Southwestern Moundbuilders facts for kids

The Southwestern Moundbuilders are the sports teams from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. They are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which is a group of colleges that compete in sports. The Moundbuilders play in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).

Sports Teams at Southwestern College

Southwestern College has many different sports teams for both boys and girls.

Men's Sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Track & Field

Women's Sports

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Awesome Achievements

The Southwestern Moundbuilders have achieved many great things in sports!

Championship Wins

• They have won a lot of championships! Since 1960, they've won 143 titles in 10 different sports in their conference, the KCAC.
• Recently, they won seven KCAC championships in sports like softball, men's golf, men's and women's track, men's basketball, and men's and women's cross country.
• The football team won their conference championships three years in a row: 1997, 1998, and 1999.
• The men's basketball team won their conference tournament and made it to the national tournament.
• Their men's cross country and men's and women's golf teams won regional titles, which helped them go to national competitions.

National Recognition

• In 2004, both the women's and men's track teams had athletes who became national champions!
• In 2004, the women's basketball team made it to the "Sweet 16" round of the national tournament.
• In 2006, Southwestern College was ranked 77th out of almost 300 schools in the NAIA for how well all their sports teams did overall.
• A Southwestern College athlete was even featured in Sports Illustrated magazine in 2006!

Smart Athletes

• Many of their athletes are super smart! For example, in 2005-2006, 15 of them were named "NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes" for having great grades.
• Since 1981, over 170 athletes have been named NAIA All-America Scholar Athletes. This is a special honor for athletes who have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher – that's super impressive!

Other Great Moments

• The women's tennis and cross country teams were runners-up in their regional competitions in 2005-2006.
• In 2003, both the men's and women's soccer teams made it to the semi-finals of their conference tournament.