Sports
Darton received the 2005–06 Trophy Cup from the GJCAA for having the top two-year athletic program in the state. Four of the college's teams went to nationals in 2006. The Men's Golf Team won the NJCAA National Championship for the second year in a row in 2006. Darton College men's golf team won the national title in 2005, 2006, 2007 and came runners up on 2008. The women's soccer team came national runners up in 2005 and have since been ranked highly in the NJCAA.
Darton's men and women swimming programs placed 3rd overall at the 2007 NJCAA National Championships with virtually every member on the competing roster securing All-American Honors. In addition, two of the swimmers won their events, making them national champions.
Darton College women's soccer team went all the way to the NJCAA National Championship game again in 2008 but lost 3-2. They finished ranked second in the nation. Their record was 23-1-1, an incredible achievement and something the community is very proud of.
Students are encouraged to participate in an array of Georgia Junior College Athletic Association/National Junior College Athletic Association intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, golf and swimming, women's softball and basketball, and men's baseball and football, and wrestling.
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