The Friends Falcons are the athletic teams that represent Friends University, located in Wichita, Kansas, in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1953–54 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 1902–03 to December 1928 (of the 1928–29 school year).College Fanz Friends University Athletics
Varsity teams Friends competes in 19 intercollegiate varsity sports:
Men's sports Women's sports Basketball Basketball Cross country Cross country Football Golf Golf Powerlifting Powerlifting Soccer Soccer Softball Tennis Tennis Track and field Track and field Wrestling Volleyball Wrestling
Football Friends University is coached by Terry Harrison, who has held the position since the 2023 season.Coach Profile Coach Profile Under Harrison's leadership, the Falcons have become well known for a highly aggressive, run-centric flexbone offense. In the 2025 season, the Falcons were first in rushing yards, with an average of 459.9 yards per game, but were 93rd out of 94 in passing yards, with an average of 52.8 yards per game, second only to the Mayville State Comets. The Falcons also led the league in points, with an average of 54.2 points per game. Friends 2025-26 season stats
Bowl games In 1972, Friends was defeated by the Ottawa Braves in the Mineral Water Bowl by a score of 27–20.Mineral Water Bowl All-time results
Facilities
Venue Sport(s) Ref. Adair-Austin Stadium Football Soccer Track and field Adair-Austin Stadium & Forrest C. Lattner Tennis Courts Garvey Center Basketball Volleyball Garvey Center Forrest Lattner Courts Tennis Crestview Country Club Golf Crestview Country Club (facilities) on friendsathletics.com
Mascot The school's first athletic teams were known as the "Fighting Quakers" which symbolized the schools affiliation with the Society of Friends. In the 1930s, governance of the institution was turned over to an independent board not affiliated with the religious organization that founded the school. Still, the university's athletic teams remained known as the Fighting Quakers and used a duck as their mascot symbol up to 1960.
After 1960, student body began to desire a different mascot to represent Friends University. "Freddy Falcon" was created as a response to this initiative and adopted by the school.Friends University Athletics Traditions
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