Nick Avery

Dulani Kankanamge, president of the women’s rugby team, practices on Carter Field. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Game on! Club sports and intramurals get underway on the Boston campus

March and April are a swirl of activity for club sports and intramurals. Some recreational events will be in-person for the first time in a year, others will remain virtual. Pandemic protocols will guide which games and activities can get up and running safely. Students welcome the chance to see each other again.

by Peter Ramjug March 11, 2021

Tori Merchantz, member of the Northeastern University Women's Rugby Club, at Carter Field. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Club sports were canceled abruptly amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how they could make a comeback.

With one of the largest club sports programs in the country, Northeastern’s roster is a “hidden gem,” says Nick Avery, the associate director of club sports. And as student life safely returns to the Boston campus, he hopes that club sports can return to the more than 2,400 students that are active participants.

by Irvin Zhang October 19, 2020

Having secured its second overall esports title, and the first since elevating the team to varsity status, the Huskies are on their way to cementing their status as a collegiate powerhouse. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Northeastern esports wins national championship in Hearthstone

The Huskies overcame deficits in back-to-back rounds on their way to victory in the Tespa Hearthstone Varsity Invitational, notching their second overall esports title, and first since the university elevated the esports team to varsity status.

by Irvin Zhang September 15, 2020

Esports member Lucas Pickering practices in the club sports game room in SquashBusters. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

The next wave of varsity athletes will be video gamers

In a move that is well suited to the realities of COVID-19, Northeastern will become the first Division 1 university in New England to compete in varsity esports this fall.

by Ian Thomsen May 21, 2020

Game on! Club sports and intramurals get underway on the Boston campus

Club sports were canceled abruptly amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how they could make a comeback.

Northeastern esports wins national championship in Hearthstone

The next wave of varsity athletes will be video gamers

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