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Indianapolis, Ind. – For the third straight year, SBU Athletics garners the GLVC James R. Spalding Overall Sportsmanship Award. In the seven years of being in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, the Bearcats have now won this award five times.]]>SportsmanshipFri, 15 May 2026 11:10:00 CST111493https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/3/30/football-beyond-the-sidelines-the-unsung-health-professionals-behind-sbu-athletes.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/3/30/football-beyond-the-sidelines-the-unsung-health-professionals-behind-sbu-athletes.aspxBaseball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Men's Track & Field, Men's Soccer, Beach Volleyball

Bolivar, Mo. — Stadium lights pierce the night sky and loud cheering fills the atmosphere with only ten minutes left in the game. All of a sudden, a crucial player lays on the field in pain. The whole stadium falls silent as a person with equipment runs over to evaluate the situation, working quickly and calmly to help get the player off the field. Once the player is safely on the sidelines, the game goes on. An observer may never know the rest of the story. They may never know of the Athletic Trainers, the people whose main job is to help players back onto the field.]]>AT Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:19:00 CST211428https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/2/9/baseball-sbu-athletics-accepting-hall-of-fame-nominations-for-class-of-2026.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/2/9/baseball-sbu-athletics-accepting-hall-of-fame-nominations-for-class-of-2026.aspxBaseball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field, Men's Soccer

Bolivar, Mo. – After an exciting Hall of Fame class of 2025, SBU Athletics is now accepting nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Nominations will be accepted now through March. Nominees must have finished at SBU, at least 5 years prior to being nominated. Link for the nomination is below.]]>HOFMon, 9 Feb 2026 09:42:00 CST811324https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/12/19/baseball-sbu-athletes-honored-for-tremendous-work-in-the-classroom.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/12/19/baseball-sbu-athletes-honored-for-tremendous-work-in-the-classroom.aspxBaseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field, Men's Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Mens Volleyball, Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming

Bolivar, Mo. – SBU Athletics is excited to announce the tremendous academics accomplishments of our student athletes during the 2025 Fall semester. While we pride ourselves of being excellent on the field, we pride ourselves of being even more excellent off the field.]]>Fall 2025 GPAFri, 19 Dec 2025 17:01:00 CST111302https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/1/29/womens-cross-country-southwest-baptist-xc-earn-ustfccca-academic-awards.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/1/29/womens-cross-country-southwest-baptist-xc-earn-ustfccca-academic-awards.aspxMen's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

New Orleans, LA. – After an impressive Fall season, the SBU cross country team gets to celebrate their success off the course with academic honors. Three Bearcats earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Awards while both men's and women's team earned the team award.]]>Cross CountryThu, 29 Jan 2026 15:26:00 CST1011293https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/11/8/mens-cross-country-bearcats-finish-their-2025-season-at-ncaa-regionals.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/11/8/mens-cross-country-bearcats-finish-their-2025-season-at-ncaa-regionals.aspxMen's Cross Country

Kenosha, Wisc. – The SBU men's cross-country team concluded their 2025 season taking 21st place at the NCAA Regionals. For the third season in a row the Bearcats finish at this place, this year with a score of 607 points.]]>MXCSat, 8 Nov 2025 19:20:00 CST611196https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/11/5/mens-cross-country-sbu-heads-to-kenosha-for-ncaa-midwest-regional.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/11/5/mens-cross-country-sbu-heads-to-kenosha-for-ncaa-midwest-regional.aspxMen's Cross Country

Bolivar, Mo–The Southwest Baptist University men's cross-country team will return to Kenosha, Wisconsin, this weekend for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on Saturday, November 8. The Bearcats look to build on their recent performance at the GLVC Championships, where they finished 6th overall on October 25.]]>MXCWed, 5 Nov 2025 11:42:00 CST611191https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/10/25/mens-cross-country-finishes-6th-at-glvc-championships.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/10/25/mens-cross-country-finishes-6th-at-glvc-championships.aspxMen's Cross Country

Romeoville, Ill. — The Southwest Baptist University men's cross country team competed against 11 teams in the GLVC Championships this morning where they placed sixth overall in the Men's 8k with a score of 178. As well, the team earned the GLVC sportsmanship award for yet another season.]]>MXCSat, 25 Oct 2025 23:02:00 CST611173https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/10/23/mens-cross-country-cross-country-heads-to-illinois-for-glvc-championship.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/10/23/mens-cross-country-cross-country-heads-to-illinois-for-glvc-championship.aspxMen's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Bolivar, Mo. – After three weeks without competition to rest and prepare, the Bearcats will finally compete in the GLVC Championships on October 25.]]>XCThu, 23 Oct 2025 08:27:00 CST611166https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/10/13/mens-cross-country-sbu-inducts-four-into-athletics-hall-of-fame.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/10/13/mens-cross-country-sbu-inducts-four-into-athletics-hall-of-fame.aspxFootball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Tennis, Women's Cross Country, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field

Bolivar, Mo. — This past weekend was a special team for many Bearcat alumni as well as four Bearcats who etched their name into history by being inducted into the SBU Athletics Hall of Fame. The inductees were joined by family, friends, former teammates, coaches, and athletes as they earned this distinct honor. Those inducted into the Hall of Fame include Natalie (O'Keefe) Goatley, Fanni Varga, Corey McElhaney, and Garry Brandt.]]>HOFMon, 13 Oct 2025 16:52:00 CST611150