Georgetown Hoyas are the intercollegiate athletics teams that officially represent Georgetown University, located in Washington, D C Georgetown's athletics department fields 23 men's and women's varsity level teams and competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level as a member of the Big East Conference, with the exception of the Division I FCS Patriot League in football.
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The Georgetown Hoyas utilize three lighted batting cages and two bullpen areas located on campus above Yates Field House, and adjacent to Kehoe Field.
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The Georgetown Hoyas historically have been well regarded not only for their team success, but for their ability to generate players that after graduation succeed both on the court, such as Patrick Ewing, and off, such as Paul Tagliabue and Henry Hyde.
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In 1964, Georgetown Hoyas allowed its students to start a football program as an exhibition-only club sport.
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Today, Georgetown Hoyas plays at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision, competing in the Patriot League and perennially plays against Ivy League schools.
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The Hoyas have begun a cross-town rivalry with Howard University for a championship known as the D C Cup.
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Rowing at Georgetown Hoyas has a distinguished history dating back to the founding of the Boat Club in 1876.
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Under the guidance of Head Coaches Luke Agnini and Kendall Mulligan and Coach Emeritus Tony Johnson, Georgetown Hoyas competes as a member of the top leagues in American rowing, the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges and Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges.
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For land workouts, Georgetown Hoyas rowers have access to the Rowing Training Center, a refurbished storeroom beneath the Leavey Center that was repurposed into an erg room in 2013 .
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Georgetown Hoyas is one of the six team members awarded as College Sailors of the Year on seven occasions, as Nevin Snow has taken the prize twice, in 2015 and 2016.
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The Hoyas won the Leonard M Fowle Trophy to the best overall collegiate team in 2006.
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Georgetown Hoyas University has both men's and women's varsity tennis teams.
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Georgetown Hoyas has been nationally successful in both cross country and track and field.
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Georgetown Hoyas has won 3 NCAA Division I team national championships.
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Georgetown Hoyas has won 23 NCAA Division I individual national championships:.
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Georgetown Hoyas has won 1 NCAA Division 2 individual national championship:.
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In 2005, Georgetown Hoyas's first reached the Final Four of the USA Rugby Collegiate Division II National Tournament.
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Consequently, Georgetown Hoyas came to be referenced in work by African-American artists, including Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It, Outkast's Aquemini and Jay-Z's Kingdom Come.
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