Warner Pacific University Athletics

Warner Pacific competes at the NAIA level, which offers athletic scholarships and regional competition without the intensity of Division I programs. The Knights field teams in 7 varsity sports with 147 total athletes. That means about 43% of the 344 students participate in varsity athletics, creating a campus where nearly half the student body plays competitive sports. The athletic department distributes $1,264,649 in scholarships across all programs. Warner Pacific belongs to the Cascade Collegiate Conference, competing against other small Christian colleges in the Pacific Northwest. The high participation rate reflects the school's emphasis on community involvement and personal development through athletics. With such a large percentage of student-athletes, sports culture permeates campus life even at this Division level focused more on character building than championship pursuit.