Walsh University - Athletics

Athletics

Walsh University is a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference of the NCAA Division II. In football, Walsh competes in the Mideast League of the Mid-States Football Association. However, on July 12, 2010, Walsh University was notified that it had been approved for the Division II membership process in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Cavaliers will remain active members within the NAIA for the next two years while beginning the transition period. If all goes as planned, Walsh University will become a full NCAA member in the 2013-14 academic year.

Highlights of the athletic program include:

• The men's basketball team won the 2005 NAIA National Championship.
• The women's basketball team won the 1998 NAIA National Championship.
• A Walsh athlete was the 2003 NAIA National Champion in the shot put.
• A woman on the women's track team is a 2011 NAIA All-American in the pole vault.
• Walsh University's football team is a mainstay in the NAIA Top 25. They play their home games at the Pro Football Hall of Fame stadium in Canton, Ohio.
• The schools colors are maroon and gold, and the university's mascot is the Cavalier.