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Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent Gardner–Webb University, located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. Gardner–Webb participates in 21 varsity sports at the NCAA Division I level. The school's programs are a part of the Big South Conference. Known as the Bulldogs going back to 1922, costumed mascots, registered athletic marks and Gardner-Webb University live mascots have all been featured. Athletic marks have been rebranded on at least three occasions. A hand-drawn mark was used in different variations between the 1960s–1980s. In 1987, a new logo was launched featuring a runnin' bulldog with a red jersey and arched lettering (representing the historic landmark -Huggins Memorial Arch). The initial design used the letters GWC (Gardner-Webb College). In 1993, that was changed to GWU, when Gardner-Webb gained "university" status. In April 2022, after eight-months of research and integration, the University launched its current mark, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner–Webb University
Gardner–Webb University (Gardner–Webb, GWU, or GW) is a private Baptist university in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (Southern Baptist Convention). It was founded as Boiling Springs High School in 1905. Gardner-Webb is a classified among "Doctoral/Professional Universities". Over 3,000 students attend Gardner–Webb, including undergraduate, graduate, and online students. Nine colleges and schools offer more than 80 undergraduate and graduate major fields of study. GWU's Runnin' Bulldogs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big South Conference in most sports, although the men's and women's swim teams compete in the Coastal Collegiate Swim Association and the wrestling team competes in the Southern Conference. History Beginnings On December 2, 1905, the Boiling Springs High School was chartered as a result of an initiative sponsored by the Kings Mountain Baptist Association (Cleveland County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Lalli
Blake Thomas Lalli (born May 12, 1983) is an American former professional baseball player and current manager for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Atlanta Braves. Playing career Amateur Lalli graduated from Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, in 2001. He attended Gardner–Webb University from 2002 through 2006, where he played for the school's baseball team. Lalli was named to the All-Atlantic Sun Conference's first team as a third baseman in 2005 and as a catcher in 2006. In 2005, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Chicago Cubs Undrafted out of college, Lalli signed with the Chicago Cubs as a free agent in 2006. He was named a Southern League All-Star in 2009, 2010, and 2011. The Cubs promoted Lalli to MLB on May 18, 2012, and he made his MLB debut that day. He becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team in 1977 Major League Baseball expansion, 1977 playing their home games in the Kingdome. Since July , the Mariners' home Baseball park, ballpark has been T-Mobile Park, located in the SoDo, Seattle, SoDo neighborhood of Seattle. The "Mariners" name originates from the prominence of seamanship, marine culture in the city of Seattle. They are List of baseball nicknames, nicknamed the M's, a title featured in their primary logo from 1987 to 1992. They adopted their current team colors – navy blue, northwest green (teal), and Silver (color), silver – prior to the 1993 season, after having been royal blue and Gold (color), gold since the team's inception. Their List of Major League Baseball mascots, mascot is the Mariner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellowship Of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is an international non-profit Christian sports ministry founded in 1954 and based in Kansas City, Missouri. It has staff offices located throughout the United States and abroad. History FCA was founded in 1954 by Eastern Oklahoma A&M basketball coach Don McClanen, who later resigned to become its full-time director. After watching sports stars use fame to endorse and sell general merchandise, McClanen wrote to 19 prominent sports figures asking for their help in establishing an organization that would use the same principle to share the Christian faith. Among the first supporters were Baseball Hall of Famer Branch Rickey, who was most known for breaking the MLB color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945, and professional athletes including Otto Graham, Carl Erskine and Donn Moomaw.http://archives.fca.org/vsItemDisplay.lsp&objectID=C658F118-CB82-4DA8-A0CBD628E9B07F9C&method=display FCA held its first adviso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Kindall
Gerald Donald Kindall (May 27, 1935 – December 24, 2017) was an American professional baseball player and college baseball player and coach. He was primarily a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who appeared in 742 games played over nine seasons for the Chicago Cubs (1956–58, 1960–61), Cleveland Indians (1962–64), and Minnesota Twins (1964–65). After his playing career, he became the head baseball coach of the University of Arizona Wildcats, winning 860 games and three College World Series (CWS) championships over 24 seasons (1973–1996). Kindall batted and threw right-handed and was listed as tall and . Kindall was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from Washington High School before attending the University of Minnesota. In 1956, as a student-athlete at Minnesota, his Golden Gophers won the NCAA Division I baseball championship. Twenty years later, Kindall coached the Arizona Wildcats to a CWS victory, becoming the first person to win CWS titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University (; Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is a public university in Boone, North Carolina. It was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dougherty. The university expanded to include other programs in 1967 and joined the University of North Carolina System in 1971. The university enrolls more than 20,600 students. It offers more than 150 bachelor's degrees and 70 graduate degree programs, including two doctoral programs. The university has 8 colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Walker College of Business, the Reich College of Education, the College of Fine and Applied Arts, the Beaver College of Health Sciences, the Honors College, the Hayes School of Music, and University College. The Athletic Teams compete in the Sun Belt Conference, except for a few sports which compete in the Southern Conference, such as wrestling. The teams are known as the Mountaineers. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty Stroupe
