winter Break, the team packs their bags and heads to the mountains to train for the season, whether at Whistler, Canada or Steamboat Springs, Colorado. During the season, the team races four to five weekends every year, in Virginia, West Virginia, and here in North Carolina.

Duke Women’s Rugby (DUWRFC)
Rugby players are truly a rare breed. They regularly risk life and limb and sport some pretty bad bruises. But they also have a deep sense of camaraderie, craziness, and fun. And there’s no experience required to play rugby at Duke—only enthusiasm!