NCAA conference championship in its 100-year history. In 2015 and 2016, the men's Cross Country team won the championship again. In 2019, the women's Soccer team won their first conference championship, followed by the men's Basketball team during the 2019-20 season. Cairn's men's Volleyball team won back-to-back CSAC Championships in 2021 and 2022 and women's Tennis has won four CSAC Championships in a row from 2019-203 (No Championship hosted in 2020).
Cairn University began competing in the United East Conference following their merger with the Colonial States Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.
The men's soccer program has won seven NCCAA Division II National Championships (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996).
Students also participate in intramural sports such as flag football, outdoor soccer, basketball, and volleyball.
== Notable alumni ==
Allen C. Guelzo – Henry R. Luce III Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College
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