The Walsh Cavaliers are the athletic teams that represent Walsh University, located in North Canton, Ohio, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Cavaliers compete as members of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference for 22 of their current 27 varsity sports. Two sports were added in the 2023–24 school year—the all-female cheerleading discipline of STUNT, which the G-MAC first sponsored in 2022–23, and sprint football, a weight-restricted form of American football governed outside of the NCAA.
In 2024, Walsh University added men’s and women’s rugby after players and coaching staff from Notre Dame College chose Walsh as their new home.
Varsity teams
Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Bowling Bowling Cross country Cross country Golf Football Lacrosse Golf Rugby Lacrosse Soccer Rugby Softball Soccer Tennis Tennis Track and field Track and field Volleyball
Facilities Walsh's athletic facilities include:Facilities at athletics.walsh.edu
Venue Sport(s) Open. Cecchini Center Basketball Volleyball Biery Stadium Baseball Klekotka Complex Tennis Larry Staudt Field Football Soccer Lacrosse Track and field WU Softball Complex Softball Vasco Field (various)
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Championships
Sport Assoc. Competition Titles Year(s) Ref. Basketball (men's) NAIA National championship – Div. II 2005 Basketball (women's) NAIA National championship – Div. II 1998
The men's baseball team advanced to the 2007 NAIA World Series for the first time in school history.
Mascot and colors Walsh University sports teams compete as the "Cavaliers". School colors are maroon and gold.
The school mascot is Sir Walter the Cavalier, who also makes appearances at various school events outside of athletics. A carved replica of Sir Walter stands outside the Cecchini Family Health and Wellness Complex and was created from an oak tree in 2016. The name Cavalier was chosen after the school newspaper, The Spectator, ran a contest in 1963, awarding Sean Keenan, Class of 1964, a $15 prize for his submission.
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