Athletics & Recreation

There are many opportunities for you to participate in sports at Webb. All sports and activities are open to both men and women and are generated by student interest.

Students are also able to enjoy a full membership at the Glen Cove YMCA.

For questions, please contact our Athletics Director, Patrick Doherty at 516-671-2213 ext. 1128, or email: pdoherty@webb.edu.

Tennis at Webb

Varsity Sports

More than half of the student body participate in at least one Webb varsity sport:

  • Basketball
  • Sailing
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

Our sailors compete in the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA).

Students playing frisbee golf

Intramural Sports & Events

Our active Student Organization sponsors a number of intramural events and lowerclassmen versus upperclassmen events:

  • Cornhole
  • Crew (Rowing)
  • Cycling
  • Disc Golf
  • Field Day
  • Kiteboarding
  • Running Club

View our Student Club page for a full list of athletic clubs.

Alumni Gymnasium

Facilities

The athletic facilities include:

  • A gymnasium with basketball and volleyball courts, universal weight machine, and free-weight room
  • Two outdoor hard-surface tennis courts
  • Thorpe Athletic Field
  • Private waterfront, where students get to use the boathouse, 420s, Lasers, a Viper skiff, and windsurfers
  • Access to Welwyn Nature Preserve
  • Fitness Center with strength & resistance machines, free weights, treadmill, stationary bikes, rowing machine

Sailing Photoshoot 2024-2

Visit our Sailing page for more information about our teams, student leadership, coaches, and fleet.

Sailing – Fall 2026

Tentative schedule.

Date Event Location
9/12-13 KP Open Kings Point, NY
9/19-20 COHO Memorial Webb Institute
10/10-11 ACC’s Round 1B Naval Academy
10/17-18 Nevin’s Trophy Kings Point, NY
10/17-18 Stony Brook Fall Open Stony Brook, NY
10/24-25 Open Dinghy National Championship USMMA

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