women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, acrobatics and tumbling, volleyball and beach volleyball. On March 17, 2025, the university's Athletics program announced the return of men's and women's track and field as a varsity sport for the 2025-2026 season. The school won its first NCAA Division II National Title in 2016 when the Lions' men's golf team defeated Chico State, 3–2, in the NCAA DII Championship round at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver, Colorado as part of the 2016 NCAA Division II Spring Championships Festival. Saint Leo also played host to the 2016 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships at The Abbey Course.
== Notable alumni and attendees ==
Saint Leo University has produced thousands of alumni, including Charles Henri Baker, a Haitian industrialist and presidential candidate; former politicians Richard Corcoran and Ed Narain; Cerelyn J. Davis, Memphis Police Department chief; and former Major League Baseball player Bob Tewksbury (attended, …
