member since the 2019–20 academic year (before achieving full member status in 2022–23); while its men's soccer team competes in the Great American Conference (GAC). The Jets previously competed in the D-II Heartland Conference from 2006–07 to 2018–19; and in the defunct Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1999–2000 to 2005–06. Newman competes in 19 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, triathlon and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cheer & dance, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, triathlon and volleyball. Mascot Newman University introduced their new mascot, “Johnny Jet” in September 2010. Notable people Alumni Dax (1994- ), rapper Alex Ciabattoni (1994- ), basketball forward Tony Fulton (1972- ), Nebraska state legislator Issoufou Idrissa (1976- ), Nigerien soccer striker Tom Malone (1953- ), Kansas Court of Appeals judge Rick Roder, baseball umpire, author Clare Vanderpool (1965- ), children's book author Ponka-We Victors (1981- ), Kansas state legislator Raymond Patrick Archer (1971- ), Postmaster, Kenansville, North Carolina Faculty and staff Robert Beattie, lawyer, crime writer Cliff Brown (1956- ), soccer coach Naomi Hirahara (1962- ), novelist, editor References External links Newman Athletics website Education in Wichita, Kansas Educational institutions established in 1902 Educational institutions established in 1958 Educational institutions established in 1998 Buildings and structures in Wichita, Kansas 1958 establishments in Kansas 1932 establishments in Kansas Catholic universities and colleges in Kansas Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita