The Westminster University Intercollegiate Athletics program is an integral part of campus life serving 260 student-athletes annually. The athletic program has experienced both regional and national success over the years, with national championships, national tournament appearances, conference titles, All-Conference and All-American academic and athletic honors. The athletic program has a rich tradition, storied history and many athletic alumni dating back to 1928.
Westminster University is a member of NCAA Divsion II & the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) - Divison NCAA II membership timeline. Westminster University was previously a member of the RMAC from 1967 to 1979, at which time the RMAC was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Currently, the RMAC is a premier NCAA Division II conference located in the states of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 21 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 62 NCAA Division II national championships and 52 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference headquartered in the western United States and also in Division II.
The NCAA II & RMAC are the national and conference affiliations for the following men's and women's sports; basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, track and women's volleyball. Men's and Women's Skiing compete as members of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA), while our Freeski and Snowboard teams are members of the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA). Coming Fall 2025, we will launch men's and women's Climbing and Mountain Biking as part of our Mountain Sports Program. These non-NCAA programs will be affiliated with USA Climbing and USA Cycling, and part of our Mountain Sports offerings. Interested prospective students are encouraged to complete a non-NCAA sports prospect inquiry form.
Athletics Hall of Fame
Current Sponsored Sports:
NCAA Divison II
Alpine Skiing (women's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established in 2008
Alpine Skiing (men's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established in 2008
Basketball (men's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, re-established back in 1999 and sponsored years prior to that
Basketball (women's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, launched back in 1999 and sponsored years prior to that
Cross Country & Track (men's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established in 2008 and 2010
Cross Country & Track (women's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established in 2008 and 2010
Golf (women's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established in 2008
Golf (men's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established in 2008
Lacrosse (men's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established in 2007
Lacrosse (women's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established in 2009
Soccer (men's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established back in the 1980's and re-established in the 19990's
Soccer (women's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established in 2007
Volleyball (women's) - current NCAA II sponsored sport, established in 2004
NON-NCAA SPORTS
Climbing (men's) - starting fall 2025 as a non-NCAA sponsored sport affiliated with USA Climbing
Climbing (women's) - starting fall 2025 as a non-NCAA sponsored sport affiliated with USA Climbing
Freeski (women's) - current non-NCAA sponsored sport, established in 2024 affiliated with USCSA
Freeski (men's) - current non-NCAA sponsored sport, established in 2024 affiliated with USCSA
Mountain Biking (men's) starting fall 2025 as a non-NCAA sponsored sport affiliated with USA Cycling
Mountain Biking (women's) starting fall 2025 as non-NCAA sponsored sport affiliated with USA Cycling
Snowboard (men's) - current non-NCAA sponsored sport, established in 2008 affiliated with USCSA
Snowboard (women's) - current non-NCAA sponsored sport, established in 2008 affiliated with USCSA
Previous Sponsored Sports:
Baseball
Cheer (coed)
Cycling (coed, road & mountain - club, USA Cycling)
Dance (coed)
Football (NAIA)
Tennis (men's - NAIA)
Soccer (men's club)
NCAA Divison II & NAIA National Championships (0)
NCAA Division II National Tournament Appearances (15) (not eligible to qualify 2015-18 due to NCAA II membership process)
Women's Basketball - 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Women's Golf - 2021, 2025
Women's Indoor Track - 2021, 2022
Women's Outdoor Track - 2021, 2022, 2023
Men's & Women's Alpine Ski - 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Women's Soccer - 2018
Learfield NCAA Division II Director's Cup Finishes (national success of athletics program)
2025 -
2024 - 207 out of 238 institutions
2023 - 126 out of 238 institutions
2022 - 177 out of 251 institutions
2021 - None due to pandemic
2020 - None due to pandemic
2019 - 179 out of 268 institutions
2018 - Not eligible due to NCAA II membership process
2017 - Not eligible due to NCAA II membership process
2016 - Not eligible due to NCAA II membership process
RMAC Regular Season Championships (8)
Men's Basketball - 1969, 1973, 1974
Women's Golf - 2021
Men's Lacrosse - 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024
RMAC Tournament Championships (3) (not eligible to qualify 2015-18 in most team sports due to NCAA II membership process)
Men's Lacrosse - 2019, 2021, 2022
RMAC Tournament Championship Appearances (42) (not eligible to qualify 2015-18 in most team sports due to NCAA II membership process )
Women's Basketball - 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
Men's Basketball - 2022-23
Men's Cross Country - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Women's Cross Country - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Men's Golf - 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024-25
Women's Golf - 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024-25
Men's Lacrosse - 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Women's Lacrosse - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025
Men's Soccer - 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Women's Soccer - 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Men's Track - 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023. 2024
Women's Track - 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Women's Volleyball - 2023, 2024
RMAC All-Sports Competition Cup (conference finish for all sports combined)
2024-25 13 of 15
2023-24 14th of 15
2022-23 10th of 15
2021-22 11th of 15
2020-21 - None due to pandemic
2019-20 - 11th of 16
2018-19 - 9th of 16
2017-18 - 12th of 15
2016-17 - 12th of 15
RMAC Summit Award Winners (student-athlete with highest cumulative GPA that is also competing at the site of the finals for their respective sport’s championship).