Rusty Stroupe is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. Stroupe was the head coach of the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs baseball team from 2003 to 2019. Playing career Stroupe played shortstop at Cherryville High School where he was part of three state championship teams, and earned a scholarship to play at Appalachian State University for the Mountaineers baseball program from 1983 to 1986. Coaching career After taking a teaching position after college graduation, Stroupe began to coach middle school baseball. In 1990, Stroupe was an assistant coach at Appalachian State. Stroupe took his first head coaching position at North Greenville College in 1991. In 1993, Stroupe became the head coach at Brevard College. From 1998 to 2002, Stroupe was the head coach at Lander University Lander University is a public university in Greenwood, South Carolina. Campus and housing Lander University is located approximately one half-mile from uptown Greenwood, South Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Wrestling
The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs wrestling team represents Gardner–Webb University of Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The Runnin' Bulldogs are full members of the non-wrestling Big South Conference, with the wrestling team competing as an associate member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). History The Gardner–Webb wrestling program started in 1989–90 season, by Coach Richard Wince. Wince headed the program from 1989–2007, and again from 2009–2012. During Wince's tenure, the Bulldogs had two wrestlers earn All-America honors at the NCAA Division II championships. In 2000, James Short, an All-American wrestler for the Runnin' Bulldogs, became the first Gardner-Webb student athlete to compete at the U.S. Olympic trials in Greco-Roman wrestling. In 2001, Gardner–Webb transitioned to NCAA Division I. In 2012, as the program joined the Southern Conference, Wince was succeeded by his associate head coach and former Gardner–Webb wrestler, Daniel Elliott. In 2015, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Men's Soccer
The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's soccer program represents Gardner–Webb University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1987, the Runnin' Bulldogs compete in the Big South Conference The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Th .... The Runnin' Bulldogs are coached by Tony Setzer, who has coached the program since 1988. Gardner–Webb plays their home matches at Greene–Harbison Stadium, on the campus of Gardner–Webb University. Seasons NCAA Tournament history Army has appeared in one NCAA Tournaments. Their sole appearance came in 2006. Their combined NCAA record is 0–1–1. References External links * 1987 establishments in North Carolina Association football clubs established in 1987 {{NorthCarolina- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Football
The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Gardner–Webb University in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Big South Conference. Gardner–Webb's first football team was fielded in 1970. The team plays its home games at the 9,000-seat Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The Runnin' Bulldogs are coached by Tre Lamb. History Classifications *1970–1992: NAIA Division I *1991–1999: NCAA Division II *2000–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS Conference affiliations * Independent (1946–1951) * NAIA Independent (1952–1974) * South Atlantic Conference (1975–1999) * NCAA Division II Independent (1999–2001) * Big South Conference (2002–present) Conference championships Playoff results NAIA The Runnin' Bulldogs appeared in the NAIA playoffs two times, with an overall record of 3–2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Men's Basketball
The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team is the men's college basketball team that represents Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, United States. The school's team competes in the Big South Conference. They made their first NCAA tournament in 2019 by winning their first Big South tournament. Postseason NCAA Division I Tournament results The Runnin' Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament one time. They have a record of 0–1. Their 2018–2019 season is the subject of a documentary titled The Dancin’ Bulldogs which was released on October 16, 2020. NCAA Division II Tournament results The Runnin' Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1. CBI results The Runnin' Bulldogs have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1. CIT results The Runnin' Bulldogs have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Women's Basketball
The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference. Postseason NCAA Division I tournament results The Runnin' Bulldogs have appeared in two NCAA tournaments. Their record is 0–2. WNIT results The Bulldogs have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) once. Their combined record is 0–1. NCAA Division II tournament results The Bulldogs made one appearance in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is an annual tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II women's college basketball nati .... They had a combined record of 0–1. References External links * Gardner–Webb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
