Editing Principia College (section)

===Athletics===
[[file:Principia logo from NCAA.svg|thumb|120px|Principia athletics monogram]]
Principia College teams, named the Panthers, participate as a member of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'s [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] in the [[St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (SLIAC). The Principia Panther is the mascot of Principia College and has been since its change from the Indian in 1984.<ref name="timeline"/> There are 14 varsity athletic teams at Principia College of which men's sports are baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, track & field, and rugby; and women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.<ref name="fastfacts"/>

In 1983, the women's tennis team won the NCAA Division III national championship.<ref name="timeline"/>

In 2013, the men's rugby team won the first ever Open Division [[USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships|USA Rugby 7s Collegiate National Championship]], beating the [[University of Wisconsin-Stout]] 27–12 in the championship match.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wise |first=Chad |title=Principia takes first Men's Open Division Championship at College 7s |url=http://usacollege7s.com/principia-takes-first-mens-open-division-championship-at-college-7s/|access-date=27 November 2013 |date=24 November 2013}}</ref>

In 2022, the men's rugby team completed an undefeated season by winning the Division II [[National Collegiate Rugby]] Championship XVs title, defeating [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] 47–16 in the championship match.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ncr.rugby/news/principia-dii-and-cal-poly-humboldt-small-college-win-national-championships | title=Principia (DII) and Cal Poly Humboldt (Small College) win National Championships }}</ref>