The Lynchburg Hornets refer to the various athletic teams that represent the University of Lynchburg, located in Lynchburg, Virginia. On July 1, 2018, the institution's name changed from Lynchburg College to the University of Lynchburg. Lynchburg's intercollegiate athletic programs compete primarily in NCAA Division III, with its equestrian teams competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows of America and National Collegiate Equestrian Association competition formats. The Lynchburg athletic department sponsors 24 varsity intercollegiate athletic programs.
The Hornets compete as a full member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). Lynchburg was a founding member of the league in 1976. During that span of time, the Hornets have won 205 ODAC championships.
Roughly 500 student-athletes represent Lynchburg in competition, around 25% of the institution's student body.
Varsity teams Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Beach volleyball Cross country Cross country Equestrian Equestrian Golf Field hockey Lacrosse Golf Soccer Lacrosse Swimming Soccer Tennis Softball Track and field Swimming Volleyball Tennis Wrestling Track and field Volleyball
Championships
Conference titles ODAC Championships unless otherwise noted
Sport No.titles Winning years Baseball 12 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 Basketball (m) 7 1935 (Chesapeake), 1951 (Little Six), 1965 (Dixie), 1966 (Dixie), 1967 (Dixie), 1979, 2016 Basketball (w) 2 2016, 2021 Cross Country (m) 21 1979, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Cross Country (w) 9 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2021, 2022, 2023 Equestrian 3 2023, 2024, 2025 Field Hockey 23 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2025 Golf (m) 8 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2024, 2025 Lacrosse (m) 10 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 Lacrosse (w) 5 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989 Soccer (m) 31 1959 (Mason–Dixon), 1962 (Mason–Dixon), 1963 (Mason–Dixon), 1966 (Dixie), 1968 (Dixie), 1969 (Dixie), 1971 (Dixie), 1972 (Dixie), 1973 (Dixie), 1974 (Dixie), 1975 (Dixie), 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025 Soccer (w) 17 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 Softball 6 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009 Swimming (w) 1 2021 Tennis (m) 4 1948 (Little Six), 1968 (Dixie), 1984, 1995 Track & Field (indoor, m) 33 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Track & Field (indoor, w)14 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 Track & Field (outdoor, m) 34 1977, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Track & Field (outdoor, w) 14 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
National Tournament Appearances
Baseball
1977South Regional Division III First RoundGlassboro State L 2-4 Elimination Round 1Methodist W 2–0 Elimination Round 2William Paterson W 6–5 Elimination FinalsSalisbury State W 5–2 Regional FinalsGlassboro State L 6–11
1978South Regional Division III First RoundMontclair State W 5-4 Second RoundUpsala W 2–1 Regional SemifinalsSalisbury State W 16–4 Regional FinalsGlassboro State L 4–5
1979South Regional Division III First RoundTrenton State L 1-2 Elimination Round 1Stillman W 6–1 Elimination Round 2Upsala L 1–2
1980South Regional Division III First RoundRamapo L 9-10 Elimination Round 1Glassboro State W 5–3 Regional SemifinalsUpsala L 4–5
1981South Regional Division III First RoundWilliam Paterson W 3-0 Second RoundNC Wesleyan L 3–4 Elimination RoundSalisbury State W 2–1 Third RoundNC Wesleyan W 7–3 Regional FinalsNC Wesleyan L 2–3
1982South Regional Division III First RoundMethodist W 6-5 Regional SemifinalsNC Wesleyan L 3–4 Elimination FinalsSalisbury State L 4–6
