Athletics and National Champions
Wilmington College teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Quakers are a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) since the 2000-01 season. They formerly competed in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) between 1998 and 2000. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
National championships have included:
- Ashley Johnson, NCAA division III polevault champion (2006)
- Doreen Nagawa, NCAA division III triple-jump champion (2005)
- Emily Herring, NCAA division III indoor high-jump champion (2004)
- Women’s basketball team, NCAA division III national champions (2004)
- Jimmy Wallace, NCAA division III 157-lb. wrestling champion (2002)
- Nyhla Rothwell, NCAA division III indoor high-jump champion (1997)
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