Martin Luther College Daylight program offers students experiential learning at WELS congregations in the United States and abroad. Through the program, student volunteers meet congregations' requests for assistance in various outreach programs. Since 2000, almost 2500 MLC students have participated in Daylight. Athletics Approximately 30% of Martin Luther College students participate in a varsity sport, and about 60% participate in intramural athletics. Martin Luther College fields 16 intercollegiate varsity teams; 8 for men, 8 for women. The college supports an additional 15 intramural leagues. The varsity teams compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III nine-member Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). Men's sports include cross country, soccer, football, basketball, tennis, baseball, track and field, and golf; women's sports include cross country, soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, softball, track and field, and golf. In the 2017–2018 school year, 9 out of 16 varsity sports led the UMAC in team grade point average. Since 1995, Martin Luther College's teams have won 28 UMAC championships. The school's nickname is the Knights and its colors are black, red, and white. MLC is known for its strong student section at athletic events. At events during the early 2000s, students formed the Roo Crew, adopting an inflatable kangaroo as the college's unofficial mascot. The Male Cheerleaders perform humorous routines at home basketball games and interact with the student section and referees. The college has a rivalry with Bethany Lutheran College in nearby Mankato, Minnesota. Teams have played in MLC's football bowl since 1972. MLC supports more than 15 intramural leagues. Opportunities are also available to play hockey and baseball in annual matches with Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. Alumni Alumni of Martin Luther College and its predecessor schools serve as pastors, missionaries, chaplains, principals, teachers, staff ministers, and church leaders for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Since 1865, alumni have comprised over 90% of the synod's called workers. Notable alumni include Northwestern College graduates Franz Pieper and John W. O. Brenner, and various theologians and leaders within the WELS. Graduates of the college's pre-seminary program may continue their education at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin. Graduates of the college's education programs may become candidates for assignment to serve in elementary schools, high schools, or congregations of the WELS. The synod's leadership cooperates with the college's officers and administrators to assign candidates to their respective schools and congregations. The w is the third largest Lutheran church body