The Department of Athletics at Columbia College is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC). The Koalas compete in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.
Athletic questionnaires are viewed by recruitment and coaching staff.
Six student-athletes were named to the AAC All-Academic team and another was named 2nd Team All-Conference in 2018-19.
The cross country program has sent qualifiers to the NAIA National Championship meet in 3 of the last 5 years.
A student-athlete won a tournament medal in the Fall AAC Tournament. Columbia golfers compete in two conference tournaments.
Two student-athletes were named to the AAC Academic Conference teams, also won the Champions of Character award.
Two student-athletes were named AAC Player of the Week as they competed through the Fall, Winter, and Spring seasons.
Indoor Track & Field has won back-to-back AAC Conference Championships, while Outdoor Track & Field has finished runner-up the last 2 years. The Koalas have sent athletes to the NAIA National meet for 3 consecutive years.