Texas Wesleyan University 2020-2021 Catalog

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Athletics

Intercollegiate athletic programs are a vital component of the educational experience at Texas Wesleyan University. The primary goal of Texas Wesleyan University Athletics is to support the student-athlete concept where students come first. The department employs team-building concepts, physical and mental conditioning, community involvement and goal attainment to achieve educational growth, build self-esteem, and develop leadership qualities in its student-athletes.

Texas Wesleyan is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA), which allows for a variety of experiences for both participants and spectators. The University has a rich tradition of successful intercollegiate competition including fourteen national titles, many conference championships, and numerous All-American and All-American Scholar-Athletes across a spectrum of sports.

Texas Wesleyan University is a member of the NAIA Sooner Athletic Conference that includes member institutions in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. National and conference membership allows Texas Wesleyan University’s intercollegiate programs to compete for titles in football, men and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, men and women’s cross country, men and women’s basketball, men’s baseball, men and women’s tennis, men and women’s track and field, men and women’s golf, men's and women's wrestling, and women’s softball. Texas Wesleyan also sponsors one co-ed club sport, Table Tennis. Table tennis participates in the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA).

Athletic facilities include the Sid W. Richardson Gymnasium (men and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball and table tennis), Sycamore Park (men’s baseball and women’s softball), Martin Field (men and women’s soccer), and the newly constructed Athletic Weight Room.

Texas Wesleyan University athletics is supported by a full staff of certified athletic trainers that are responsible for monitoring and caring for the medical needs of the student-athletes. The department also employs two sports information staff members charged with the role of producing and distributing media related materials and statistics pertaining to the accomplishments and accolades of its athletic programs and student-athletes.