The Walsh Cavaliers are the athletic teams that represent Walsh University, located in North Canton, Ohio, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Cavaliers compete as members of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference for 22 of their current 27 varsity sports. Two sports were added in the 2023âÂÂ24 school yearâÂÂthe all-female cheerleading discipline of STUNT, which the G-MAC first sponsored in 2022âÂÂ23, and sprint football, a weight-restricted form of American football governed outside of the NCAA.
In 2024, Walsh University added menâÂÂs and womenâÂÂs rugby after players and coaching staff from Notre Dame College chose Walsh as their new home.
Walsh's athletic facilities include:
Walsh University sports teams compete as the "Cavaliers". School colors are maroon and gold.
The school mascot is Sir Walter the Cavalier, who also makes appearances at various school events outside of athletics. A carved replica of Sir Walter stands outside the Cecchini Family Health and Wellness Complex and was created from an oak tree in 2016. The name Cavalier was chosen after the school newspaper, The Spectator, ran a contest in 1963, awarding Sean Keenan, Class of 1964, a $15 prize for his submission.