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Named for Wellesley's eleventh president, Nannerl Overholser Keohane, the Sports Center has been cited as one of the top facilities in the country by a national sports association. The facility includes basketball and volleyball arenas, five indoor tennis courts, a four-lane 200-meter track, and a pool with eight 25-meter lanes and a separate diving area. In addition there are dance/yoga studios, a multipurpose gymnasium, squash courts, a sports medicine facility, and cardiovascular and weight training rooms.

Two new playing fields, a softball diamond and mini-stadium, and an outdoor track were completed in fall 2002 on forty acres overlooking scenic Lake Waban.

Wellesley has an outstanding varsity athletics program. Over the past eight years, Wellesley has earned a reputation for offering one of the strongest Division III athletic programs in the country.

In addition,Wellesley offers extensive opportunities for intramural and sports clubs, as well as instruction in more than 30 activities, including sailing, scuba diving, and golf on the College's own nine-hole golf course. You may also choose from nine types of dance classes, four types of racquet sports, aqua-robics, strength training and conditioning, cardio kickboxing, aerobics, martial arts, self defense, and yoga.