The Colby Mules (formerly known as the White Mules prior to 2002) are the varsity and club athletic teams of Colby College, a liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine. Colby's varsity teams compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The college offers 32 varsity teams, plus club sports, intramural sports called I-play.^[2]

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Colby Mules
University	Colby College
Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference (primary) EISA (skiing)
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	Mike Wisecup
Location	Waterville, Maine
Varsity teams	32 varsity
Mascot	Morty the Mule
Nickname	Mules
Colors	Colby blue and Priscilla gray[1]
Website	colbyathletics.com

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The Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center is the center of athletic life at Colby, and home to the Colby Mules. In addition to athletic offices, it contains:^[3]

• The Margaret M. Crook Center (Men's and Women's Basketball, Volleyball)
• The Jack Kelley Rink at the O'Neil|O'Donnell Forum (Men's and Women's Ice Hockey)
• The Boulos Family Fitness Center
• Aquatics Center
• Squash Center
• Indoor Competition Center
• Aidan's Climbing and Bouldering Wall

Colby Outdoor Venues:

• Harold Alfond Stadium new in 2008, contains an illuminated 400-meter, 8-lane track, with area for the long and triple jump, new discus and hammer cage and separate areas for shot put and javelin competition.
• Seaverns Field, inside the stadium, is an illuminated synthetic turf field used by the football, soccer, and lacrosse teams.
• Bill Alfond Field is an illuminated synthetic turf field for field hockey and men's and women's lacrosse.
• The Alfond-Wales Tennis Courts – 10 hard-surface courts, including the Klein Tennis Pavilion
• The Colby soccer field and Loebs Field, two full-size playing fields west of the soccer field for soccer practice as well as intramural sports and summer sports camps.
• Crafts Field (Softball) and Coombs Field (Baseball) make up the Baseball and Softball Complex.
• The Campbell Cross Country Trails are used for cross-country running and skiing.

In addition to the on-campus facilities, the Mules also utilize:

• The Colby-Hume Center, located on Messalonskee Lake for Colby's crew and sailing teams. It is also open to the Colby community.
• The Sugarloaf Ski Resort is home to the Alpine Ski Team, and is used extensively by recreational skiers from Colby because of its proximity to campus, about 50 miles away.
• Quarry Road Trails for Nordic Skiing, Cross Country.
• The Waterville Country Club for golf.

Separate from the Colby Mules, club sports are recognized but not directly supported by the college.^[8]

• Cycling team rides in the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference.^[9]
• Equestrian competes in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.
• Fencing competes in the United States Fencing Association.
• Men's water polo competes in the North Atlantic Division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association.
• Rugby team competes in the New England Rugby Football Union.
• Sailing team participates in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association,^[10]
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Woodsmen's Team competes against other schools in the Northeast and Canada

The White Mule was adopted as Colby's mascot in 1923 when Colby Echo editor Joseph Coburn Smith '24 suggested in an editorial that the success of the football team had made its customary "dark horse" label obsolete. In 2002, the name was shortened to Mules.^[11] As for a mascot, currently there's a costume with a giant mule's head, known to students as "Morty".