Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats
Athletic teams representing Indiana Wesleyan University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 women's swimming team competes 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.[1][2]
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University | Indiana Wesleyan University |
Conference | Crossroads (primary), MSFA (football), Mid-South (women's swimming) |
NAIA | NAIA |
Athletic director | Deane Webb |
Location | Marion, Indiana |
Varsity teams | 23 |
Football stadium | Wildcat Stadium |
Basketball arena | Luckey Arena |
Baseball stadium | Wildcat Park |
Soccer stadium | Wildcat Field |
Other venues | Troyer Fieldhouse |
Mascot | Wesley the Wildcat |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Colors | Red and Gray |
Website | iwuwildcats |
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.[3]