▁sports . ▁W heel ing ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mountain ▁East ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁( W VI AC ), ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁university ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁W heel ing ▁University ▁compet es ▁in ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M EC . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁W VI AC ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁nine ▁football - play ing ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁W VI AC ▁announced ▁their ▁intention ▁to ▁break ▁away ▁and ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁conference , ▁which ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁M EC . ▁Although ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁initially ▁left ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁split , ▁it ▁would ▁soon ▁receive ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁conference . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁am ass ed ▁ 4 7 ▁W VI AC ▁titles ▁during ▁its ▁ten ure ▁in ▁that ▁conference , ▁and ▁also ▁bo asts ▁ 4 0 ▁Academ ic ▁All - Amer icans . ▁ ▁V ars ity ▁teams ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁teams ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁sports ▁ ▁Baseball ▁ ▁Basketball ▁ ▁Cross ▁Country ▁ ▁Football ▁ ▁G olf ▁ ▁Lac ros se ▁ ▁Rugby ▁ ▁Soccer ▁ ▁Sw imming ▁and ▁D iving ▁ ▁Track ▁and ▁field ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁sports ▁ ▁Basketball ▁ ▁Cross ▁Country