1983South Regional Division III First RoundMethodist W 4-2 Second RoundNC Wesleyan W 5–4 Regional FinalsNC Wesleyan L 3–7
2008South Regional Division III First RoundPiedmont W 9-1 Second RoundChristopher Newport W 12–1 Third RoundSalisbury L 3–5 Elimination FinalsJohns Hopkins L 5–7
2012South Regional Division III First RoundSalisbury L 2-7 Elimination Round 1Christopher Newport L 1–7
2021High Point Regional Division III First RoundLaGrange W 4-1 Second RoundBirmingham–Southern W 6–3 Regional SemifinalsSalisbury L 1–6Elimination FinalsBirmingham–Southern L 2–11
2022Lynchburg Regional Division III First RoundSalve Regina W 7-3 Second RoundBirmingham–Southern L 2–10Elimination FinalsSalve Regina L 3–6
2023Rocky Mount Regional Division III First RoundLebanon Valley W 2-1 Second RoundNC Wesleyan W 16–9 Regional Finals – Game 1Lebanon Valley L 4–8 Regional Finals – Game 2Lebanon Valley W 5–3
Lynchburg Super Regional Division III Game 1Shenandoah W 9-6 Game 2Shenandoah W 3–1
Division III World SeriesCedar Rapids, Iowa Division III First RoundUW La Crosse W 8-6 Second RoundEast Texas Baptist W 8–3 SemifinalsEast Texas Baptist W 7–1 Championship – Game 1Johns Hopkins W 5–2 Championship – Game 2Johns Hopkins L 6–11Championship – Game 3Johns Hopkins W 7–6
2024Cleveland Regional Division III First RoundIthaca W 3-1 Second Round Case Western Reserve W 5-0 Championship-Game 1 Case Western Reserve W 6-5
La Verne Super Regional Division III Game 1La Verne W 7-1 Game 2La Verne W 6-4
Division III World SeriesEastlake, Ohio Division III First RoundEndicott W 7-2 Second RoundMisericordia W 6-2 Semifinals-Game 1Misericordia L 2-3 Semifinals-Game 2Misericordia L 1-5
2025Lynchburg Regional Division III First RoundMarymount (VA) W 7-6 Second Round Emory W 10-1 Championship-Game 1 Emory W 6-5
Glassboro Super Regional Division III Game 1Rowan L 4-7 Game 2Rowan L 2-6
2026Lynchburg Regional Division III First RoundPenn State-Behrend W 9-1 Second Round Maryville (TN) W 18-1 Championship-Game 1 Christopher Newport W 11-4
Lynchburg Super Regional Division III Game 1East Texas Baptist L 2-8 Game 2East Texas Baptist W 3-1 Game 3East Texas Baptist L 2-6
Men's Basketball
1976 Division III First RoundMonmouth L 73-97 Regional 3rd Place GameGlassboro State L 62–82
1979 Division III First RoundUpsala L 85-115 Regional 3rd Place GameVirginia Wesleyan L 84–108
2016 Division III First RoundScranton W 82-55 Second RoundOhio Wesleyan L 94–97
Women's Basketball
2016 Division III First RoundBirmingham-Southern L 50-56
2017 Division III First RoundCatholic W 69-64 Second RoundChristopher Newport L 51–69
Men's Cross Country Appearances: 1979, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Women's Cross Country Appearances: 1998, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Equestrian Appearances: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Field Hockey
1979 AIAW First RoundShippensburg L 0-1 Consolation Round 1Bridgewater W 2–1 Consolation QuarterfinalsHollins L 0–2
1980 AIAW First RoundKenyon L 0-1 Consolation Round 1Luther W 3–1 Consolation QuarterfinalsDenison L 2–3
1981 AIAW First RoundCarleton W 1-0 QuarterfinalsGettysburg W 2–1 SemifinalsWooster W 1–0 ChampionshipBloomsburg L 2–3
1983 Division III First RoundElizabethtown L 0-2
1984 Division III First RoundTrenton State L 0-3
1988 Division III First RoundTrenton State L 0-5
1989 Division III First RoundTrenton State L 0-3
2001 Division III Second RoundSalisbury W 2-1 QuarterfinalsTCNJ L 0–1
2002 Division III Second RoundSUNY Cortland L 2-5
2005 Division III First RoundAlvernia L 1-2
2006 Division III First RoundElizabethtown L 0-1
2007 Division III First RoundCentre W 5-0 Second RoundLebanon Valley L 1–2
