The University of Chicago hosts 19 varsity sports teams: 10 men's teams and 9 women's teams,[185] all called the Maroons, with 502 students participating in the 2012–2013 school year.[185] Athletics for All The University of Chicago believes that academic and athletic excellence ought to complement each other. From our Big 10 football powerhouse days to our enduring commitment to the scholar-athlete, UChicago boasts a rich history of campus and intercollegiate athletics. And, through twenty varsity sports, over 500 intramural teams, nearly 40 club sports, and the state-of-the-art Ratner Athletics Center, we all get in on the action. Varsity sports Club and Intramural sports Winning Traditions Now a member of the University Athletic Association (UAA), a Division III athletic conference, the UChicago Maroons compete alongside seven other major research universities in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions: Brandeis University, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, New York University, the University of Rochester, and Washington University. In the past 10 years, UChicago has captured UAA team championships in men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s cross country, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s indoor track and field, women’s indoor track and field, and wrestling. The Maroons have also appeared in the men’s and women’s soccer final fours and the men’s basketball sectional championship. Though Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships, we do recruit student athletes throughout the year. If you are interested in playing on a varsity team, visit the athletics website to fill out the interest form for your respective sport. The Maroons compete in the NCAA's Division III as members of the University Athletic Association (UAA). The university was a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and participated in the NCAA Division I men's basketball and football and was a regular participant in the men's basketball tournament. In 1935, the University of Chicago reached the Sweet Sixteen.[185] In 1935, Chicago Maroons football player Jay Berwanger became the first winner of the Heisman Trophy. However, the university chose to withdraw from the Big Ten Conference in 1946 after University president Robert Maynard Hutchins de-emphasized varsity athletics in 1939 and dropped football.[186] In 1969, Chicago reinstated football as a Division III team, resuming playing its home games at the new Stagg Field. UChicago is also the home of the ultimate frisbee team Chicago Junk.