Women's Sports

Baker sponsors 10 sports for women. The Univeristy boasts more than 100 All-Americans and nearly 100 conference titles and consistently challenges for the Heart of American Athletic Conference All-Sports award.

Baker athletes also thrive in academics and philanthropic endeavors. Each year more than 50 Wildcats are named HAAC Scholar-Athletes for their success both on the field and in the classroom. Baker was one of the first NAIA schools to take part in the Champions of Character program, which emphasizes respect, servant leadership, integrity, sportsmanship and responsibility.

Heart of America Athletic Conference

Baker has been a member of the Heart of America Athletic Conference since the organization's inception in 1971. The conference consists of 11 schools in three states and sponsors 17 sports (eight for men and women apiece, and co-ed spirit squad). The schools are located in southwest Iowa, eastern Kansas and throughout Missouri.

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

Legendary Baker athletic figure Emil Liston, a member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame, helped found the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to organize the first national collegiate basketball championship in 1937. The association now consists of more than 360 schools throughout the United States and in Canada and sponsors two dozen national championship events. Its home office is in Kansas City, Mo.