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Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats
The Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Indiana Wesleyan University, located in Marion, Indiana, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Crossroads League (formerly known as the Mid-Central College Conference (MCCC) until after the 2011–12 school year) since the 1973–74 academic year; while its football team competes in the Mideast League of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) and its men's and women's swimming teams compete in the Mid-South Conference (MSC). They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Midwest Region of the Division I level.
The university has earned a national reputation for athletic excellence and in recent years, has dominated both the Crossroads League and NCCAA. IWU won the Commissioners Cup a record eight consecutive years, and placed among the Top 20 in the NAIA United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup Standings nine straight years. The university was awarded the 2008 NCCAA President's Cup as the best overall athletic program in the nation, and shared the award with Cedarville University in 2009, the fourth time IWU has won the award.
IWU competes in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports:
IWU has also competitive club teams in running (men's and women's), soccer (m/w), and softball.
The university has won 31 national championship titles, including 2 NAIA national championships from the record-setting 2006–2007 women's basketball team that went 38–0 and the 2012–2013 women's basketball team. IWU has won an additional 3 NAIA national championships in 2014, 2016 and 2018 in men's basketball. Katie Wilson and Lucia Solis won the ITA NAIA National Tennis Doubles Title in 2015. The other 26 titles are NCCAA national championships. The Women's Tennis Team has won the Crossroads League Conference Championship 31 years in a row. They have won more matches than any other tennis team in any division since 2014. The Men's Tennis Team won a record 41 matches in the 2021–22 season. No other tennis team at any level has won more than 39 matches in a given season. In 2023 they won the NAIA Women's Volleyball national title by going undefeated all season with a 38-0 seasonal score. In 2024, they won the national title again after an epic comeback in the final tie break against Bellevue from 8:14 to 16:14, sealing another triumphant season with a 34-win winning streak and a season score of 37:2.
Men's sports began Crossroads League play in 1968 and women's sports began league play in 1986. The university holds the record for league championships with 180 titles as of 2021.
The 2006–2007 school year was a record year for IWU sports, winning conference championships in 10 of the 16 MCC sports, which is a conference record. Both the men's and women's soccer and basketball teams captured MCC championships, the first school to do so. In addition, the men's golf team captured its second straight NCCAA national championship and the women's tennis team won the NCCAA national championship as well (the program's third overall). The men's basketball team qualified for the NAIA national tournament and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history. However, the story of the year was the record-breaking women's basketball team, who captured the first NAIA national championship in school history by defeating College of the Ozarks in the final. The Wildcats posted a perfect 38–0 record, becoming the first basketball team in NAIA history to go undefeated.
The Wildcats completed one of its finest athletic seasons to date during the 2007–08 season. The year started well, including MCC championships in men's (2nd in a row) and women's soccer (10th in a row), women's tennis (17th in a row), men's (3rd in a row) and women's cross country, women's volleyball (2nd in a row), and men's golf. Both the men's and women's soccer teams and the women's volleyball team (6th in a row) secured MCC Tournament championships as well. The men's soccer team posted a 14–3–1 regular season record, the best in program history, reached #6 in the NAIA national rankings (also a record mark), and won the NCCAA Midwest Regional Championship, as well as being ranked #1 in the NCCAA national poll for most of the season. The women's soccer team also won the NCCAA national championship (the program's fourth overall) and finished with a season record of 21–2–1, the best in school history. IWU was well on its way to securing its seventh straight MCC Commissioners Cup.
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Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats
The Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Indiana Wesleyan University, located in Marion, Indiana, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Crossroads League (formerly known as the Mid-Central College Conference (MCCC) until after the 2011–12 school year) since the 1973–74 academic year; while its football team competes in the Mideast League of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) and its men's and women's swimming teams compete in the Mid-South Conference (MSC). They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Midwest Region of the Division I level.
The university has earned a national reputation for athletic excellence and in recent years, has dominated both the Crossroads League and NCCAA. IWU won the Commissioners Cup a record eight consecutive years, and placed among the Top 20 in the NAIA United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup Standings nine straight years. The university was awarded the 2008 NCCAA President's Cup as the best overall athletic program in the nation, and shared the award with Cedarville University in 2009, the fourth time IWU has won the award.
IWU competes in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports:
IWU has also competitive club teams in running (men's and women's), soccer (m/w), and softball.
The university has won 31 national championship titles, including 2 NAIA national championships from the record-setting 2006–2007 women's basketball team that went 38–0 and the 2012–2013 women's basketball team. IWU has won an additional 3 NAIA national championships in 2014, 2016 and 2018 in men's basketball. Katie Wilson and Lucia Solis won the ITA NAIA National Tennis Doubles Title in 2015. The other 26 titles are NCCAA national championships. The Women's Tennis Team has won the Crossroads League Conference Championship 31 years in a row. They have won more matches than any other tennis team in any division since 2014. The Men's Tennis Team won a record 41 matches in the 2021–22 season. No other tennis team at any level has won more than 39 matches in a given season. In 2023 they won the NAIA Women's Volleyball national title by going undefeated all season with a 38-0 seasonal score. In 2024, they won the national title again after an epic comeback in the final tie break against Bellevue from 8:14 to 16:14, sealing another triumphant season with a 34-win winning streak and a season score of 37:2.
Men's sports began Crossroads League play in 1968 and women's sports began league play in 1986. The university holds the record for league championships with 180 titles as of 2021.
The 2006–2007 school year was a record year for IWU sports, winning conference championships in 10 of the 16 MCC sports, which is a conference record. Both the men's and women's soccer and basketball teams captured MCC championships, the first school to do so. In addition, the men's golf team captured its second straight NCCAA national championship and the women's tennis team won the NCCAA national championship as well (the program's third overall). The men's basketball team qualified for the NAIA national tournament and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history. However, the story of the year was the record-breaking women's basketball team, who captured the first NAIA national championship in school history by defeating College of the Ozarks in the final. The Wildcats posted a perfect 38–0 record, becoming the first basketball team in NAIA history to go undefeated.
The Wildcats completed one of its finest athletic seasons to date during the 2007–08 season. The year started well, including MCC championships in men's (2nd in a row) and women's soccer (10th in a row), women's tennis (17th in a row), men's (3rd in a row) and women's cross country, women's volleyball (2nd in a row), and men's golf. Both the men's and women's soccer teams and the women's volleyball team (6th in a row) secured MCC Tournament championships as well. The men's soccer team posted a 14–3–1 regular season record, the best in program history, reached #6 in the NAIA national rankings (also a record mark), and won the NCCAA Midwest Regional Championship, as well as being ranked #1 in the NCCAA national poll for most of the season. The women's soccer team also won the NCCAA national championship (the program's fourth overall) and finished with a season record of 21–2–1, the best in school history. IWU was well on its way to securing its seventh straight MCC Commissioners Cup.