The Catholic University of America

Athletics

CUA sponsors 21 NCAA Division III sports teams. The school competes in football, baseball, softball, women's volleyball and field hockey, and both men's and women's teams in cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, and both indoor and outdoor track and field.

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NCAA Division III - Football - Baseball - Softball - Volleyball - Field hockey - Cross country - Soccer - Basketball - Swimming - Lacrosse - Tennis - Track and field

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Students also field club teams in sports including horseback riding, ice hockey, crew, and rugby.

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Horseback riding - Ice hockey - Crew - Rugby

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The men's basketball team won the 2001 NCAA Division III National Championship and was the only program in Division III to reach the Sweet Sixteen five consecutive seasons, from 1998-2002. The football team has appeared in two major bowl games (the 1936 Orange Bowl and the 1940 Sun Bowl) and has made three consecutive trips to the Division III playoffs. The baseball team advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament in 1977. The track & field team has produced three national champions, while the swimming program has two individual national titles as well. The volleyball team made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2001 and followed it up in 2002, while the field hockey team advanced to the 2001 ECAC Southern Region championship game. The men's swim team has won four CAC titles and three National Catholic Division III championships, while women's swimming has won a Catholic Division III title and softball has an ECAC Southern Region title.

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2001 - NCAA Division III National Championship - 1998 - 2002 - 1936 - Orange Bowl - 1940 - Sun Bowl - 1977

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