in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Big Blue are a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, wrestling, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, triathlon, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. Notable alumni Actors and musicians Jodi Benson – Actress: voice of Ariel in the 1989 film The Little Mermaid and Polly Baker in the original Broadway cast of Crazy for You Sierra Boggess – Actress: originated roles of Ariel in the 2007 Broadway production of The Little Mermaid and Rosalie Mullins in the 2015 Broadway production of School of Rock. She also portrayed Christine Daae in 2010's Love Never Dies and in the 25th anniversary performances of The Phantom of the Opera on both West End and Broadway. Joel Kim Booster – Actor / Comedian: writer and star of Fire Island, Jun Ho in NBC's Sunnyside Hedy Burress – Actress: Wyleen Pritchett in Boston Common; voice of Yuna in Final Fantasy X Annamary Dickey – Actress and soprano of the Metropolitan Opera and Broadway Katelyn Epperly – Singer: American Idol season 9 (top 16) Tad Hilgenbrink – Actor: Matt Stifler in American Pie: Band Camp Emerson Swinford – Musician: guitarist and composer Annie Wersching – Actress: portrays FBI agent Renee Walker on the television show 24 Matthew West – Musician: contemporary Christian artist Monica Witni – Composer and double bassist Michael Maize – Actor: portrayed Daniel in National Treasure: Book of Secrets Artists Herbert D. Ryman – Disney artist, imagineer, and chief designer of the Cinderella Castle Athletes and coaches Millikin University was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1910 to 1937. George Corbett – football player: Chicago Bears running back from 1932–1938 Sid Gepford – NFL player in 1920 Lori Kerans – basketball coach, gave Millikin first NCAA D3 national championship win; coached from 1985–2018 Fred T. Long – Negro league baseball player and college football coach: played four seasons in Negro National League and amassed a 227-151-31 coaching record from 1921–1965 at various colleges including three Black college football national championships (1928, 1932, 1945) Harry Long – college football coach, won a Black college football national championship in 1924 as coach of Paul Quinn College; assistant coach to his brother Fred for