2022-23 - Katelyn Cook, Women's Golf & Saydi Anderson, Women's Outdoor Track
2016-17 - Austin Anderson, Men's Golf & Nathan Wade, Men's Lacrosse
RMAC Brechler Awards (highest RMAC sports team GPA amongst conference members)
2024-25 -
2023-24 - Women’s Basketball: Westminster – 3.810, Men’s Cross Country: Westminster – 3.600, Women’s Golf: Westminster – 3.840, Men’s Lacrosse: Westminster – 3.280,Women’s Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field: Westminster – 3.810
2022-23 - women’s cross country, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer and women’s indoor & outdoor track (eight - most in RMAC)
2021-22 - Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Women's Indoor & Outdoor Track, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Women's Lacrosse & Women's Volleyball (nine - most in RMAC)
2020-21 - Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Women's Indoor & Outdoor Track, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse & Women's Volleyball (10 - most in RMAC)
2019-20 - None due to pandemic
2018-19 - Men's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Indoor & Outdoor Track and Women's Indoor & Outdoor Track & Women's Volleyball (8- most in RMAC)
2017-18 - Men's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Indoor & Outdoor Track and Women's Indoor & Outdoor Track (7- most in RMAC)
2016-17 - Men's Basketball, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer & Women's Golf (4)
(NAIA affiliation ended in 2015)
NAIA Honors Link (All-Americans, All-Academic, All-Tournament, Player of Week, Scholar Athletes, Scholar Team & Statistical Leader)
NAIA National Tournament Appearances (31)
Men's Basketball - 1959, 1961, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
Women's Basketball - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Men's Golf - 2014
Women's Golf - 2011, 2012
Women's Soccer - 2011, 2013, 2014
Men's Tennis - 1975, 1976
Women's Volleyball - 2007
NAIA Regional Tournament Appearances (14)
Men's Soccer - 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Women's Volleyball - 2005, 2006, 2007
NAIA Directors' Cup Finishes
2001 - 224th
2002 - 186th
2003 - 174th
2004 - 130th
2005 - N/A
2006 - N/A
2007 - 105th
2008 - 120th
2009 - 96th
2010 - 118th
2011 - 111th
2012 - 99th
2013 - 123rd
2014 - 92nd
2015 - 139th
Frontier Conference Regular Season Championships (22)
Men's Basketball - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010
Women's Basketball - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Women's Golf - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
Women's Soccer - 2011, 2014
Women's Volleyball - 2005, 2006
Frontier Conference Tournament Championships (12)
Men's Basketball - 2009, 2010
Women's Basketball - 2013, 2014, 2015
Men's Golf - 2014
Women's Golf - 2011
Women's Soccer - 2011, 2013, 2014
Women's Volleyball - 2005, 2006
Frontier Conference Bandy Award Standings (conference finish for all-sports combined)
2009-10 - 4th of 8
2010-11 - 4th of 8
2011-12 - 3rd of 8
2012-13 - 4th of 8
2013-14 - 4th of 8
2014-15 - 3rd of 8
Other National Affiliated National Championships (19)
Women's Alpine Skiing - 2009, 2010
Men's Lacrosse - 2008
Men's Snowboard - 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025
Women's Snowboard - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025
Other National Affiliated Tournament Appearances (11)
Men's Lacrosse - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Women's Lacrosse - 2011, 2012
Other National Affiliated Regional Championships (8)
Men's Alpine Skiing - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Women's Alpine Skiing - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Other National Affiliated Individual National Champions (6)
Kendall Brown, Women's Alpine Skiing - 2009
Emma Crosby, Women's Snowboard - 2015
Lorentz Gedde-Dahl, Men's Alpine Skiing - 2009
Owen Golden, Men's Snowboard - 2015
Mallom Prior, Men's Snowboard - 2012, 2013
Non-NCAA or NAIA Affiliated Conference Championships
Men's Lacrosse - 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Women's Lacrosse - 2011, 2012
