Bucknell Bison
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Bucknell Bison | |
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Emmitt Field at Holmes Stadium | |
Mascot | Bucky Bison |
Nickname | The Bison |
Fight song | 'ray Bucknell[1] |
Colors | Blue and orange[2] |
Website | www |
The Bucknell Bison are the
List of sports
- Baseball
- Men's basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Water polo
- Wrestling
- Women's basketball
- Women's cross country
- Women's field hockey
- Rowing
- Women's soccer
- Softball
- Women's swimming
- Women's tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Water polo
History
The Bucknell Bison are the
Football
Men's basketball
In
Women's basketball
Men's lacrosse
Bucknell also has a reputable men's lacrosse program that is often nationally ranked. The team reached the
Men's soccer
In 2006 the Bucknell Men's soccer team went on a surprise run to capture the Patriot League championship. In the semifinal they beat top seeded Lehigh in a game that went to a shootout. Then in the final they defeated Lehigh in a game that also ended in a shootout. This qualified them for the NCAA Soccer tournament. They faced George Mason in the first round and won on an overtime goal. In the second round they fell to fourth ranked Virginia.
Other sports
In 2003, Bucknell made history by becoming the only school in Patriot League history to capture both the Men's and Women's Patriot League Swimming Championship[6] in the same season (2003). These teams were led by seniors Gonzalo Diaz, Christopher Feinthel, Michael Guskey, Geoffrey Konopka, Kurt "Russell" McCoy, Stelios Saffos and Stephen Schwanhausser on the Men's team and seniors Rebecca Dolan and Darby Golino on the Women's team. This historic win was accomplished at the newly opened Kinney Natatorium at Bucknell. The men's swimming and diving team also captured the Division II national championship in 1964.
In 2006 the Bucknell Women's rowing team won the Patriot League Championship and its Lightweight Women scored a 6th-place finish at the National Championship IRA Regatta. The following year the team repeated as Patriot League team champions, and the lightweight eight was crowned national champions at the IRA for the first time.
Beginning in the 2006–2007 season, Bucknell has re-instituted its men's wrestling program in response to a private donation of $5.6 million from wrestling alumnus William Graham, after it was originally dropped by the university in efforts to be in compliance with Title IX in 2001. In 2009, the team had a program record of 6 NCAA qualifiers. Since the Patriot League does not sponsor wrestling, Bucknell's team competes as a member of the EIWA.
In 2008, the Bucknell baseball team entered the Tallahassee regional of the NCAA tournament and upset Florida State, 7–0.
National championships
Team
Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent Runner-Up |
Score |
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NCAA
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College Division | Men's Swimming[7]
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1964 | East Carolina
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83–50 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Widdoes, Reed (2015-09-17). "Who is Ray Bucknell? Students debunk University fable with social media takeover". The Bucknellian. Archived from the original on 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ "Bucknell University Brand Guidelines". Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "All About Bucky". Bucknell Magazine. March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "Confessions of a Former Becky". Bucknell Magazine. March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "Bucky, the Bucknell Bison". Bucknell Magazine. May 13, 2020. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "Bucknell Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
- ^ "NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 12–14. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.