Programs

At Riverdale, more than 80% of Middle and Upper School students play at least one sport.

Athletics

Riverdale offers more than 60 junior varsity and varsity teams for boys and girls. A member of the Ivy Preparatory League, Riverdale plays Collegiate, Dalton, Fieldston, Hackley, Horace Mann, Poly Prep, and Trinity, as well as other schools in the New York State Association of Independent Schools and in the New York City area. For the last five years, more than 80 percent of Upper Schoolers have participated on at least one team. Recent highlights from include:

  • The boys varsity tennis team won the Ivy Championship and came in second at the NYC Mayors Cup; the girls varsity team competed in the semi-finals of the Mayors Cup
  • The boys varsity baseball team competed in the NYSAIS semifinals
  • The boys varsity lacrosse team made the NYSAIS semifinals
  • The boys and girls varsity soccer teams made the NYSAIS semifinals
  • The boys and girls varsity fencing saber teams won the ISFL championships
  • The boys indoor track team finished third at the NYSAIS championship 

See our team directory and athletics schedule:

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Upper School Programs