Athletic activities are important to the goals of St. Benedict's and are a significant supplement to the academic curriculum. The dedication and commitment athletics demand often provide a challenge more immediate than is usually found in the classroom. In accordance with the school's Benedictine mission to develop a student's "Mind, Body, and Spirit," the athletic program allows students to learn the importance of daily hard work, responsibility to a group, risk taking, and creative thinking.

Athletic achievement is one measure of human excellence, just as physical fitness is one measure of self-mastery, and St. Benedict's recognizes athletics as a core educational experience.