Athletics
North Carolina Wesleyan is a member of NCAA Division III and the USA South Athletic Conference. The Battling Bishops compete in a total of 12 sports:
Men's
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Golf
Women's
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Softball
- Volleyball
- Tennis
- Cross Country
The college's football program was established in 2005.
The NCWC football team finished the 2007 regular season with an 8-2 mark, its best overall record in the program's short history. The Battling Bishops made it to the NCAA Division III Football tournament as the USA South champion, where they upset top-seed Washington & Jefferson in the first round 35-34. Not only was this Wesleyan's first post-season victory, but the first time the top seed lost to a number 8 seed since 1975.
NCWC's Soccer program has also begun to gain more support and notoriety in recent years after successful showings in division tournaments and having alumnus Mamadou Danso, or "futty" as he is known, go on to play professional soccer for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.
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