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===Northern Arizona Lumberjacks=== {{Main|Northern Arizona Lumberjacks}} Northern Arizona University sponsors 15 sports at the [[NCAA Division I]] level, including a [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football|football team]] that competes at the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|Division I Football Championship Subdivision]] level.<ref name=":15">{{cite web|url=http://www.bigskyconf.com/sports/2008/6/9/MemberInst060908.aspx|title=Big Sky Conference β Member Institutions|publisher=Bigskyconf.com|access-date=December 2, 2015|archive-date=January 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102153612/https://bigskyconf.com/sports/2008/6/9/MemberInst060908.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The NAU football team has a [[List of NCAA college football rivalry games|rivalry]] with the [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds football|Southern Utah Thunderbirds]], known as the [[Grand Canyon Rivalry]], based on the universities residing on opposite sides of the Grand Canyon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/southern-utah/2015/11/19/suu-football-demario-warren-faces-former-teammate-grand-canyon-rivalry/76085934/|title=SUU football: Demario Warren faces former teammate in Grand Canyon Rivalry|last=Miller|first=Ryan|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|language=en|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125135912/https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/southern-utah/2015/11/19/suu-football-demario-warren-faces-former-teammate-grand-canyon-rivalry/76085934/|url-status=live}}</ref> All sports are members of the [[Big Sky Conference]] with the exception of the Women's Swimming & Diving team, which competes in the [[Western Athletic Conference]].<ref name=":15" /><ref name="wac.org">{{cite web|url=http://wac.org/awards/champs.html|title=WAC team champion|publisher=Western Athletic Conference|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031345/http://wac.org/awards/champs.html|archive-date=December 1, 2017|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref> The Men's Cross Country team has featured four straight top ten finishes at the [[NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship|NCAA Division I Cross Country championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_cross_country_champs_records/2013-14/DIMCC.pdf|title=NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|pages=3β4|access-date=December 19, 2013|archive-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026010415/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_cross_country_champs_records/2013-14/DIMCC.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The track and field team has been home to several [[All-America#Track and field|All-Americans]], including NCAA Champion and Olympian [[Lopez Lomong]] (and brother [[Peter Lomong]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/learning-to-love-running-naus-peter-lomong-makes-a-name-for-himself/article_d2731047-430f-51b7-9019-a772c078c381.html|title=Learning to love running, NAU's Peter Lomong makes a name for himself|last=Bashore|first=Cody|website=Arizona Daily Sun|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719014435/https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/learning-to-love-running-naus-peter-lomong-makes-a-name-for-himself/article_d2731047-430f-51b7-9019-a772c078c381.html|url-status=live}}</ref> two-time NCAA Champion [[David McNeill (runner)|David McNeill]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nauathletics.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/david-mcneill/3212|title=David McNeill β Track & Field|website=Northern Arizona University Athletics|language=en|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719014435/https://nauathletics.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/david-mcneill/3212|url-status=live}}</ref> and 2012 Olympian [[Diego Estrada (runner)|Diego Estrada]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/advanced/a20824578/naus-estrada-chases-the-american-dream/|title=NAU's Estrada Chases the American Dream|last=Gugala|first=Jon|date=June 3, 2011|website=Runner's World|language=en-US|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202164552/https://www.runnersworld.com/advanced/a20824578/naus-estrada-chases-the-american-dream/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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