2008 Division III First RoundSewanee W 4-0 Second RoundUrsinus L 2–3
2009 Division III First RoundJuniata W 5-1 Second RoundUrsinus L 0–4
2010 Division III First RoundChristopher Newport W 1-0 Second RoundMessiah L 0–7
2011 Division III Second RoundCatholic W 2-0 QuarterfinalsTCNJ L 0–3
2012 Division III First RoundCatholic W 4-3 Second RoundMessiah W 2–0QuarterfinalsMary Washington L 2–3
2013 Division III First RoundCentre L 0-1
2014 Division III First RoundCentre L 1-2
2018 Division III First RoundDenison W 3-1 Second RoundRowan L 0–1
2019 Division III First RoundCentre W 2-1 Second RoundRowan W 1–0QuarterfinalsSalisbury L 0–2
2021 Division III First RoundSalisbury L 2-3
2023 Division III First RoundKeystone W 6-1 Second RoundYork (PA) W 1–0 QuarterfinalsKean L 1–2
2024 Division III First RoundSusquehanna W 2-1 Second RoundSalisbury L 0-3
2025 Division III First RoundRowan W 3-2Second RoundChristopher Newport L 1-2
Men's Golf Appearances: 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989
Men's Lacrosse
1999 Division III Second RoundHampden-Sydney L 9-17
2003 Division III Second RoundFranklin & Marshall L 12-13
2005 Division III Second RoundDenison W 9-6 QuarterfinalsRoanoke L 9–10
2006 Division III Second RoundWashington (MD) L 7-8
2008 Division III Second RoundWashington (MD) L 9-12
2012 Division III Second RoundDenison L 5-10
2013 Division III First RoundSt. Mary's (MD) W 6-5 Second RoundRoanoke W 12–9 QuarterfinalsStevenson L 7–13
2014 Division III First RoundSewanee W 25-4 Second RoundWashington (MD) L 7–10
2015 Division III First RoundSewanee W 13-4 Second RoundAurora W 19–8 QuarterfinalsSalisbury W 13–11 SemifinalsGettysburg W 11–9 ChampionshipTufts L 11–19
2016 Division III First RoundGettysburg L 7-8
2017 Division III Second RoundSewanee W 14-12 Third RoundYork (PA) W 10–8 QuarterfinalsDenison L 9–18
2018 Division III Second RoundDickinson L 12-16
2019 Division III Second RoundTransylvania W 15-5 Third RoundSalisbury L 10–18
2021 Division III First RoundPfeiffer W 26-11 Second RoundStevens W 14–8 QuarterfinalsChristopher Newport L 11–12
2022 Division III Second RoundWestern New England L 10-14
2023 Division III Second RoundSt. John Fisher W 11-10 Third RoundDenison W 14–8 QuarterfinalsTufts L 9–17
2024 Division III Second RoundPfeiffer W 24-8 Third RoundWashington & Lee L 13-16
2025 Division III Second RoundStevenson W 15-6 Third RoundChristopher Newport L 10-22
2026 Division III Second RoundGrove CityW 16-15 Third RoundYork (PA)L 12-18
Women's Lacrosse
1982 AIAW SemifinalsWheaton (MA) W 7-6 Championship GameMillersville State L 3–10
1985 Division III First RoundDenison W 6-5 SemifinalsUrsinus L 2–15
1986 Division III First RoundDenison W 7-5 SemifinalsTrenton State L 3–8
Men's Soccer
1974 Division III First RoundSwarthmore L 1-2
1975 Division III First RoundElizabethotwn L 1-2
1976 Division III First RoundGrove City L 0-2
1978 Division III First RoundLock Haven L 0-2
1979 Division III First RoundLock Haven L 0-3
1980 Division III Second RoundGlassboro State L 0-1
1982 Division III First RoundUNC Greensboro L 0-3
2006 Division III First RoundNC Wesleyan L 0-1
2009 Division III First RoundCatholic W 3-0 Second RoundChristopher Newport T 1–1
2010 Division III First RoundTransylvania W 3-1 Second RoundEmory W 2–1 Third RoundTrinity (TX) W 2–0 QuarterfinalsOhio Wesleyan W 2–0 SemifinalsBowdoin W 2–1 ChampionshipMessiah L 1–2
2014 Division III First RoundChristopher Newport L 0-1
2016 Division III First RoundJohn Carroll W 4-2 Second RoundKenyon L 1–2
2017 Division III First RoundPenn St.-Abington W 3-0 Second RoundEmory L 0–1
2021 Division III First RoundHanover L 1-2
2022 Division III First RoundCatholic L 0-2
2023 Division III First RoundOhio Northern T 2-2
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