NERFU club rugby which was re-activated in 2011.
From 1963, the college's athletic teams were known as the Mohawks, after the Mohawk Trail which runs along Massachusetts Route 2. In response to concerns over using a Native American name (Francis Boots, cultural-preservation officer of the Mohawk tribe, has told college officials that his people were not honored by the name), the mascot was changed to the Trailblazers in 2002. In 2013, a new mascot, the Mountain Lion, was adopted while in April 2019, the Trailblazer community named the Mascot "Murdock" after a vote of the campus community, alumni, and community members.
The most successful team in the college's history was the men's ice hockey team, which was cut in 2003. However, MCLA will have men's and women's hockey teams beginning to compete again in the 2023–24 academic year.
== Notable alumni ==
John Barrett III - state legislator, mayor of North Adams for 26 years
Daniel E. Bosley - member emeritus of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1986 …
