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Welcome to Southern Wesleyan University

Southern Wesleyan University is a private Christian university committed to liberal arts and professional education. We are proud to be an institution of The Wesleyan Church, a worldwide body of evangelical Protestant believers. Our name has changed over the years, but our mission—to be a Christian community of learners that recognizes God as the source of all truth and wisdom—has remained.

Meet the Team

Affiliations

Southern Wesleyan University is a member of Conference Carolinas and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II. 

SWU was previously members of the National Christian College Athletics Association (NCCAA), the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

Student-athletes are given the opportunity to excel athletically, academically, and spiritually.  Southern Wesleyan annually recognizes numerous all-conference, all-region and academic award winners.  The Warriors have won four NCCAA National Championships in team competitions and have seven individual national champions.

Southern Wesleyan University currently fields 16 varsity sports and two developmental teams. 

Women's Golf was added for the 2012-13 season with Men's and Women's Tennis as well as Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field and Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field beginning competition in the 2013-14 season. Women's Lacrosse became a new addition for the 2016-17 school year.  At the conclusion of the 2022 season, Men's and Women's Golf and Men's and Women's Tennis were retired.  In 2024, it was announced that Men's and Women's Golf would be reinstated beginning in the fall of 2025.

Men – Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field

Women – Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball

Developmental Teams - Men's Basketball, Baseball

Meet Ty the Warrior

Our very Warrior has chosen the name Ty. The shortened form of Tysinger. J Walden Tysinger was a passionate advocate for the university in the 1960s. His fundraising efforts helped the college rebuild after the McDonald Hall fire. Buildings he help to fund include Brower Classroom Building, Gibson Science Building, Ellenberg Lecture Hall, Stuart-Bennett Hall, Folger Fine Arts Building, and his namesake, Historic Tysinger Gymnasium. Ty will help Southern Wesleyan University Athletics carry its historic past into its bright future.

Venues

Athletics Facilities

5 : Tysinger Athletic Facility (Volleyball and Basketball)

29 : Golf Driving Range (Golf)

30 : Gilbert Track and Field (Track and Field / Soccer practice field)

31 : Rev. Leroy C Cox Tennis Complex (Tennis)

33 : Varsity Field (Softball)

35 : Childs Field (Soccer and Lacrosse)

36 : Dr. C Keith Connor Field (Baseball)

Are animals allowed at Athletic Venues?

Animals are not allowed at our Athletic Venues.  Service Animals will be allowed with proper documentation.
 

How much are tickets?

Ticket pricing varies from venue to venue.

Ticket Pricing:

Basketball:  (it's one price if Men & Women double header)

Adults - $5

Children under 12 – Free

SWU Students – Free upon presentation of current student ID

SWU Employees and Family – Free upon presentation of current ID

Both sides of Historic Tysinger Gym (chair backs and bleachers) will be available to all on a first come, first serve basis. 

Baseball:

$5 for adults (non-SWU)