Athletics | Berkeley Preparatory School Tampa

Athletics enrich the lives of Berkeley students. With an Open Participation Policy, more than eighty percent of our students compete in interscholastic sports. This creates a climate of teamwork, cooperation and sportsmanship that encourages students to develop new skills and talents, often with dramatic results.

The combination of sound coaching, hard work, talent and academic preparation has allowed our students to garner scholarships from dozens of schools including Air Force Academy, Brown University, Cornell University, Dartmouth, Duke University, University of Michigan, University of Mississippi, Northwestern University, University of Notre Dame, Princeton University, and University of Southern California. Berkeley currently has 56 alumni competing at the collegiate level and four alumni competing as a professional.

Berkeley’s full range of varsity and junior varsity teams in the Middle and Upper Divisions includes 16 sports and more than 81 teams. Berkeley is a 4A school and a member of the Florida High School Athletic Association and the Florida West Coast League.

Athletics News

List of 5 news stories.

Five Berkeley Student-Athletes Sign National Letter of Intent

On February 6, five student-athletes from Berkeley Preparatory School committed to compete in their collegiate sport of choice in a joint ceremony in front of a standing-room-only crowd of classmates, faculty, and family members. Those committing to compete for a Division 1 program signed the National Letter of Intent.
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Buccaneers Claim Seventh Consecutive Headmasters’ Challenge Victory

The Berkeley Preparatory School Buccaneers won the 2019 Headmasters’ Challenge between Berkeley and cross-town rival Tampa Preparatory School in convincing fashion on Saturday, January 12 as the Buccaneers won 15.5 to 5.5 in combined totaled points. This year’s victory follows another exciting win after last year’s victory over Tampa Prep. This marks the seventh consecutive Headmasters’ Cup title for Berkeley.
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Berkeley’s Dickey Field Reborn as State-of-the-Art Turf Surface

When Berkeley Preparatory School hosts the annual Headmasters’ Challenge on January 12, the school will showcase a new state-of-the-art turf field that will be the centerpiece for much of day’s action. Dickey Field began the transformation to turf in November, and is now complete featuring a synthetic surface and infill unlike any other school in Florida, according to the installation contractor 1st Turf, Inc.
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Berkeley Hires Renowned Swim Coach Peter Banks

Renowned swim coach Peter Banks has joined Berkeley Preparatory School as an assistant coach for the varsity swim team and the Berkeley Barracudas swim club. As one of the most respected swim coaches in the world, Banks will join coaches Kevin Rosepapa and Jonathan Jordan who led Berkeley to a state runner-up finish in the 2016 Boys Class 1A state meet.
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Seven Buccaneer Student-Athletes Commit to Play College Sports

On April 11, seven student-athletes from Berkeley Preparatory School committed to compete in their collegiate sport of choice in a joint ceremony in front of a standing-room-only crowd of classmates, faculty and family members. Those committing to compete for a Division 1 program signed the National Letter of Intent. At the conclusion of Berkeley’s final signing ceremony of the year, 23 of 133 members of the Class of 2018 have now made their commitments to participate in collegiate athletics next year. That is 17.3 percent, more than triple the national average.
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