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Blue Jays take the lead

Fall 2023

By Magazine Staff

Women’s soccer, NCAA champions.
Women’s soccer, NCAA champions.
water polo player Quint Steffey lifting ball to throw
Quint Steffey, water polo vs. George Washington, September 2023.
Jayden Nixon, men’s basketball vs. Hamilton
Jayden Nixon, men’s basketball vs. Hamilton, NCAA tournament, March 2023.
Kellen Roddy, men’s swimming
Kellen Roddy, men’s swimming, NCAA championships, March 2023.
Haleigh Moore, women’s lacrosse vs. Syracuse, NCAA championships
Haleigh Moore, women’s lacrosse vs. Syracuse, NCAA championships, May 2023.
Shawn Steuerer, baseball, Division III World Series, June 2023.
Shawn Steuerer, baseball, Division III World Series, June 2023.
Women’s cross country, Baltimore Metro Invitational, September. 2023.
Women’s cross country, Baltimore Metro Invitational, September. 2023.
Daniel Ardila, men’s tennis vs. Washington College, Centennial Conference semifinals, April 2023.
Daniel Ardila, men’s tennis vs. Washington College, Centennial Conference semifinals, April 2023.
Centennial Conference indoor track championships, February 2023.
Centennial Conference indoor track championships, February 2023.
Tessa Erickson, field hockey vs. Williams, November 2022.
Tessa Erickson, field hockey vs. Williams, November 2022.

Photos Courtesy of JHU Athletics

The 2022–23 academic year was a stellar one for Hopkins Athletics. Blue Jay teams collectively won the program’s first LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup, which is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to U.S. schools with the most success in collegiate athletics. 

Twelve Johns Hopkins teams finished in the top 10 in the nation: women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, men’s swimming, women’s indoor track, baseball, men’s lacrosse, women’s tennis, and women’s outdoor track. The Blue Jay water polo team also advanced to the USA Water Polo Semifinals.