The college fielded a football team until 1981.
Mr. Yount said universities and colleges fielded 95 club triathlon teams last year, up from 80 in 2005.
However, the college first continuously fielded a team in 1924.
Roanoke athletics began in 1870 when the college fielded its first baseball team.
The college will field a men's soccer team this fall, and in the winter, men will be able to participate in intercollegiate basketball and skiing.
Thus, when the college fielded its first intercollegiate sports teams in the 1880s, the teams were appropriately named the "Aggies".
Many colleges with athletic programs also field baseball teams.
The college also previously fielded a football team until 1951.
What is notable is that so few colleges and universities fielded a women's team for this race.
According to Lapchick, even traditionally black colleges can't find enough African-American ballplayers and have been fielding increasingly integrated teams.
