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Wellesley College Athletics - Seven Sisters Championships

In 2019, Wellesley tennis won the program's 14th Seven Sisters Championship in the final tournament to be played.
In 2019, Wellesley tennis won the program's 14th Seven Sisters Championship in the final tournament to be played.

In November 1980, Barnard hosted Bryn Mawr, New Rochelle and Vassar in a four team basketball tournament, won by New Rochelle. Following the tournament, the original Seven Sisters institutions - Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley - joined to conduct championships in common sports. Radcliffe (now Harvard in the athletic arena) was invited but opted not to join, and Barnard (now competing as Columbia) was unable to participate in all championships.

Without Radcliffe and Barnard, only five of the original Seven Sisters remained. Haverford and Swarthmore were invited to join the championships as cousins, and depending on the tournament, several other schools have been invited to compete,  including: Agnes Scott, Elms, Mills, Simmons, and St. Catherine. The final Seven Sisters Tournaments were held in crew, cross country, squash, swimming & diving and tennis during the 2019-20 Academic Year. 

In all, Wellesley College won a combined 105 Seven Sisters Championships. Tennis earned the final trophy at the final Seven Sisters Championship in 2019. 

  • Basketball (5): 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999   
  • Crew (10): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Cross Country (12): 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Field Hockey (8): 1987, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
  • Lacrosse (6): 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
  • Soccer (2): 1995, 1996
  • Squash (6): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Swimming & Diving (29): 1982, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Tennis (14): 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2019
  • Volleyball (13): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014

For more on the history of the Seven Sisters Championships, please view the Seven Sisters History (PDF).