Phillips Academy

Phillips Academy, located in Andover, Massachusetts, is one of the most prestigious and accomplished independent-school athletic programs in the United States. Known as the Big Blue, the school competes in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council and is a founding member of the Eight Schools Association, consistently competing against the nation’s premier preparatory schools. Phillips Academy has achieved sustained success across football, basketball, baseball, soccer, field hockey, volleyball, ice hockey, lacrosse, squash, rowing, swimming, tennis, golf, track and field, cross country, wrestling, and crew. The Big Blue are particularly renowned for football, where one of the oldest rivalries in American sports is contested annually against Phillips Exeter Academy. The academy has also enjoyed remarkable success in rowing, squash, swimming, and track and field, producing Olympians, NCAA Division I athletes, and professional competitors across numerous sports. Supported by world-class facilities, exceptional coaching, and a tradition of academic and athletic excellence dating to 1778, Phillips Academy consistently contends for NEPSAC and national preparatory school honors. Its broad athletic success has established the Big Blue as one of the nation’s premier independent-school athletic programs.