The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors thirteen teams including five men's sports: basketball, cross country, football, golf, and track and field and eight women's sports: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. The baseball program was dropped after the 2011–12 season. The Thunderbirds compete in NCAA Division I as part of the Western Athletic Conference, after departing from the Big Sky Conference on July 1, 2022. The Thunderbirds will rejoin the Big Sky for most sports at the start of the 2026-27 academic year. Previously, the Thunderbirds competed as members of the Summit League and the American West Conference.