2012 – Men's cross country wins NAIA National Championship. 2012 – The recreation center is renamed the “Pat Sullivan Center” in recognition of Sullivan, a long-time basketball coach and athletic director. 2013 – USF men and women's bowling begins competition. 2016 – Competitive dance becomes USF's 22nd sport. 2017 – USF women's bowling team wins the NAIA Invitational in its fourth season of competition. 2020 – USF women's cross country team wins the NAIA National Championship. 2021 – USF men's bowling team wins the NAIA Championship. Notable alumni Jon Debus, professional baseball player and coach Mike Feminis, college football coach Natalie Manley, member of Illinois House of Representatives Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, Illinois State Senator Pat McGuire, Illinois State Senator Steve Parris, professional baseball player Mike Wessel, former football player, current Mixed Martial Artist for Bellator fighting championships Nikki Woods, radio producer, Tom Joyner Morning Show References External links Official website Official athletics website Franciscan universities and colleges University of Saint Francis Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities Educational institutions established in 1920 Former women's universities and colleges in the United States Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois Catholic universities and colleges in Illinois 1920 establishments in Illinois