The Swellesley Report

Since 2005: More than you really want to know about Wellesley, Mass.

College sports in Wellesley: Babson College, MassBay Community College & Wellesley College

This page was updated February, 2026

Wellesley is home to three colleges—Babson College, MassBay Community College, and Wellesley College. There are multiple opportunities for students at all three schools to play varsity sports. We’ve restricted our list to varsity-level play. But if high-level competition isn’t of interest to all their sporty students, there are plenty of intramural options. Babson and MassBay field men’s and women’s teams. Wellesley College, as women’s college, offers women’s sports only.

Babson College baseball field
Babson College baseball field

Babson College sports

Men’s sports

  • Alpine skiing
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Ice Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field

Women’s sports

  • Alpine skiing
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball

MassBay Community College sports

Mens’s sports

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • eSports
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Unified sports

Women’s sports

  • Cross Country
  • eSports
  • Golf
  • Volleyball
  • Unified sports

Wellesley College sports

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  • Basketball
  • Crew
  • Cross Country
  • Fencing
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball

 

     

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Babson invites local businesses to participate in Undergraduate Student Resource Fair

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Babson College will be hosting a resource fair for undergraduate students on Friday, Sept. 8 from 11am-1pm. This is a chance for local outfits to make students aware of job openings and to learn about student interests.

Please complete this form if interested in having a table at the event, which is slated to be held outdoors at Park Manor Way.

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Business buzz: Wonderful Wellesley’s College Student Discount Program debuting

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Wellesley businesses are welcoming back students from Babson College, MassBay Community College, Olin College of Engineering, and Wellesley College with a student discount program.

To obtain discounts on everything from fitness classes to ice cream to clothing and accessories, students just need to show their college ID. You can see a full list of participants (check back to see additions). More than two dozen businesses have already signed up to take part in this program.

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2023 commencement speakers at Wellesley colleges include Vertex CEO, Michigan Secretary of State

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Wellesley’s 3 colleges have announced their 2023 commencement speakers:

Babson College

Commencement on May 13, 10am for undergraduates, 3pm for graduate students

Undergraduate ceremony commencement speakers:

  • Tim Ryan ’88, US Chair and Senior Partner, PwC
  • Martha DiMatteo Vorlicek ’81, Senior Advisor, HarbourVest Partners, LLC
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Tim Ryan (photo via Babson)

 

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Martha DiMatteo Vorlicek (photo via Babson)

 

Graduate ceremony commencement speakers:

  • Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., CEO and President, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • Richard W. Sorenson, MBA’68, MP’97’00, former President, Carling Technologies
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Reshma Kewalramani, M.D. (photo via Babson)

 

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Richard W. Sorenson (photo via Babson)

 

MassBay Community College

Commencement on May 25, 6pm

Commencement speaker:

  • Dr. Noe Ortega, sworn in as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education in November, 2022.
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Dr. Noe Ortega (photo via MassBay)

 

Wellesley College

Commencement on May 20, 10:20am

Commencement speaker:

Jocelyn Benson ’99, referred to by the college as “a fierce advocate for voting rights who currently serves as Michigan’s secretary of state.”

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Jocelyn Benson (photo via Wellesley College)

Top 10 things to do in Wellesley, Mass. in 2023

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We’ve updated our popular “Top 10 things to do in Wellesley” page to remind everyone of how much the town has to offer. From hiking the many trails in town, to listening to live music during summer concerts, or enjoying a meal at any number of top-notch restaurants, there’s plenty to do and see in Wellesley.

Have you experienced everything on our list?

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Sheriff’s Summer Safety Fest coming to Babson

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The Norfolk Sheriff’s Office is hosting a Summer Safety Fest on Saturday, July 16 from 10am-1pm at Babson College (231 Forest St.) in Wellesley.

The free family event is for all ages, and will include games, giveaways, informational tables, and touch-a-truck activities. Food donations will be accepted to benefit the United Way.

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Babson, Wellesley College name commencement speakers

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Babson Collegewellesley college entranceBabson College and Wellesley College have named their commencement speakers, whose bonafides range from finance to technology to science. MassBay Community College has yet to announce its commencement speaker.

