| Colby White Mules | |
| University | Colby College |
|---|---|
| Conference(s) | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Athletics director | Marcella Zalot |
| Location | Waterville, ME |
| Varsity teams | 32 varsity |
| Football stadium | Harold Alfond Memorial Field |
| Basketball arena | |
| Mascot | Morty the Mule |
| Nickname | Mules, Fighting White Mules |
| Fight song | |
| Colors | Royal Blue and Grey
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| Homepage | colby.edu/athletics |
The Colby White Mules are the varsity and club athletic teams of Colby College, a premier liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine. Colby's varsity teams compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The College offers 32 varsity teams, plus club sports, intramural sports called I-play.
The White Mule was adopted as Colby's mascot in 1923 when Colby Echo editor Joseph Coburn Smith '24 suggested in an editorial that the success of the football team had made its customary "dark horse" label obsolete.[1] As for a mascot, currently there's a costume with a giant mule's head, known to students as "Morty."[2]