1928–29 school year).
Friends competes in 23 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, powerlifting, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, cross country, competitive cheerleading (coed), dance (coed) golf, powerlifting, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball and wrestling.
== Notable people ==
Page Belcher, former member of Congress from Oklahoma
Bruce Blake, bishop of the United Methodist Church and former president of Southwestern College
R. C. Buford, general manager of San Antonio Spurs
James Crow, population geneticist
George Kelly, founder of clinical psychology and personal construct psychology
Lane Lord, women's basketball coach at Pittsburg State University (2007–present)
Matt Lundy, former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives of the 57th district
Mitch McVicker, Christian singer and songwriter
Vern Miller, sheriff of Sedgwick …
