Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubvira muna 1911, mutambo wokudzokera kumba wakaitwa nguva dzose mumatsutso. "Enda, U Northwestern" yakanyorwa naTheodore Van Etten, nhengo yechikwata cheyunivhesiti, uye yakatanga panguva yemutambo wekupedzisira wenhabvu wemwaka muna 1912. Dare rokutanga ravadzidzi vepayunivhesiti rakaumbwa muna 1914 uye kuratidzwa kwokutanga kweWa-Mu kwakavhurwa muna 1929. Ken Huszagh ndiye akanga ari mutambi wokutanga wokuNorthwestern kutora rutivi muOlympics, achikunda menduru yendarira mu
100 metres freestyle uye sirivha mu 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay pa1912 Summer Olympics. Dhipatimendi remitambo rakagamuchira "Wildcats" sezita remadunhurirwa rezvikwata zvemitambo zveNorthwestern muna 1924. NCAA yokutanga varume Basketball Championship yakaitwa muna Patten Gymnasium muna 1939 apo Oregon akakunda Ohio State, 46<unk>33. Northwestern yakakunda mukwikwidzi wokutanga weNCAA Fencing team muna 1941.