Babson undergrads on May 14 will hear words of inspiration from Joanna Berwind, co-chair of a fifth-generation, family-owned investment management firm bearing her last name. Graduate students will hear from Marcelo Claure, former head of telecom firm Sprint and now head of a global investment firm bearing his last name.

Wellesley College graduates on May 27 will be addressed by Nergis Mavalvala, a 1990 alum who is now an astrophysics professor at MIT and dean of the MIT School of Science.

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Wellesley colleges and schools welcoming the public back with in-person arts events

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Babson College, Wellesley

After keeping campus buildings closed to visitors throughout the pandemic, area schools including Babson College and Wellesley College are welcoming the general public back to indoors in-person events.

Babson took the lead last month, opening up the Sorenson Center for a movie screening and other cultural offerings. Going forward, the four-year entrepreneurial school will present the family-friendly (PG-13) feature film, Jungle Cruise as part of their Screening Room Series on Wed., Mar. 23, at 6:30pm in the Carling-Sorenson Theater.

Inspired by Disneyland theme park ride, Jungle Cruise is set in the Amazon, where riverboat captain Frank Wolff encounters English researcher Dr. Lily Houghton, who looks to study a fabled tree with healing properties. As Frank and Lily navigate the risks of the rainforest, they cross a cohort of foes determined to use the tree for nefarious purposes.

Admission is free, but reservations are required. Masks are optional for fully vaccinated individuals. Visitors must be fully vaccinated, and proof must be uploaded during the reservation process.

Information about additional Babson campus events here.

Following suit, The Davis Museum at Wellesley College will reopen to the public on Tuesday, March 8 for the first time since the pandemic-related closure in March 2020.

Visitors are required to register in the Davis lobby, show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, and mask while in the galleries. Once that’s been taken care of, the art-loving public will once again have the opportunity to explore the encyclopedic permanent collections, as well as five new special exhibitions.  The exhibitions feature photography documenting mass incarceration, Dutch and Flemish prints, early travel photography of Pompeii, an installation commissioned by the Davis by Komatsu Hiroko, and a video installation by Sondra Perry.

Upcoming events at The Davis include a Mar. 9, 1:30-3:30pm conversation with award-winning Prison Nation curator Nicole R. Fleetwood on mass incarceration, photography, and activism, and a Mindful Meditation event to take place in the galleries on Mar. 17. 11am-11:45 (a virtual option is also available).

The Davis Museum is open with free admission Tues.-Fri., 11am–5pm, and Sat. & Sun., noon—4pm.

There’s lots more in-person artsy stuff going on around town, Some of the venues are clear online about their masking polices, some less so, so contact the venue ahead of time with any questions.

Dana Hall Middle School to thaw out with Frozen

The Dana Hall Middle School will present its spring musical, Frozen Jr., on Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m., in Bardwell Auditorium. The performance is free and open to the public.

Frozen Jr. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical and brings Elsa, Anna and the magical land of Arendelle to life onstage. The show features all of the memorable songs from the animated film, plus five new songs written for the Broadway production.

Bardwell Auditorium is located on the Dana Hall campus at 37 Cameron Street. Please note that Bardwell is not wheelchair accessible. For more information, please call (781) 235-3010 ext. 2731.

Wellesley High School Drama Society presents Mamma Mia

Show dates are Mar. 10, 11, and 12. Tickets, times, and more info here.

On pins and needles at quilt show

Wellesley artist Susan McCraw is showing her work at The Community Art Gallery’s current exhibit, Quilts, on display through May at Christ Episcopal Church in Needham,

McCraw’s designs are inspired by shapes and symbols used in traditional societies around the world. Free admission. Hours: Mon.–Fri,  9:30am–1:30pm &  Sun.,  9am–noon. Masks are required indoors

An artist’s reception will be held on Sun., March 13, 11:15am at Christ Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Ave., Needham.

Wellesley Symphony Orchestra causing a Buzz

Orchestra-in-residence at MassBay Community College, The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra,  conducted by Geneviève Leclair, will present Buzz on Sunday, April 3, 3pm, at 50 Oakland St., Wellesley.

Pieces will include Rimsky-Korsakov:  Flight of the Bumblebee; Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D, first movement; soloist: John Matters, 2019 Competition Winner; Traditional:  La Cucaracha (arr.); Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Overture; and  Jonathan Peters: Arthropod Suite.