Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs
{{Infobox school athletics
| name = Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs
| logo = TWU Bulldogs logo.png
| logo_width = 200
| university = Tennessee Wesleyan University
| association = NAIA
| conference = AAC (primary)
| director = Donny Mayfield
| location = Athens, Tennessee
| first season =
| teams = 21
| mens_teams = 9
| womens_teams = 10
| coed_teams = 2
| basketballarena = James L. Robb Gymnasium
| baseballfield = Jack Bowling Field at Athens Insurance Stadium
| softballstadium =
| soccerstadium = TWU Athletic Complex
| lacrossestadium = TWU Athletic Complex
| tenniscourt =
| mascot =
| nickname = Bulldogs
| pageurl = https://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.{{cite web|title=Schools|url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205322922|website=NAIA.ORG|publisher=NAIA|accessdate=16 March 2016}}{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.aacsports.com/members.php|publisher=Appalachian Athletic Conference|accessdate=16 March 2016}} The Bulldogs were at once point in the now-defunct Smoky Mountain Conference, having joined in 1956.{{cite web |url=https://dn790002.ca.archive.org/0/items/historyoftenness1957lero/historyoftenness1957lero_bw.pdf |title=A History of Tennessee Wesleyan College: 1857-1957 |last=Martin (then-President of Tennessee Wesleyan College) |first=LeRoy Albert |date=1957 |access-date=2024-06-04}}
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. {{cite web|title=TENNESSEE WESLEYAN BASEBALL HISTORY
|url=http://www.twcbulldogs.com/BASEBALL/Tennessee_Wesleyan_Baseball_History|publisher=Tennessee Wesleyan University Athletics|accessdate=11 November 2021}}
Notable people
- Nick Akoto, soccer player
- Tom Browning, baseball player{{cite book|last=Coffey|first=Michael|title=27 Men Out: Baseball's Perfect Games|publisher=Atria Books|location=New York|year=2004|pages=[https://archive.org/details/27menoutbaseball00coff/page/175 175–198]|isbn=0-7434-4606-2|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/27menoutbaseball00coff/page/175}}
- Ron Campbell, baseball player{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Richard|title=Ron Campbell was a Cub at heart|url=http://clevelandbanner.com/stories/ron-campbell-was-a-cub-at-heart,4766|accessdate=16 March 2016|publisher=Cleveland Daily banner|date=16 March 2015}}
- Chris Cattaneo, soccer player
National championships
=Team=
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| rowspan="3" | Baseball (3) | rowspan="3" | NAIA (3) | rowspan="3" | Single (3) | 2012 | 10–6 |
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| 2019 | 6–2 |
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| 2024 | Hope International University | 14-6 |
References
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