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===Club sports=== [[File:Charles River BU Sailing Pavilion.jpg|thumb|BU Sailing Pavilion]] Boston University students also compete in athletics at the club level. Thirty-four club sports are recognized by the university: badminton; baseball; cricket; cycling; equestrian; fencing; figure skating; golf; gymnastics; inline, men's, and women's ice hockey; jiu-jitsu; kendo; kung fu; women's and men's rugby; sailing; Shotokan karate; ski racing; snowboarding; men's and women's soccer; squash; women's synchronized skating; synchronized swimming; table tennis; triathlon; women's and men's ultimate frisbee; men's and women's volleyball; and women's and men's water polo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club Sports |url=https://www.bu.edu/fitrec/recreation/clubsims/club-sports/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712234252/http://www.bu.edu/fitrec/recreation/clubsims/club-sports/ |archive-date=July 12, 2020 |access-date=July 28, 2020 |publisher=Boston University}}</ref> The BU Sailing Team is one of the most successful teams in college sailing. The team has won seven National Championships, most recently in 1999. They have also had three team members graduate as "College Sailor of the Year".<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2010 |title=About | BU Dinghy Sailors |url=http://budinghysailors.wordpress.com/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912093715/http://budinghysailors.wordpress.com/about/ |archive-date=September 12, 2013 |access-date=April 22, 2013 |publisher=Budinghysailors.wordpress.com}}</ref> Notable alumni of the team include [[Ken Read (sailor)|Ken Read]], skipper for [[Puma SE|PUMA Ocean Racing]] in the [[Volvo Ocean Race]], and 2012 US Sailing Rolex Yachtsman of the Year nominee, John Mollicone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shortlist Announced for US Sailing's Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the Year |url=http://media.ussailing.org/Latest_News/2012/YY_2012_Shortlist.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512121501/https://media.ussailing.org/Latest_News/2012/YY_2012_Shortlist.htm |archive-date=May 12, 2013 |access-date=April 22, 2013 |publisher=Media.ussailing.org}}</ref> The BU Figure Skating Team has won seven Intercollegiate National Figure Skating Championships<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2023 |title=Boston University Wins Historic Seventh Title at the National Intercollegiate Final |url=https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2023/4/17/collegiate-skating-boston-university-wins-historic-seventh-title-at-the-national-intercollegiate-final.aspx |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone |language=en}}</ref> and has not finished outside of the top three since 2009. They are the most decorated team in collegiate figure skating. The BU Men's Club Volleyball team won the NCVF 1AA National Championship in 2016. The BU Roller Hockey Team advanced to the NCHRA Tournament in 2001, 2002, and 2003. The team advanced all the way to the Final Four in 2001. Both Men's and Women's Intervarsity Table Tennis Teams have attended the National Collegiate Table Tennis Tournaments and ranked as high as the top 10 nationwide.
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