has made 16 NCAA appearances and captured 11 UAA Championships. Softball Since the inception of the Washington University softball program in 2000, the team has captured 10 UAA championships and has made 15 trips to the NCAA Tournament, including its 2007 College World Series runner-up finish. Swimming and diving The Swimming and Diving teams are led by 18th-year head coach Brad Shively. In 2009, the Washington University men's and women's swimming teams combined to break four school records on the final day of the 2009 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships as the WashU men placed seventh overall and the women came in 14th place. In 2005–2006, Shively led the Red and Green to their top finishes in program history. The women placed fifth at the NCAA Championships, while the men took sixth. Additionally, Seniors Michael Slavik (24-time All-American) and Eric Triebe (26-time All-American) won the first (50 free – 20.46 Michael Slavik) and second (200 free – 1:39.12 Eric Triebe) individual national titles in Washington University history. Since 1979, 56 Bears student-athletes have earned 304 All-America citations. From 1924 through 1928 they were Missouri Valley Conference men's swimming champions. Track and field The men's and women's track and field teams have had a total of seven NCAA top 10 team finishes since 2009 when coaches Jeff Stiles and Lane Lohr took over the program. In the 2012 Indoor season, the WashU women placed 3rd at the NCAA Women's Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships which was tied for the highest finish in school history back in 2009. In 2015, the women recorded the new record for the highest-ever finish at the NCAA Women's Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships by claiming third place. In 2017 the women won the indoor and outdoor NCAA Women's Division III Track and Field Championships The highest for the men in the outdoor championships was a 4th-place finish in 2011. Also in 2011, the men recorded an 8th-place finish (the highest for the school at the time) at the indoor championships. In 2022 the men won the NCAA Men's Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. The Bears have won 15 University Athletic Association titles since 2009 (4 women's, 11 men's), never finishing below 3rd place. The bears have also had seven NCAA Division III National Champions since 2008: two in the women's pole vault (2008 Indoor, 2014 Outdoor), two in