General Information
Location: Marion, Indiana
Founded: 1920
Colors: Red and Gray
Nickname: Wildcats
Enrollment: 3,200
President: Dr. Henry Smith
Athletic Director: Mark DeMichael
Conference: Mid-Central College Conference
National Affiliations: NAIA, NCCAA
First Year of Intercollegiate Competition: 1968
Athletic Department Mailing Address:
Indiana Wesleyan Athletic Department
4201 S. Washington St.
Marion, IN 46953
Athletic Office Phone: (765) 677-2318
Athletic Office Fax: (765) 677-2328
Mission Statement for Indiana Wesleyan University Athletics
The Mission of Indiana Wesleyan University's Department of Athletics is to impact the world for Christ through Intercollegiate Athletics and to encourage Spiritual Growth, Academic Achievement, Leadership Development and Athletic Excellence within our students by:
· Investing in our student-athlete's lives through intentional mentoring relationships grounded in Christ's
love.
· Teaching Christ-like values in real life situations through sports.
· Creating an atmosphere of success by challenging student-athletes to consistently use their God given
talent to achieve at the highest level of competition while developing their leadership potential to impact the
world for Christ.
· Challenging student-athletes to consistently use athletic competition as an act of worship and a form of
ministry.
· Cultivating maturity by encouraging student-athletes to maximize their gifts and talents while preparing for
their future profession.
Sponsored Programs
Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Cheerleading, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Volleyball
NAIA National Championships (5)
2010 - Thomas Collet (Men's Long Jump)
2008 - Jason Wenzel, Jason Slabaugh, Josh Miller and Josh Foss (Men's 4 x 800-Meter Relay)
2007 - Women's Basketball (Division II)
2005 - Rebecca Perdue (Women's High Jump)
2000 - Gretchen Newell (Women's Discus)
NCCAA National Championships (26)
2010 - Men's Indoor Track and Field
2010 - Volleyball
2009 - Men's Indoor Track and Field
2008 - Men's Soccer
2008 - Women's Tennis
2008 - Men's Outdoor Track and Field
2008 - Men's Basketball
2008 - Men's Indoor Track and Field
2007 - Women's Soccer
2007 - Women's Tennis
2006 - Men's Golf
2005 - Men's Golf
2005 - Women's Tennis
2004 - Women's Indoor Track and Field
2003 - Women's Cross Country
2003 - Women's Tennis
2003 - Women's Indoor Track and Field
2003 - Women's Track and Field
2002 - Women's Basketball
2000 - Women's Soccer
2000 - Volleyball
1999 - Women's Soccer
1997 - Women's Soccer
1995 - Men's Basketball
1994 - Men's Track and Field
1985 - Volleyball
|
Mid-Central College Conference Championships (134) |
|
Sport |
No. |
Years |
|
Baseball |
4 |
1975, 1980, 1983, 1985 |
|
Basketball - Men |
5 |
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
|
Basketball - Women |
9 |
1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
|
Cross Country - Men |
18 |
1973, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 |
|
Cross Country - Women |
12 |
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 |
|
Golf - Men |
11 |
1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2007 |
|
Soccer - Men |
6 |
1993, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
|
Soccer - Women |
13 |
1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 |
|
Softball |
4 |
1989, 1992, 2005, 2006 |
|
Tennis - Men |
15 |
1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
|
Tennis - Women |
20 |
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
|
Track & Field - Men |
7 |
1982, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 |
|
Track & Field -Women |
6 |
1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
|
Volleyball |
4 |
1999, 2002, 2006, 2007 |
|
MCC All-Sports |
16 |
1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
* Men's sports began MCC play in 1968
** Women's sports began MCC play in 1986