The Warner Royals are the athletic teams for Warner University in Lake Wales, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA),[1] primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) for most of its sports since the 1990–91 academic year;[2][3] while its men's volleyball team competes in the Mid-South Conference (MSC).
They are also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the South Region of the Division I level.
[8] Warner and the other conference rivals became affiliate members in the Mid-South, participating in the Sun Division for football.
[9] Their football team gained national recognition after losing 98-0 to Stephen F. Austin on September 24, 2022.
The program made back-to-back appearances in the NAIA Men's Volleyball National Invitational Tournament in 2011 and 2012.