Athletics
The Messiah College Falcons compete in NCAA Division III athletics with 22 different intercollegiate athletic teams. Messiah is a member of the Middle Atlantic Corporation and is sponsored by Nike, Inc.
Messiah's men's and women's soccer teams won the NCAA Division III National Championship in 2005, 2008 and 2009. The Falcons men's soccer team are eight-time national champions, winning the NCAA Men's Division III Soccer Championship in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Messiah's women's soccer team has won the NCAA Women's Division III Soccer Championship in 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2011. Messiah College is the only college in the NCAA to win both the men's and women's soccer national championship in the same year with their wins in 2005, 2008, and 2009.
The women's field hockey team has appeared in the NCAA division III final four twelve times, making four of these appearances in the past five seasons.
The Messiah College mascot is the Falcon, which was given the name Fandango in 2006.
The Women's softball team won their first NCAA Division III national championship in 2009.
Messiah is ranked by US News & World Report as the third best school in the nation for soccer fans.
In October 2009, USA Today ran a national front-page sports feature profiling Messiah College's success in bringing together the two aspects of its mission statement, "Pursuing Athletic Excellence. Developing Christian Character."
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