the "Maroon Chiefs"). The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) since the 2003–04 academic year. The Mustangs previously competed as an NAIA Independent during the 2002–03 school year; and in the defunct North Central Conference (NCC) from 1922–23 to 2001–02, which was affiliated in the NCAA Division II ranks. Morningside competes in 27 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, dance and eSports. Accomplishments The Mustangs women's basketball team won back-to-back NAIA Division II National Championships in 2004 and 2005. They also won the National Championship in 2009 with an undefeated 38–0 record. Most recently, the Mustangs won the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Champsionship in 2015 with a 37–1 record. Morningside's Jake Stevenson won the NAIA Wrestling Championship in 2007, and John Sievert won the Championship in 2013. The football team was coached from 1948–1950 by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach George Allen. The current football coach is Steve Ryan. In 2018, Ryan guided the Mustangs to an undefeated 15–0 season. The team was named national champions after they captured the 2018 NAIA Football National Championship. In 2019, the Mustangs again went undefeated, becoming back-to-back winners in the 2019 NAIA Football National Championship. Morningside continued their success in the fall of 2021 where they won the 2021 NAIA Football National Championship in Durham, North Carolina - their 3rd in four years. The Morningside Mustangs dance team won their first national title in 2022. Their head coach is Alisha Knowler, who has been coaching the team for 5 years. The dance team also set a national record for highest score at a dance nationals with a 92.31. Student life Morningside University is on a campus in the residential neighborhood of Morningside in Sioux City, Iowa. Student organizations include: student government, honor societies, service groups, religious organizations, musical ensembles, student publications, and three national fraternities ( Alpha Omicron Pi women's sorority, Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, and Acacia). The campus is also home to two nationally renowned music fraternities, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (men's) and Mu Phi Epsilon (co-ed nationally, but strictly women for this