The Barton Bulldogs (formerly known as the Atlantic Christian Bulldogs) are the athletic teams that represent

Barton College Barton College is a private college in Wilson, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and enrolls about 1,200 students on campus. History Barton College was incorporated as Atlantic Christian College ...

, located in

Wilson, North Carolina Wilson is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. Located approximately east of the capital city of Raleigh, it is served by the interchange of Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 264. Wilson had an estimated p ...

, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the

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(NCAA), primarily competing in the

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since the 1930–31 academic year. The Bulldogs are the only remaining founding member of the conference. Barton competes in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball; while women's sports include acrobatics and tumbling, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball.

Conference affiliations

NCAA *

(1930–present)

Varsity teams

National championships

2006–07 men's basketball

On March 24, 2007, the men's basketball team won the

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. The team, with a 31–5 record in 2006–07, defeated the previously undefeated defending champion

Winona State Warriors The Winona State Warriors are the athletic teams of Winona State University, located in Winona, Minnesota. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division II, Division II for all sports except for women's gymnastics, ...

, who held a Division II-record 57-game winning streak at the time. Winona State looked to repeat as champs, taking a 74–67 lead with 45 seconds remaining. Barton's Anthony Atkinson then scored 10 points in the last 39 seconds, including the winning layup at the buzzer for a 77–75 victory. Atkinson has since become a fan favorite with the

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Team

Notable alumni

Baseball

* Bill Brooks *

Billy Godwin Billy Godwin (born November 19, 1964) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Godwin played college baseball at Atlantic Christian College in 1986. ...

References

External links

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