The purpose of this quantitative regression analysis was to examine the association between romantic relationships and athletic performance of student athletes at a private Catholic university in South Texas. Student-athletes are under a lot of pressure with high expectations. Research has shown how a student-athlete's performance is crucial for keeping their scholarship (Gord, 2018). These studies also illustrate how relationships can influence athletic performance such as family relationships; the relationship with their coaches, teammates, and friends; or their romantic relationships (Bolter & Weiss, 2012; Moll et al., 2010; Sager & Lavallee, 2010). The current body of literature also show the importance athletic performance and how external variables such as the different types of relationships can affect it. If athletic performance is a determining factor for maintaining an athletic scholarship and a relationship can alter performance, then use of this literature attempts to help aid the research questions in this study by showing the relationship between romantic relationships and student-athlete performance. This study examined the association between romantic relationships and athletic performance of student-athletes at a private Catholic university in South Texas. The variables measured in this study included gender, sport, grade, and partner athlete status to examine if they were predictors to a student-athlete's Satisfaction with Performance. Sternberg's Triangular Love Theory passion component (1986) and Chelladuari and Riemer's (1997) Athlete Satisfaction Questionnaire were used to measure these relationships. The study's results showed that the association between romantic relationships and athletic performance are significant, but there was no significance with the predicting variables gender, sport, grade level, and partner athlete status. The study's findings fill a research gap in the literature as there is little to no research examining the association between romantic relationships and athletic performance (Muzika, 2018). The study's findings may not be generalizable for all student-athletes, but they do present that there is a significant correlation between romantic relationships and athletic performance. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]