Garrett College Athletics
Follow Maryland Sports Blog for the latest news, scores, recaps, schedules, features and updates from Garrett College Athletics. Located in McHenry in Western Maryland, Garrett College competes as the Lakers at the NJCAA Division II level as a member of NJCAA Region 20 and the Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference.
Garrett sponsors intercollegiate competition in men’s baseball, basketball, soccer and wrestling, as well as women’s basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. The Lakers have built a strong junior-college athletic tradition, winning multiple Maryland JUCO and Region 20 championships while sending teams and individual athletes into postseason and national competition.
Garrett’s basketball programs have produced some of the school’s biggest accomplishments. The men’s program has made multiple NJCAA national tournament appearances and reached the NJCAA Division II Final Four in 2021, finishing fourth nationally. Garrett women’s basketball has also reached the national tournament, while the baseball program has won Maryland JUCO championships and continues to contend within Region 20. In 2026, the Lakers baseball team reached the Region 20 championship game and finished the season 33-18.
Success at Garrett also extends beyond competition. Thirty-seven Lakers earned NJCAA All-Academic honors for the 2025-26 academic year, giving Garrett one of the highest totals in Region 20.
Maryland Sports Blog provides coverage of Garrett College Athletics throughout the year, highlighting Laker student-athletes, coaches, recruiting, awards, postseason runs and major developments from across the athletic department.
Avri Wareham scored her first collegiate goal on a penalty kick with 3:44 remaining, lifting the Garrett College Lady Lakers to a 2-1 women’s soccer win over Frederick Community College.
The Garrett College Lady Lakers finished 9-7 in women’s volleyball after sweeping Baltimore City Community College and falling to Howard CC in five sets. Garrett will play in the postseason for the third consecutive year.
Harford Community College scored twice in the final 17 minutes to defeat the Garrett College men’s soccer team 3-2 in the NJCAA Division II Region 20 quarterfinals, ending a season that produced Garrett College’s first winning regional record.
