golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and track & field; women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, triathlon and volleyball; and co-ed teams include cheerleading, dance and equestrian (eventing).
The Transylvania Pioneers student-athletes compete under colors crimson and white at a variety of venues throughout the country; maintain successful results; and often compete against larger institutions including Ohio University.
Philanthropists have increased sizable gifts to the university in its present period more so than ever before, and coaches at Transylvania University have been continually recognized for athletic achievements.
=== Football ===
Transylvania won the first-recorded football game in the state of Kentucky by defeating the Centre Praying Colonels of Centre College 133⁄4–0. Its 1903 team claimed a southern championship. The Pioneers played football from 1888 to 1941 (except 1906), when …
