national success, with men's soccer winning 11 NAIA national championships.
== Notable alumni ==
Venerable Augustine Tolton (1854–1897), first openly African-American Catholic priest
Rick Hummel (b. 1946), Hall of Fame baseball writer
Josh Kinney (b. 1979), relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
John Mahoney (1940–2018), television and theatre actor
Zoe Nicholson, equality activist, speaker and writer
James Pankow (b. 1947), trombonist for the band Chicago
Michael A. Perry (b. 1954), Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor
Josh Rabe (b. 1978), former outfielder for the Minnesota Twins
Dev Reeves (b. 1967), former professional soccer defender
Lindell Shumake (b. 1949), Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Francis G. Slay (b. 1955), former mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
Dietrich C. Smith (1840–1914), former Republican Congressman from Illinois
John M. Sullivan (b. 1959), Illinois State Senator
Michael Swango (b. 1954), prolific serial killer and physician
Scott L. Thoele, U.S. Army …