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UMKC provides the Kansas City metropolitan area with an NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics program that comprises 16 sports and approximately 200 student-athletes.
All UMKC students may attend home events at no charge by showing their student identification card at the ticket window at the appropriate venue. Athletics contests are a vital element of vibrant campus living, and the support of the general student body is the foundation for building school spirit. Your attendance is appreciated! The Kangaroos became an NCAA Division I member institution in 1987. After seven years as an independent, UMKC joined the Mid-Continent Conference in 1994. The UMKC intercollegiate athletics program emphasizes a student-oriented philosophy that includes academic excellence and campus/community service while fielding competitive teams with the objective of winning championships. UMKC athletics is also committed to the overall welfare of its student-athletes and, in that commitment, provides programs for comprehensive academic support, strength and conditioning, life skills and athletics training. All of those programs are intended to ensure that student-athletes maintain their physical and academic health during their tenure at UMKC. Women's basketball, volleyball and men's and women's outdoor track and field conduct home events on campus at Swinney Recreation Center. Men's basketball home contests are played at historic Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, men's soccer home contests are conducted at Swope Park and women's softball home contests are played at Cleveland Park in Kansas City, Mo.
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UMKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution; Part of the University of Missouri System; Reporting Possible Copyright Infringement.
