Give a Hoot

Meet Ollie, our university mascot and number one fan of the Judges. He's named for Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., who served alongside Louis D. Brandeis on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Varsity Sports

Brandeis fields 21 Division III varsity athletic programs — 10 men's, 10 women's and a coed sailing team. The Judges, as Brandeis teams are known, compete in the University Athletic Association, comprising Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, New York University, the University of Chicago, the University of Rochester and Washington University (St. Louis). UAA teams are among the most successful athletic programs in the nation, giving Brandeis athletes a chance to prove themselves against the best Division III has to offer.

Over the years, Brandeis has won NCAA team championships in men's soccer and men's cross country, as well as 24 individual titles. Last year, the women's basketball team was ranked first in the country for much of the season and posted its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance.

In fall 2007, both the women's soccer and volleyball teams were crowned ECAC Division III New England champions.

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