Saint Mary-of-the-Woods enters its second year as a member of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) in 2022-23.
Of the Pomeroys' 18 athletic programs, 12 compete as a member of the
River States Conference.
Teams in the River States Conference of the NAIA are:
Alice Lloyd College
Brescia College
Carlow University
Indiana University East
Indiana University kokomo
Indiana University Southeast
Midway University
Oakland City University
Ohio Christian university
Ohio Valley Iniversity
Point Park university
University of Rio Grande
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
The following sports compete in the River States Conference:
| Women's Sports: |
Basketball Div II, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor T&F, Outdoor T&F, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball |
| Men's Sports: |
Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor T&F, Outdoor T&F, Soccer, Tennis |
Sprint Football
The SMWC sprint football team competes in the Midwest Sprint Football League, along with Quincy University, Calumet College of St. Joseph, Bellarmine University, Midway University and Fontbonne. The MSFL is one of two sprint football league's in the United States along with the Collegiate Sprint Football League. The winners of each league will play a postseason game following the 2022 season.
Equestrian
Our SMWC equestrian teams compete in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association conference.
IHSA encompasses 40 Regions in eight zones with more than 400 member colleges in 45 states and Canada and represents 10,000 members in hunter seat equitation, Western horsemanship and reining. To support the size of the organization, IHSA now requires major venues like Harrisburg, the Kentucky Horse Park and Los Angeles Equestrian Center for its National Championships.
IHSA welcomes beginners through advanced riders in the hunter and Western disciplines to compete individually or on a team. Men and women compete with and against each other. IHSA eliminates the expenses of horse ownership and allows more students to compete. Horses are furnished by host colleges and are chosen by drawing lots.
Divisions range from Walk/Trot to the Open Division for the more experienced riders.
Full-time undergraduate students of member colleges or alumni who competed in the IHSA as undergraduates are eligible to compete. Riders qualify for the National Championship Horse Show (Nationals) through a point system.
The IHSA promotes competition for riders of all skill levels, who compete individually and as teams at regional, zone and national levels.
Men's Volleyball
The SMWC men's volleyball program will compete in 2023 in the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference along with Indiana Tech, Aquinas, Lourdes, Siena Heights, Goshen, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Lawrence Tech and Cornerstone.
