Athletics & Recreation
Welcome to the official website for Black Hawk College athletics and Aquatic Center. Black Hawk College considers intercollegiate athletics to be a significant part of college, providing students, faculty, alumni, and fans an opportunity to share in the tradition of Black Hawk activities. At Black Hawk College, our athletes are able to develop discipline, character, and teamwork, while being able to maintain an appropriate balance between academics and athletics. Our athletes achieve success on and off the court and field, while complying with National Junior College Athletic Association regulations. Our teams participate in the Arrowhead Conference and Region IV.
The Aquatic Center, located at the Quad City Campus, is a distinguished facility designed to meet the water recreational needs of the community. Get an excellent workout with programs we offer such as: Aquatic Exercise, lap and open swims, and swim schools for youth and adults in our Olympic sized pool. The facility is available for private parties as well.
Black Hawk College maintains an environment that promotes gender equality and welcomes diversity, guaranteeing fair and equal treatment of all student athletes. Community college athletics has a long history of being an admired extracurricular activity for students to participate and excel in. Student athletes at Black Hawk College can also receive a number of awards either as an individual or as a team in their conference and region.
Awards
Specific individual awards that may be achieved in any sport at Black Hawk College include:
- Athletic NJCAA All-American
- Academic NJCAA All-American
- All Region IV
- All Arrowhead Conference
- All Academic Arrowhead Conference
Team awards that may be achieved in any sport at Black Hawk College include:
- NJCAA Championship
- Region IV Championship
- All Sport Award
- Grade Point Average (President's Award).
Black Hawk College is very unique in that we have two campuses that field athletic teams. It’s the same school, but different colors, and nicknames. The Quad City campus, located in Moline, IL offers men’s basketball, baseball and golf and women’s volleyball, basketball, and softball. The East campus, located near Galva, IL offers men’s basketball and women’s volleyball and basketball. Both schools participate in the Arrowhead Conference and enjoy quite a rivalry competing against each other.