Athletics

Turner Cockrell, a tight end on the Vanderbilt football team, was diagnosed with melanoma last November and will undergo a procedure Friday in hopes of staving off more cancerous cells. Throughout his battle, Cockrell has remained a Commodore—and his Vanderbilt family has stood by him. Read More

Lindsy McLean's bequest, allocated in two parts to the Department of Athletics, ensures that future athletic trainers are given every opportunity to succeed. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos joined first-year and transfer students and student VUceptors as they stormed the field ahead of the Commodores’ 35-7 victory over MTSU on Saturday. Read More

As the only private institution in the Southeastern Conference, Vanderbilt is charged with competing at the highest level of collegiate athletics with student-athletes who also can thrive in the classrooms of a top-15 nationally ranked university. Read More

Vanderbilt will celebrate College Colors Day on Friday, Aug. 31, when faculty, staff and students don their black-and-gold apparel ahead of the Sept. 1 football season opener against Middle Tennessee. Read More

Ahead of Thursday's concert at Vanderbilt Stadium featuring Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Vanderbilt Athletics donated 40 concert tickets to teachers at Nashville's Buena Vista Elementary School, where Commodore student-athletes frequently volunteer. Read More

Vanderbilt University is incredibly proud of the on-field and off-field accomplishments of our student athletes, and the coaches and staff who support them. Over the last 10 years, they have won four national championships, 14 conference championships and nine Coach of the Year awards. Our football team has played in… Read More

Vanderbilt football will host its annual open practice for university faculty and staff and Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees on Thursday, Aug. 16, from 4 to 5:45 p.m. Free hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks will be provided. Read More

Engaging student-athletes in creative forms of expression and building connections between excellence in sports and the arts are among goals for three summer workshops organized by the Curb Center. Read More

For many student-athletes, summer means intensive physical training coupled with taking classes to lighten their course load during the playing season. More rare is the opportunity to explore another hallmark of the college experience: a summer internship. Read More

Vanderbilt Athletics' annual fan day activity, Dore Jam, is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, offering fans an opportunity to meet their favorite Commodore student-athletes, get autographs, listen to live music and participate in an array of family-friendly activities. Read More

Twenty former Commodore student-athletes participated in the fun-filled Vanderbilt Legends Softball Game Saturday at Hawkins Field to raise awareness of domestic violence and the victim support services of YWCA Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Read More

Vanderbilt Associate Vice Chancellor for University Affairs and Deputy Athletic Director Candice Lee has been honored as a member of 2018 NEXT UP, presented by adidas. Read More

Watch alumnus and New England Patriots star Jordan Matthews and other Vandy Athletics legends in this year's Vanderbilt Legends Charity Softball Game on July 7 at Hawkins Field. Read More

Vanderbilt's academic support center for student-athletes has been presented the annual Model Practices Award for Student Support Services by the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A). Read More

Parents and Vanderbilt fans are invited to register their kids (grades 8th and under) for Mr. C's Kids Club. Read More

For the fourth time in program history, Vanderbilt will host the NCAA Super Regionals with a trip to the College World Series on the line, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee announced Tuesday. The Commodores take on Mississippi State in a best two-of-three series, beginning Friday at 7 p.m. from Hawkins Field. Read More

Vanderbilt’s annual class party to welcome its 1,600 first-year students will be even more memorable this year because of Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Read More

The Vanderbilt women's tennis team came up just short in its quest for a second national title on Tuesday, falling 4-3 to 15th-ranked Stanford in the NCAA Championship match at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Read More

The Vanderbilt women's team is officially back in the NCAA National Championship match. In the grittiest match of NCAA play, top-seeded Vanderbilt defeated fourth-seeded/No. 4 Georgia Tech, 4-2, in NCAA semifinal play at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex to seal their place once again in the Vanderbilt women's tennis history books. Read More