competes in 29 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, cycling, eSports, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, triathlon and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, cycling, dance, eSports, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, triathlon, and volleyball. Former sports included football and men's disc golf.
== Notable people ==
Buddy Bolding, baseball coach, Class of 1973
Warren Eugene Brandon (1916–1977), painter and photographer
David Davis, Class of 1991, U.S. Congressman from Tennessee District 1
William G. Dever, Syro-Palestinian archaeologist
E. C. Duggins, head football coach at Appalachian State University, class of 1935
Del Harris, basketball coach, Class of 1959
Megan Jastrab, earned bronze medal in Women's Team Pursuit during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Frank Knight, Class of 1911, American economist
John Preston McConnell, ordained minister in the Christian …
