Athletics

Intramurals

Intramurals offer a voluntary program that allows students, regardless of degree or skills, to participate in competitive activities on campus. The program’s aim is to contribute to the health and fitness of each student, and develop wholesome recreational skills, constructive attitudes, and desirable social relationships.

Intramurals is recreation by participation. The program organizes activities such as basketball, flag football, volleyball, video games, corn hole, racquet-ball, table tennis, Frisbee, and more.

The Wellness Center

The Wellness Center is housed in the Hull Center for Athletics is available for students to workout during scheduled hours of operation.

Intercollegiate Athletics

Ottawa University is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and is one of twelve member institutions in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and offers the following varsity-level sports:

Men:

  • Baseball

  • Basketball

  • Bowling

  • Cross Country

  • Esports

  • Football

  • Golf

  • Lacrosse

  • Power-Lifting

  • Soccer

  • Track & Field

  • Tennis

  • Volleyball

  • Wrestling

Women:

  • Basketball

  • Bowling

  • Cross Country

  • Esports

  • Flag Football

  • Golf

  • Lacrosse

  • Power-Lifting

  • Soccer

  • Softball

  • Track & Field

  • Tennis

  • Volleyball

  • Wrestling

Co-ed:

  • Competitive Cheer

  • Competitive Dance

Eligibility Requirements

The rules and regulations of NAIA apply to both men’s and women’s athletics. Complete eligibility regulations are published in the official NAIA Handbook.  A first-time entering first-year student must meet two of the three entry-level requirements:

  • Score 18 on the Enhanced ACT or 860 on the SAT

  • Achieve an overall high school GPA of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale

  • Graduate in the top half of high school graduating class

 

Athletic Participation Rates and Financial Support Data

Ottawa University discloses information on athletic participation rates and financial support data to the public and to current and prospective students. Information contained in this annual report includes:

  • Number of male and female full-time undergraduates.

  • List of all varsity teams that competed in intercollegiate athletic competition.

  • Total number of participants by each team.

  • Total operating expenses for each team.

  • Gender of each head coach and whether he/she is full-time or part-time.

  • Number of assistant coaches of each gender and whether they are full-time or part-time.

  • Total amount of money spent on athletically related student aid aggregately for men’s and women’s teams.

  • Ratio of athletically-related student aid awarded to male athletes and female athletes.

  • Total annual revenue generated by men’s teams and women’s teams.

  • Average annual institutional salary of head coaches of all teams for all athletics by gender.

  • Average annual institutional salary of assistant coaches of all teams for all athletics by gender.

This report may be obtained by contacting:

Ottawa University Athletic Director
1001 South Cedar Street, #7
Ottawa, Kansas 66067-3399
785-242-5200