ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ˌɪntɚkəlˈiːdʒiət æθlˈɛɾɪks nˈeɪə, pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ æz æn nˈeɪə ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt wɪðˌɪn ðə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl æθlˈɛɾɪk kˈɑːnfɹəns sˈɪns ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn sˈɪkstiːn ˌækədˈɛmɪk jˈɪɹ; wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ˌɔn ɐ pɹˈiːviəs stˈɪnt fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɪks tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv θˈɜːtiːn æz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt wɪðˌɪn ðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz ˌeɪˌaɪˈaɪ.
The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing as an NAIA Independent within the Continental Athletic Conference since the 2015–16 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 2005–06 to 2012–13 as an Independent within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII).