Athletics
Roosevelt University teams, nicknamed athletically as the Lakers, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.
Roosevelt University revived its athletic program after a 20-year absence in 2010. Roosevelt recently added women's volleyball for the 2011-12 academic year; followed by men's golf, men's and women's soccer, and softball for the 2012-13 academic year. The expansion of the university's athletics will bring the number of sport offerings from the initial seven sports to twelve. The university also plans to join NCAA Division III in the future.
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