Athletics
See also: List of Azusa Pacific Cougars head football coachesMore than 300 Azusa Pacific University student-athletes compete in the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 17 intercollegiate sports:
- Acrobatics and Tumbling (Women)
- Baseball (Men)
- Basketball (Men and women)
- Cross country (Men and women)
- Football (Men)
- Softball (Women)
- Soccer (Men and women)
- Swimming & Diving (Women)
- Tennis (Men and women)
- Track & Field (Men and women)
- Volleyball (Women)
- Water Polo (Women)
Azusa Pacific Athletics achieved eight consecutive wins of the Directors’ Cup in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 with a total of 108 GSAC Championships and 36 NAIA National Championships.
The football team plays as a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) as of the 2012 football season.
On July 11, 2011 Azusa Pacific began the three-year transition process to becoming a member of the NCAA. At that time, they joined the Pacific West Conference of NCAA Division II and became a football-only member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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