Athletics

Our Athletics program is a fundamental part of a Country Day education. On average, 85 percent of our students in Grades 7–12 participate on at least one interscholastic team in a given school year.

Student-athletes have the opportunity to build lasting relationships with their teammates and learn important life lessons while experiencing the pride of competing for their school. Buccaneer teams have built a storied tradition, earning 145 state championships in the school’s history.

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Sports Medicine

Our four full-time athletic trainers support sports-related injuries for all our student-athletes.

Sports Performance

We are committed to the health, fitness, and athletic performance of every student-athlete.

Internships

Opportunities offered in sport management, strength & conditioning/graduate assistantships, and sports medicine.

Our Program

Country Day has a long and storied athletics history with rich tradition. Whether demonstrated by the achievements of individuals and teams or the memories in the hearts of our student-athletes and coaches, our Bucs Spirit defines our success.

The Country Day athletics program builds on the lessons our student-athletes are learning in the classroom, serves as a focal point of school and community pride, and connects us with peer schools and communities beyond our campus.

Masanori ToguchiDirector of Athletics

Our athletics program is an integral part of the student experience at Country Day. Our work builds on the lessons our student-athletes are learning in the classroom, serves as a focal point of school and community pride, and connects us with peer schools and communities beyond our campus. Our school-wide commitment to excellence is at the heart of all that we do.”

143

state championships won in the school’s history

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number of teams in our program, spread across 26 sports at the middle school, junior varsity, and varsity levels.

130

Coaches, administrators, and support staff serve our student-athletes, including four certified athletic trainers and two strength and conditioning coaches.

85%

of our students in grades 7–12 participate on at least one interscholastic team a year

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new athletic facilities, including the Athletics Complex, Klein Aquatic Center, Performance Gym, and a new turf field

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full-time certified athletics trainers and 2 full-time strength and conditioning coaches

Our Facilities

Our two campuses include a full range of facilities that provide our student-athletes the spaces they need to train effectively and compete at the highest level. Highlights include: 11 natural grass playing fields, 2 swimming pools, 2 gymnasiums, indoor and outdoor tracks, 2 sports medicine facilities, a large weight room, and more.

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Klein Aquatic Center

The newly opened Klein Aquatic Center includes an eight-lane 25-yard competition pool, five-lane 25-yard warm-up/activity pool, generous seating capacity to host large community events, and ample space for both our Middle School and varsity swim teams to participate.

Harris Performance Gym

This newly opened facility serves as our primary competition space for volleyball, basketball, and wrestling, with seating for over 1,200 spectators to cheer on our Bucs. The weight room and wrestling/multipurpose rooms allow for training opportunities for all sports.

Athletics Complex

Our comprehensive Athletics Complex—which includes the Bruton Smith Athletic Center—also includes a wrestling room, weight room, a health and wellness area, visitors’ locker room, and administrative offices.

Bruton Smith Athletic Center

The Bruton Smith Athletic Center is where our Lower School PE program takes place. The gym features an elevated indoor track, three full-size practice courts. The lower level of the building includes the O’Leary Sports Medicine Center.

O’Leary Sports Medicine Center

This facility is comparable to some of the nation's best college centers.

Belk Stadium and John Cook Field

Our largest outdoor competition venue, Belk Stadium is home to our football and boys soccer teams in the fall and our girls soccer teams in the spring. Key features of the venue include a full-size natural grass field, an eight-lane all-weather track with field event areas, lighting for night competitions, bleacher seating for 2,500 spectators, concession, restroom, and ticketing facilities, and a two-level press box.

Rankin Tennis Courts

Country Day’s varsity and JV tennis teams practice at Rankin Tennis Courts, an eight-court facility. Four of the eight courts can be lit for night play. Bleacher seating is built into the hillside adjacent to the courts.

Soccer, Baseball, Field Hockey, Lacrosse and Softball Fields

Soccer trains on Crawford Field, baseball plays on Ed Walton Field, field hockey and lacrosse play on Dowd Field, and softball has its on field, too.

Bissell Campus Athletics Facilities

Our Middle School campus features four designated fields for practices and competitions for field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, baseball, softball, and football. The baseball and softball diamonds both feature batting cage areas, and the football/soccer field is ringed by a four-lane track. In addition, tennis teams play on six courts. Basketball and volleyball programs practice and compete in the designated gym, which provides ample spectator seating and includes a sports medicine facility.