Wheeling Jesuit University - Athletics

Athletics

Wheeling Jesuit University competes in NCAA Division II, as part of the WVIAC. On August 20, 2012, WJU was unveiled as a charter member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC), a new Division II conference set to begin play in the 2013–14 school year. In June 2012, the nine football-playing schools in the WVIAC announced their intention to break away and form a new conference, which eventually became the MEC. Although WJU was initially left out of the split, it would soon be invited to become an MEC charter member; it will be the only non-football school in the new conference.

WJU has amassed 47 WVIAC titles and 40 Academic All-Americans. On Feb 28, 2009, WJU was televised nationally on CBS Sports against West Liberty University in a conference basketball match.

Currently, WJU supports 19 sports, including: Men's and women's soccer, men's and women's golf, men's and women's cross-country, men's and women's track (indoor and outdoor), men's and women's swimming, men's and women's basketball, volleyball, men's and women's lacrosse, softball, and baseball. Women's lacrosse, was announced on August 26, 2010, and the team began play in 2012.

The university's home indoor athletic events are held in WJU's state of the art McDonough Center. The university also offers a variety of intramural sports such as dodge-ball in the fall, basketball in the winter, and volleyball in the spring.