Athletics
Norwich offers 20 varsity sports, including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, rugby, soccer, and lacrosse. There are three club sports and intramurals.
The Cadets compete at the NCAA Division III level and are affiliated in one of four conferences, mainly the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).
Women's rugby has existed at Norwich since 1985 and gained a varsity status in 2008; currently one of only five varsity programs in the country. They won the inaugural USA Rugby Collegiate Division 1 National Sevens Title in the fall of 2011 and a USA Rugby Collegiate Division II National Championship in the spring of 2012. As of Fall 2012, the lady ruggers are now competing in the newly formed New England Collegiate Rugby Conference in Division 1. The team has a full time coach and practices five days a week.
Men's ice hockey is nationally ranked and celebrated its 100th season in 2009-10. The program has won ECAC East hockey championships in the regular season every year from 1998–2008. Won the NCAA Division III title in 2000, 2003 and most recently won the 2010 NCAA Division III title, defeating St. Norbert College 2-1 in double overtime.
The football program won the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference championship in 2009 with a 49-14 triumph over Mount Ida College in the conference title game. In 2010, Norwich played host to Framingham State in the ECAC Northeast Bowl.
The women's ice hockey program achieved varsity status in 2007. The Cadets reached the national title game in three consecutive seasons (2010, 2011, 2012), winning one.
Men's rugby began competition in 1970. The team competes in the Division II of the New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU). After competing as a club team since they began intercollegiate play, in 2008 the program gained varsity status.
Women's lacrosse program gained varsity status in 2008. They have won 3 consecutive Great Northeast Athletic Conference Titles (2010, 2011, 2012), advancing to the NCAA Division III Tournament each time.
Rifle team won the national intercollegiate rifle championship in 1916 and 1920.
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