2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Mid – America ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athletics ▁Association ▁rejected ▁a ▁proposal ▁for ▁Rock h urst ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁conference ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁ge ograph ically ▁closer ▁teams . ▁The ▁M I AA ▁said ▁it ▁currently ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁expand ▁beyond ▁ 1 2 ▁teams . ▁ ▁Rock h urst ▁has ▁ 1 4 ▁vars ity ▁athlet ic ▁teams , ▁including ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁basketball , ▁s occer , ▁golf , ▁lac ros se ▁and ▁tennis , ▁men ' s ▁baseball , ▁women ' s ▁soft ball , ▁women ' s ▁cross ▁country ▁and ▁women ' s ▁vol ley ball . ▁The ▁school ▁also ▁offers ▁two ▁club ▁sports : ▁tennis ▁and ▁the ▁Spirit ▁Squad , ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁Dance ▁Team ▁and ▁the ▁co - ed ▁cheer leading ▁squad . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁jo ke ▁around ▁campus ▁that ▁the ▁Rock h urst ▁University ▁football ▁team ▁has ▁remained ▁und efe ated ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁( the ▁year ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁dissol ved ). ▁ ▁The ▁Rock h urst ▁Men ' s ▁Soccer ▁team ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁NA IA ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Rock h urst ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁national ▁tournament s , ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Final ▁Four ▁ 1 0 ▁times , ▁and ▁finished ▁national ▁runner - up ▁four ▁times ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁ 1 9 7