Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops
Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops | |
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University | Division III |
Athletic director | Doug Zipp |
Location | Delaware, Ohio |
Varsity teams | 25 (12 men, 13 women) |
Football stadium | Selby Field |
Basketball arena | Branch Rickey Arena |
Baseball stadium | Littick Field |
Fight song | Oh we're from dear old Wesleyan |
Colors | Red Crimson and Black |
Website | www |
The Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops are the sports and other competitive teams at
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
The Ohio Wesleyan teams adopted their official nickname 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, crimson red and black, date back to 1875, the year when the university organized its first official football game.
Ohio Wesleyan's
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Varsity teams
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Facilities
The football, lacrosse and field hockey teams play in Selby Field, which has a capacity of 9,100. Other campus facilities include a Dornoch Golf Club the Ohio Wesleyan golf course. Branch Rickey Arena houses volleyball and basketball. Baseball & softball teams play at Littick Field. Tennis teams play at the Tennis Center, and the soccer teams play at Roy Rike Field.
Championship wins
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- 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