Campus address: 4400 John McCormack Road NE
The DuFour Center is the home of Catholic University Cardinal Athletics. The red brick, 144,000-square-foot building opened in 1985 and is used for a wide range of athletic and recreational activities including 25 varsity sports, intramural sports, dance, and fitness. Administrative and coaches offices are located on the second floor while the athletic training room, Hanley Family Weight Room, Franny Murray Court, and pool are located on the lower level.
CUA has 25 NCAA Division III athletic teams, and a number of intramural and club sports. The University is a member of the Landmark Conference.
Since its start in the Landmark Conference in the fall of 2007, The Catholic University of America has won 34 league championships in just 10 seasons. It all began with baseball and women's lacrosse titles in the spring of 2008 as head coaches Ross Natoli and Meghan McDonogh led their programs to the height of the conference.
Located across Taylor Street, N.E. from the main campus, the facility includes
- Franny Murray Court, home to Catholic University's basketball and volleyball teams
- a six-lane, 25-yard competition pool, diving well, and moveable bulkhead
- weight room
- athletic training room
- two fully equipped locker rooms with saunas
- two batting cages
- three racquetball/handball courts
- an indoor track
- meeting rooms
- the CUA Athletics Hall of Fame
- offices for athletic department personnel
The DuFour Center sits on a 42-acre parcel that also includes an outdoor track, tennis courts, and five athletic fields, including Cardinal Stadium.
The CUA men’s basketball team won the 2001 National Championship, still the lone team national championship in school history and in 2015 and 2016 they won the Landmark Conference Championships. While the women’s basketball team won in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015.
In 2016, 2017, and 2020 the Men's Swimming and Diving team won the Landmark Championship. In 2020, the Women's Swimming and Diving Team also won the Landmark Championship.