football team had at least a share of the national championship four times before 1940 and has won the Ivy League championship three times, last in 1990.
In 2010, the men's basketball team appeared for the first time in the NCAA tournament's East Regional semifinals, known as the "Sweet 16". Cornell was the first Ivy League basketball team to make the semifinals since 1979.
=== Cornell Outdoor Education ===
Cornell runs one of the largest collegiate outdoor education programs in the country, serving over 20,000 people every year. The program runs over 130 different courses including but not limited to: Backpacking and Camping, Mountain Biking, Bike Touring, Caving, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Wilderness First Aid, Sailing, and Tree Climbing. COE also oversees one of the largest student-run pre-freshman summer programs, known as Outdoor Odyssey. Most classes are often entirely taught by paid student instructors and courses count toward Cornell's physical education graduation requirement.
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