The University of Rio Grande teams, nicknamed athletically as the RedStorm, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the River States Conference (renamed from Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2016). The RedStorm previously competed in the Mid-South Conference from 2009 to 2014, and the now-defunct American Mideast Conference prior to that. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball.