University of Northwestern – St. Paul Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Athletics== {{see also|List of Northwestern Eagles head football coaches}} The University of Northwestern – St. Paul's sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate athletic sports, including football, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's lacrosse. Northwestern is a member of the [[NCAA Division III]], a Division I member of the [[National Christian College Athletic Association]], and is one of nine full-time members of the [[Upper Midwest Athletic Conference]] (UMAC). Prior to its NCAA Division III membership, which began on a full-time basis prior to the 2008-2009 academic year, the Eagles were a member of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA). Since becoming a Division III member in 2008, the schools teams have earned bids to 32 NCAA Tournaments. In 2015 two University of Northwestern – St. Paul teams advanced to NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in men's basketball and women's volleyball. The Eagles volleyball team has advanced to ten of the last eleven NCAA Tournaments, 2 Sweet 16's (2015 & 2017), a Final Four (2016), and was a recipient of the NCAA's Sportsmanship Award for all divisions in 2009. The men's basketball team has also advanced to nine of the last ten NCAA national tournaments. The University of Northwestern – St. Paul became the first college football team in modern history to play two games on the same day. On October 8, 2005, under head coach Kirk Talley, the Eagles defeated Trinity Bible College 59–0 in a 12 noon kickoff before defeating Macalester College 6.5 miles down Snelling Avenue at 7 p.m. that night, 47–14.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=ap-onelongday&prov=ap&type=lgns Sports – Yahoo]</ref> The UNW football team has won two NCCAA Victory Bowls in 2000 and 2008. The University of Northwestern – St. Paul men's basketball team won the 2010 [[NCCAA]] Division I Men's Basketball National Tournament, defeating [[King University|King College]] (Tennessee - NCAA Division II), for its first ever Division I championship by a score of 58–54.<ref>[http://www.nwceagles.com/news/2010/3/20/MBB_0321100010.aspx Northwestern College Athletics – The slipper fits! Eagles win NCCAA National Championship!]</ref> University of Northwestern – St. Paul athletic and recreation facilities <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://unweagles.com/sports/2014/10/1/gen_1001141054.aspx?tab=facilities|title = Athletic Facilities Rental}}</ref> consist of the Ericksen Center (1996) (volleyball, men's and women's basketball) and the Reynolds Field complex (2014), which houses the Johnson Tennis Complex and 100 percent artificially turfed fields for baseball, softball, football, soccer and lacrosse. The outdoor facility also offers a running and jumping pit for track and field participants, a stadium, and four locker rooms. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page