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Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs
Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs
University	Tennessee Wesleyan University
Association	NAIA
Conference	AAC (primary)
Athletic director	Donny Mayfield
Location	Athens, Tennessee
Varsity teams	21 (9 men's, 10 women's, 2 co-ed)
Basketball arena	James L. Robb Gymnasium
Baseball stadium	Jack Bowling Field at Athens Insurance Stadium
Soccer stadium	TWU Athletic Complex
Lacrosse stadium	TWU Athletic Complex
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Royal blue and white;
Website	twbulldogs.com/landing/index

The Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent Tennessee Wesleyan University, located in Athens, Tennessee, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2001–02 academic year.^[2]^[3] The Bulldogs were at once point in the now-defunct Smoky Mountain Conference, having joined in 1956.^[4]

Varsity teams

Tennessee Wesleyan competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and eSports.

Baseball

They have a proud history in baseball, having won the NAIA World Series 2 times (2012, 2019) as well as 24 conference championships and 12 conference tournament championships. ^[5]

Notable people

Nick Akoto, soccer player
Tom Browning, baseball player^[6]
Ron Campbell, baseball player^[7]
Chris Cattaneo, soccer player

National championships

Team

Sport	Association	Division	Year	Runner-up	Score
Baseball (3)	NAIA (3)	Single (3)	2012	Rogers State	10–6
			2019	St. Thomas (FL)	6–2
			2024	Hope International University	14-6

References

^ "Quick Facts". Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ "Schools". NAIA.ORG. NAIA. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^ "Members". Appalachian Athletic Conference. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^ Martin (then-President of Tennessee Wesleyan College), LeRoy Albert (1957). "A History of Tennessee Wesleyan College: 1857-1957" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-06-04.
^ "TENNESSEE WESLEYAN BASEBALL HISTORY". Tennessee Wesleyan University Athletics. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ Coffey, Michael (2004). 27 Men Out: Baseball's Perfect Games. New York: Atria Books. pp. 175–198. ISBN 0-7434-4606-2.
^ Roberts, Richard (16 March 2015). "Ron Campbell was a Cub at heart". Cleveland Daily banner. Retrieved 16 March 2016.