The Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops are the sports and other competitive teams at Ohio Wesleyan University. The men's and women's Bishops teams are NCAA Division III teams that compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference and the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference. The university sponsors 24 varsity sports, as well as several intramural and club teams.
History The first athletic teams of the college date back to 1875, the year of the first organized football team, although fifteen years passed before official colors were selected and the football team started playing its intercollegiate contest. That year the team played three games with Ohio State University, losing all three.
In 1902, the Ohio Wesleyan team joined Case Tech, Kenyon, Oberlin, Ohio State, and Western Reserve in forming the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). The first gym of the college, Edwards Gymnasium, was dedicated in February 1906. Ohio Wesleyan's first varsity men's basketball team played its games in the facility the same year.
The Ohio Wesleyan teams adopted their official nickname, the Battling Bishops, in 1925. During the same year, Ohio Wesleyan's official mascot became a grumpy-looking bishop dressed in a red robe.
Ohio Wesleyan's colors, red and black, date back to 1875, the year when the university organized its first official football game.
Ohio Wesleyan's lacrosse team has a historic rivalry with Denison University.
In 2011, Jay Martin became the all-time college soccer coaching wins leader en route to winning the national championship.Lasting relationships, legendary coach help Ohio Wesleyan defy the odds | Sports News for College Students | USA TODAY College
Varsity sports Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross country Cross country Field hockey Football Golf Golf Lacrosse Lacrosse Soccer Soccer Softball Swimming Swimming Tennis Tennis Track and field Track and field Wrestling Volleyball
Facilities
Venue Sport(s) Ref. Selby Stadium Football Selby Field Lacrosse Field hockey Track and field (outdoor) Littick Field Baseball Littick Field Branch Rickey Arena Basketball Branch Rickey Arena Volleyball Jay Martin Soccer Complex Soccer Jay Martin Soccer Complex Roy Rike Field Soccer Roy Rike Field Margaret Sagan Field Softball Margaret Sagan Field Luttinger Family Center Tennis Luttinger Family Tennis Center Meek Aquatics and Recreation Center Swimming Meek Aquatics and Recreation Center Gordon Field House Track and field (indoor) Gordon Field House
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Championship wins
Men's Lacrosse 4 Time NCAA Runner Up 9 Time NCAA Final Four Participant NCAC Champions: '87, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93, '95, '96, '98 '00, '01, '03, '04, '05, '07, '10, '11, '13 NCAA Tournament Appearances: '75, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '83, '85, '86 '87, '88, '89, '90, '91, '93, '95, '96, '97, '98 '99, '00, '03, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11 12, '13 Men's Basketball NCAA Division III 1988 Men's Soccer NCAA Division III 1998, 2011 Women's Soccer NCAA Division III 2001, 2002
See also List of Ohio Wesleyan University people
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