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Hargrave Athletics · Development by Design

Discipline builds complete athletes.

Hargrave Athletics develops leaders through discipline, structure, and accountability. Cadets compete at a high level while representing the Academy with professionalism, integrity, and pride, and every athlete is a cadet and a student first.

The military academy structure provides an unmatched foundation for athletic discipline: mental toughness, competitive endurance, and the habits of accountability that define winners.

Every rep raises the standard.
The pathway

Train. Compete. Advance.

A deliberate development pathway, run on a military academy’s clock: structured days, supervised training, and coaches who hold the standard.

Walter Davis Gym court with orange key and American flag
Stage 1

Train

Dedicated strength & conditioning coaching, an athletic training department, a weight room, an Olympic-sized pool, and 14 facilities most high schools can’t match.

Explore facilities
Hargrave football players at the line of scrimmage in black and orange
Stage 2

Compete

17 teams across prep, varsity, and JV levels playing real schedules against VISAA and regional competition, with film, tactical training, and game-realistic reps.

Find your team
Hargrave basketball players on the orange Tiger court
Stage 3

Advance

The habits built here carry past the final whistle: 100% of graduating seniors are accepted to college, and cadet-athletes leave prepared to compete in the classroom and in life.

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Proof it works · Alumni spotlight

From the Academy to the NBA: Naji Marshall signs a three-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks.

August 6, 2026 · Athletics News

Hargrave’s basketball program has a long tradition of alumni success at the highest levels. Naji Marshall is the latest Tiger whose Hargrave year became part of a remarkable story.

Read Naji’s story

Up next.

Varsity Soccer vs Fishburne Military Academy

  • Sep 10
  • 4:30 PM

Varsity Football at North Raleigh Christian Academy

  • Sep 11
  • 6:00 PM

Varsity Soccer at Blue Ridge

  • Sep 12
  • 11:30 AM

Varsity Soccer vs Southwest VA Homeschool

  • Sep 14
  • 5:00 PM

Varsity Soccer vs Miller School

  • Sep 16
  • 5:00 PM

Varsity Cross Country at New Covenant Meet #1

  • Sep 17
  • 4:45 PM

Recent results.

Varsity Soccer vs Eastern Mennonite School

  • L, 2-1
  • Sep 8

Varsity Football vs The Covenant School

  • W, 20-15
  • Sep 4

Varsity Football vs North Cross

  • L, 23-6
  • Aug 28

Varsity Cross Country at Southside XC Invitiational

  • Aug 27

Did Not Score

Varsity Outdoor Track at VISAA State Championships

  • May 15

Varsity Outdoor Track at BRAC Championships

  • May 9

Interested in attending Hargrave?

Every Hargrave athlete is a Hargrave cadet first. Start the conversation with Admissions, and we’ll help you find your place at the Academy.