of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1902–03 academic year.
Kansas Wesleyan competes in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Co-ed sports include competitive cheer and competitive dance.
KWU athletics has won the KCAC Commissioner’s Cup five times in the award’s history, including a three-year run, winning the cup in 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
== Notable alumni ==
Tunku Shazuddin Ariff — Deputy Crown Prince of Kedah
Rebecca S. Chopp — Chancellor of The University of Denver
Stefanie Milam — Project Scientist for Policy and Science Community, NASA
Thomas Craven — anti-modernist art critic and art …
