Notre Dame College - Athletics

Athletics

NDC's athletic teams are known as the Falcons, the colors are blue and gold. The school sponsors 21 intercollegiate teams. The college is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The college competes in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) as an affiliate member in football, men's and women's soccer, wrestling and women's lacrosse; while its other sports compete in the NCAA as an NCAA D-II Independent. NDC is the eighth Ohio-based institution in the GLIAC, including former AMC rivals Malone University and Walsh University.

In August 2012, Notre Dame became a charter member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC), a new Division II league that plans to begin play in the 2013–14 school year. The MEC, made up mostly of schools leaving the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, also includes another Ohio school in Urbana University. It will sponsor 16 sports, eight each for men and women.

Notre Dame College previously competed in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and member of the American Mideast Conference (AMC). The college began the transition process during the 2009-10 academic year as a candidacy institution and was granted provisional status for the 2011-12 academic year. In July 2012, the college received notice it was accepted as a full member starting in the 2012-13 academic year; as a full member the college is eligible for postseason conference and NCAA competition. During its time in the NAIA, the college was known for its men's wrestling program. The team won back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2010 and 2011.