Mars Hill Lions
The Mars Hill Lions are the athletic teams that represent Mars Hill University, located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Lions are full members of the South Atlantic Conference, home to 18 of its 21 athletics programs. The men's and women's swimming programs are members of the single-sport Appalachian Swimming Conference, and the acrobatics and tumbling team is an associate member of Conference Carolinas. Mars Hill have been members of the SAC since its founding in 1975. Varsity teams List of teams Men's sports (10) Baseball Basketball Cross Country Esports Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming Tennis Track and field Women's sports (11) Acrobatics and tumbling Basketball Cross country Esports Golf Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Track and field Volleyball Individual teams Cross country The men's cross country team have been highly successful over the last two decades; from 1997 to 2014 they won 18 straight conference championships; in 2016 they won their 19th conference championship. In 2014 the men's cross country team won the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional championship and advanced to the Division II national championship meet, and in 2015 they finished in second place in the Division II Southeast Regional championship