and in the TranSouth Athletic Conference (TranSouth or TSAC) that only lasted within the 2012–13 school year.
Life competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports teams. Men's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, rugby, soccer, swimming, track & field, volleyball and wrestling. Women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, swimming, track & field, volleyball and wrestling. Co-educational sports include cheerleading.
=== Intercollegiate rugby program ===
The Running Eagles reached the national quarterfinals in 2011 in its first season. Life reached the national semifinals in the 2011–12 season and finished the season ranked #2 in the US. In 2018 and 2019, Life beat the California Golden Bears to become back-to-back national champions.
Life University has been successful in rugby sevens. It won the 2011 USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships. Life won the spring 2012 Las Vegas Invitational, earning a place at the June 2012 Collegiate Rugby Championship, …
