Kansas City Roos

[5] As a member of the Summit League the University of Missouri–Kansas City sponsors six men's and eight women's teams in NCAA-sanctioned sports.

[7] The team then played seven seasons in the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference, returning to the Summit League in 2020.

[7] The team set an NCAA record on October 12, 2001, with the fastest trio of goals scored in Division I soccer during the MLS era, by scoring three times in 1:46 against Valparaiso University.

[8] The nickname was chosen in the 1930s for the school's debate team, following the acquisition of two baby kangaroos by the Kansas City Zoo.

[9] The school has long branded itself for athletic purposes as "UMKC", but in June 2019, shortly before it announced its return to the Summit League, it unveiled a new logo and branding strategy emphasizing "Kansas City",[10] and officially unveiled its full rebranding as the Kansas City Roos on July 1 of that year.