Currently under design are improvements to the track and soccer fields which will include widening the soccer field to meet NCAA standards. A new running surface will be installed for the track to reduce running-related injuries, and new irrigation drainage and sod will be applied to the soccer field. In addition, a modern area for pole vault, long and triple jumps will be established. A new electronic scoreboard and timing system has already been installed. Go to Menu Intercollegiate opportunities As an NCAA Division III member, UMass Dartmouth places special importance on the impact of athletics on the participants rather than on the spectator.
Student athletes receive the same treatment as other students.
They have no special privileges, nor are they denied the rights and opportunities which would be available to them as non-athletes. Sports for men and women receive equal emphasis, and the desired quality of competition is similar in all sports. UMass Dartmouth believes that athletics provides an avenue for students to gain valuable opportunities for personal growth. There are men's intercollegiate teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. There are women's intercollegiate teams in basketball, cross country, golf, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball.