Welcome from the JCU Gladiators!

For those who love competing, the JCU Athletics Department offers a wide selection of varsity teams participating in the Universities of Rome Championship:

  1. Men’s Basketball
  2. Women’s 3v3 Basketball
  3. Cheerleading
  4. Men’s Soccer
  5. Women’s 5on5 Soccer
  6. Coed Tennis
  7. Coed Volleyball
  8. Coed Padel – NEW!

Being a Gladiator, students will not only improve their athletic performance through weekly practices, training sessions, and games but will also have the unique chance to be surrounded by international teammates!
Please note that a minimum GPA of 2.0 is required to participate in varsity teams.

Click on Tryouts, then scroll down and select date and time

Fall 2024 tryouts signups ARE NOW OPEN to all students (visiting, degree seeking, enlus, master students)

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All teams players will:

  • participate in the Varsity Teams Retreat in September
  • participate in the University Tournament of Rome
  • a delegation of teams will participate in the World Inter-Universities Championship in November

Starting Spring 2024 in order to participate in any sport related activity at JCU, you will need to fill out and sign the online registration form for ASD Stone Tower, the association that oversees sports at JCU. You can find the form here:  

Some of our current players or Athletics staff will meet you in front of the previously mentioned location to accompany you to the respective sports facilities. If you prefer, you can either go on your own (in case, please inform us by writing at [email protected])

We ask students to attend all tryouts dates. Practices and games won’t be scheduled during weekends.
Feel free to contact us ([email protected]) or pass by the Athletics Tables during Orientation!

All on-site and in-person JCU Athletics events and classes are limited to current JCU students/staff/faculty authorized to access the JCU campus.