Hendrix College Athletics

Dr. James Timothy Cloyd, the 10th president of Hendrix College, has presided over a period of tremendous growth and prosperity for Hendrix College.  A prominent component of this growth has been his vision of an enhanced and thriving intercollegiate athletics, recreation and wellness program for the student body.  Under his leadership, the College has started three new intercollegiate sport programs (field hockey for women and lacrosse for men and women) and re-instituted football after a 53-year hiatus. He also constructed approximately $25 million in new facilities, including the state-of-the-art Wellness and Athletics Center (WAC), the Courtway Pool, and new competition fields for baseball, softball, soccer, track & field, lacrosse and field hockey.  Plans continue under his direction to add two more intercollegiate sports and construct a new tennis center, football field and additional spaces for support services for athletics and recreation and wellness.  During Dr. Cloyd’s administration, Hendrix has seen its number of student-athletes grow by 72 percent with more than 75 percent of students participating in intramural programs, club sports, outdoor recreation, or fitness and wellness programs.