first varsity eSports program, which competes in the National Association of Collegiate Esports. The athletic program began in 1893 with baseball and then football in 1897. Men's and women's basketball were introduced in 1904. LVC's teams are called the Flying Dutchmen, and its mascot is the Dutchman.
=== Men's teams ===
Baseball
Established 1893.
2002, 2022, 2023 Commonwealth Conference Champion and Coach Jonas Fester named MAC Commonwealth Coach of the Year, 2022 and 2023.
2023 NCAA Division III Regional Finalists
Plays at McGill Field
Basketball
Established in 1904.
1994 NCAA Division III National Champions
The 1952–53 team reached the NCAA Sweet 16, and is the smallest school in enrollment (425 students) to advance that far.
Plays at the Louis A. Sorrentino Gymnasium
Cross Country
Competes at Union Canal Tunnel Park in Lebanon.
Football
Established in 1897
2009 and 2011 ECAC Southwest Bowl champions
Has produced 11 all-Americans
Plays at Henry and Gladys Arnold Field.
co-champions with Lycoming in 2013 …