The women's basketball team has advanced to three straight Sweet 16s, including a third-place finish at the 2007 Final Four.

In 2016 the women's team advanced again to the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament after winning the Capital Athletic Conference Championship.

Mary Washington's men's basketball advanced to the national quarterfinals in 2014 under the tutelage of long time head coach Rod Wood.

The UMW field hockey team advanced to the National Championship in 1993 and the Final Four in 2012.

The women's lacrosse team is, historically, one of UMW's best programs with numerous Top 5 rankings over the years.

One of which, Shannon Hutcherson, became the first Eagle in both men's and women's swimming to win a National Title in 1998.

The men's tennis team has advanced to 15 NCAA Tournaments, finishing in the top eight four times.

The crew team at the University of Mary Washington was created in 2007, where it had initially received varsity status.

Discussions have been in the works with the crew teams and athletics about receiving varsity status in the near future.