Athletics
Davenport University teams, nicknamed athletically as the Panthers, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
In addition to NAIA sports, DU also offers additional sports that the NAIA does not currently sponsor championships for: men's lacrosse is a member of the MCLA Division II in the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association; women's lacrosse is a member of the National Women's Lacrosse League; men's rugby competes at the Division I level of USA Rugby's Midwest Rugby Union, men's ice hockey competes in the ACHA Division I in the Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League, as well as a second team in the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) at the ACHA DIII level.
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