Walsh Cavaliers

{{short description|College sport team in Ohio}}

{{Infobox college athletics

| name = Walsh Cavaliers

| logo = Walsh Cavaliers logo.svg

| logo_width = 175

| university = Walsh University

| association = NCAA

| conference = Great Midwest Athletic Conference

| division = Division II

| director = Christina Paone

| location = North Canton, Ohio

| teams = 22

| stadium = Larry Staudt Field

| basketballarena = Alumni Arena

| icehockeyarena =

| baseballfield = Biery Stadium

| soccerstadium = Larry Staudt Field

| softballstadium = WU Softball Complex

| lacrossestadium = Larry Staudt Field

| natatorium =

| arena2 = Klekotka Tennis Complex

| mascot =Sir Walter the Cavalier

| nickname = Cavaliers

| pageurl = https://athletics.walsh.edu/

}}

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.{{cite press release|url=https://athletics.walsh.edu/news/2022/10/19/general-walsh-university-adding-varsity-stunt-and-sprint-football-to-athletic-programs.aspx |title=Walsh University Adding Varsity STUNT and Sprint Football to Athletic Program |publisher=Walsh Cavaliers |date=October 19, 2022 |access-date=February 16, 2023}}

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.{{cite press release|url=https://www.walsh.edu/news/2024/04/notre-dame-college-rugby-moving-to-walsh-university.html |title=Notre Dame College Rugby Moving to Walsh University |publisher=Walsh University |date=April 2, 2024 |access-date=February 18, 2025}}

Varsity teams

=List of teams=

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Men's sports

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Rugby
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Bowling

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Women's sports

  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Rugby
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • STUNT{{efn|group=varsity|An all-female cheerleading discipline that became part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program in 2023.}}
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
  • Bowling

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=Facilities=

The university's football team used to play their home games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, however they now play their home games on campus at Larry Staudt Field.

Championships

  • The men's basketball team won the 2005 NAIA National Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.walsh.edu/basketball-1.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928235614/http://www.walsh.edu/basketball-1.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2011|title=Basketball|date=Sep 28, 2011|access-date=Jan 8, 2020}}
  • The women's basketball team won the 1998 NAIA National Championship.{{Cite web |title=Walsh University |url=https://walsh.prestosports.com/WOF/Wall_of_Fame/1997-98_Women-s_National_Championship_Basketball_Team?view=bio |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=walsh.prestosports.com}}
  • The men's baseball team advanced to the 2007 NAIA World Series for the first time in school history.{{Cite web |date=2007-05-09 |title=2007 NAIA Baseball Super Regionals |url=https://www.naia.org/sports/bsb/2006-07/releases/200705099ewr9 |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=NAIA |language=en}}

References

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