georgetown athletics teams officially represent college sports ncaa division field varsity level sports teams participate exception football late georgetown catholic schools announced departing new conference rowing sailing teams participate east coast conferences men basketball team school famous successful program achieved success wide range sports team derived mixed greek latin chant meaning rocks gained popularity school late nineteenth century came use 1920s teams athletic facilities main campus men basketball team plays home games center downtown washington baseball team plays maryland took school athletic director april traditions word university admits precise origin term unknown point students classical languages combined greek meaning latin form rocks cheer refer defense football team baseball team nicknamed actual stone wall surrounds campus world war term increasingly campus including newspaper school mascot students began publishing campus sports newspaper successfully dean college use instead proposed sports teams fall newspaper taken referring sports teams influenced popular half time football games mascot dog nicknamed entertain fans georgetown unique team caused opponents mock georgetown chants including located georgia institution country licensed share separated uses little sports teams shares university blue gray color scheme mascot georgetown nickname mascot jack bulldog breeds dogs sports teams early 1900s notable bull like football games 1920s great 1940s school suspended football program increasing cost game financially academically left school official live mascot school permitted exhibition football games resume students financed purchase young english bulldog named intended responded jack breed chosen represent school athletics department subsequently adopted logo drawing bulldog sporting blue gray freshman original jack retired carried successors university began tradition dressing student blue gray bulldog costume replacing live bulldog dogs periodically joined mascot 1980s 1990s help blue fan club revived tradition official live bulldog named jack work mascot left taking jack georgetown secured new bulldog found jesuit care current bulldog named play georgetown founder allows continuation jack bulldog nickname jack injured leg georgetown parents donated younger bulldog school refers colors blue gray official colors athletic teams colors important reminder school past american civil war prussian blue commonly union uniforms cadet grey confederate uniforms colors introduced rowing team deemed blue gray appropriate colors boat club expressive feeling unity northern southern boys college girls neighboring georgetown original uniforms team presented blue gray banner reading euro wind basketball teams use gray primary color home blue away white frequently accent colors actually main color football baseball teams away soccer team home campus spirit groups encourage students bleed blue slogan sold fans fans generally encouraged wear gray home games referred gray shades primary ones suggested school identification policy shade fight song georgetown fight song known goes old georgetown actually amalgamation songs oldest touchdown song contains lyric goes old georgetown students combined version touchdown song cheer victory written song written included entirety authors songs combined version unknown georgetown fight song rare university fight songs mentioning colleges specifically mentions yale_university harvard_university princeton_university college rivals georgetown early mid-20th century fight songs recent years play regularly football schools longer use fight songs georgetown song varsity sports fields varsity level sports teams men teams women teams team sports include inaugural season men baseball basketball crew cross country football golf soccer swimming diving tennis track field women basketball crew cross country field hockey golf soccer swimming diving tennis track field sailing basketball men basketball team known program georgetown men basketball team formed son accomplished coach current head coach historically regarded team success ability generate players graduation succeed court team reached times including national championship won tournament seven times won shared regular season title seven times women basketball plays coached team formed joined play home games campus gymnasium women team far seen success men invited ncaa tournament times reaching sweet sixteen second round invited times progressing reaching fourth round rowing rowing georgetown distinguished history dating founding team suspended lack interest involvement world war georgetown added men lightweight team women team women lightweight team men won national championships recent men varsity lightweight june national championship win varsity heavyweight guidance coaches steve georgetown competes member leagues american rowing georgetown crew teams seen success recent years including trips entry men heavyweight lightweight teams second nation finishes men women lightweight teams georgetown gone represent united_states national olympic teams lightweight women team earned bronze medals crew earning bronze later named crew week university space ongoing plans build new closer campus land georgetown rowers access refurbished beneath room underground location inspired numerous nicknames notable georgetown crew alumni include walk founder chief executive officer actor sailing sailing team competes inter collegiate sailing association coach ranked number nationally rankings multiple occasions team sails named male sailing athlete year sailor year team members awarded year seven occasions taken prize twice campbell helped lead team inter collegiate sailing association national championships reigning national champions time team won seven conference championships known america trophy team national championship invited participate world university match racing championships italy won nineteen teams fourteen countries won best overall collegiate team soccer men soccer team organized ncaa tournament appearances play tournament times advanced finals coached play home games campus women soccer team began play coached share home field women team ncaa tournament twice advanced players men soccer team played professionally drafted selected 43rd overall 1st round draft pick overall 1st round draft pick 4th overall pick played drafted 3rd round women team star played women national soccer team men women teams highly competitive recent years conference tournament play men team organized entered division play team played season created men league men team ncaa tournament season reaching final women team formed won consecutive titles lady reached final season new coach team went 8th straight year men women teams play home games multi sport field football football team georgetown formed november earliest recorded games dating 1940s georgetown better college football teams america played orange bowl lost college game expensive world war georgetown program began lose money rapidly successful season lost sun bowl program losing money march university president canceled football program georgetown allowed students start football program exhibition club sport varsity football resumed later known level today georgetown plays competing plays ivy league schools begun cross town rivalry championship known cup big jim nfl defensive end offensive graduated play nfl game reserve player georgetown player nfl team retired georgetown football team finished winning season campaign giving second place conference track field georgetown nationally successful cross country track field men women track field teams practice campus duke track neighboring men women teams ranked recent years nationally mid atlantic region women cross country program won georgetown team ncaa championship rival women cross country coach won ncaa coach year women cross country director men women track field georgetown track field won individual male athletes female athletes individual cross country date national champions indoor national champions outdoor ncaa track field championships baseball baseball georgetown oldest sport recorded game taking place team formally organized sanctioned seen little national success appearances event established team known possible source cheer famous georgetown sports teams play home games seat stadium located maryland named washington_post sports columnist stadium built utilize batting bullpen areas located campus field house adjacent golf men golf team won big east conference championships coached named coach year crowned national champions national team championships july georgetown ncaa team national championships men basketball women cross country big east conference national team championships list ncaa schools ncaa division championships club teams fields numerous club sports teams range club versions varsity sports tennis basketball sports varsity equivalent men women water polo clubs university began supporting club teams teams exist georgetown supports men club teams women teams year founded men boxing cycling ice hockey basketball rugby soccer water polo women water polo basketball field hockey rugby soccer equestrian tennis climbing rugby men rugby union team represents georgetown competition founded spring semester members including graduate student georgetown reached final usa rugby collegiate division national tournament reached semifinals california undefeated season women rugby team founded plays won championship consecutive times invited tournament times runners ice hockey georgetown ice hockey team plays collegiate teams primary conference joining conference team won conference championship times team previously played collegiate won league championship invited national tournament american collegiate hockey association team joined coach leads team taking bench coach team plays home matches practice arena arlington virginia common mall athletic directors left position director year long search replacement began senior vice president strategic development served interim director athletics beginning june took position april
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