https://www.sbubearcats.com/rss.aspx?path=wcrossLatest news items for Southwest Baptist University Athleticsen-us60https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-sbu-athletics-garners-third-straight-glvc-sportsmanship-overall-award.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-sbu-athletics-garners-third-straight-glvc-sportsmanship-overall-award.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, STUNT/Cheer, Mens Volleyball, Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming

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/2026/2/9/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/womens-cross-country-finishes-7th-at-ncaa-regionals.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/11/8/womens-cross-country-finishes-7th-at-ncaa-regionals.aspxWomen's Cross Country

Kenosha, Wisc. – The SBU women's cross-country team concluded their 2025 campaign Saturday at the Midwest Regional Championships. Entering the Championships the team came in as the 10th best team in the region but finished this Championship in 7th place with 225 points.]]>WXCSat, 8 Nov 2025 18:53:00 CST1011195https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/11/5/womens-cross-country-womens-xc-has-nationals-in-their-sights-as-they-head-to-regionals.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/11/5/womens-cross-country-womens-xc-has-nationals-in-their-sights-as-they-head-to-regionals.aspxWomen's Cross Country

Bolivar, Mo. - With a trip to Nationals on the line, women's cross-country heads to Kenosha, Wisconsin for the NCAA Midwest Regionals. This meet comes two weeks after the team took 2nd place at the GLVC Championships for the second straight season. Now they will look to improve upon their 8th place finish from a year ago.]]>WXCWed, 5 Nov 2025 17:17:00 CST1011192https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/10/25/womens-cross-country-troester-wins-freshman-of-the-year-bearcat-ladies-finish-2nd-at-glvc-championship.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/10/25/womens-cross-country-troester-wins-freshman-of-the-year-bearcat-ladies-finish-2nd-at-glvc-championship.aspxWomen's Cross Country

Romeoville, Ill. — Saturday morning, the Southwest Baptist University women's cross-country team competed against 13 teams at the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Championships in Romeoville, Ill. As predicted in the preseason poll, the Bearcats placed second overall in the Women's 6k with a score of 64 just behind Lewis University, the reigning GLVC champions.]]>TroesterSat, 25 Oct 2025 23:29:00 CST1011174https://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 CST611150https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/10/4/womens-cross-country-gerdes-troester-lead-bearcats-at-chili-pepper-festival.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/10/4/womens-cross-country-gerdes-troester-lead-bearcats-at-chili-pepper-festival.aspxWomen's Cross Country

Fayetteville, Ark. - The SBU women's cross-country team had an incredible last race before the GLVC Championships. As a team they finished in 12th place with 372 points beating out seven Division I teams and the only GLVC team in the race (Drury).]]>Cross CountrySat, 4 Oct 2025 20:58:00 CST1011131