 The university participates in the Southwest division of the ASCUN tournament , along with other 26 institutions from the departments of Cauca , Nariño , and Valle del Cauca , with student , staff , and faculty teams . These games are qualifiers for the national tournament , which has been held every year since 1996 . The university has male and female varsity teams in Basketball , Billiards , Chess , Cycling , Futsal , Judo , Karate , Rugby , Soccer , Swimming , Taekwondo , table and outdoor Tennis , Track and field , Triathlon , Beach and indoor Volleyball , and Weightlifting . The university also participates in smaller invitational tournaments , such as the CUAO , ICESI , Javeriana , and Loyola cups . 
