Athletics
CSB/SJU are members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Saint John's football team routinely finishes at or near the top of the conference, and their coach John Gagliardi has been with the program for 57 years. Gagliardi currently holds the record for winningest coach in college football history, regardless of division, with 486 wins. Saint John's has won six national team championships (2007, 2008 Golf Division III, 2003, 1976 Football Division III, 1965, 1963 Football NAIA). Saint John's biggest rival is the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
SJU made MIAC history in the fall of 2006 by winning team titles (or a share thereof) in all four fall sports: football, soccer, cross-country and golf (the golf team went on to finish first at the NCAA III championships in the spring).
Saint John's University sportsmen compete in men's intercollegiate Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Wrestling, Football, Golf, Soccer, Ice Hockey, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, and Track and Field.
College of Saint Benedict sportswomen compete in Women's Intercollegiate Basketball, Golf, Cross Country, Volleyball, Ice Hockey, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, and Track and Field.
The Nordic Ski teams at both schools were changed from intercollegiate to club teams in March 2011 due to budget concerns.
The colleges also offers a variety of other club sports including men's and women's lacrosse, crew, Nordic skiing, ultimate frisbee, water polo, men's and women's rugby and Australian rules football and curling.
The rugby club recently celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007 and continues to be a strong presence in Minnesota and the Midwest. The club has claimed the Minnesota Division II state championship from 2005–2009 and has made appearances in the Midwest Final Four the past three years.
The men's club lacrosse team competes within the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League (UMLL), a division of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The team won the 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011 UMLL Championship. The team has also appeared in the MCLA National Championship Tournament from 2006–2011, playing in the National Championship game in 2006 and 2007 (runners up both years).
The women's club lacrosse team has also made appearances on the national lacrosse scene. The CSB Lacrosse appeared at the inaugural 2010 WDIA National Championships for D2 club lacrosse in Scottsdale, Arizona; After coming in second place in the North Central Women's Lacrosse League.
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