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style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1922</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Religious affiliation</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baptists" title="Baptists">Baptist</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baptist_General_Association_of_Virginia" title="Baptist General Association of Virginia">Baptist General Association of Virginia</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Steven Peterson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">912<sup id="cite_ref-wvva.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wvva.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">894<sup id="cite_ref-wvva.com_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wvva.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">16<sup id="cite_ref-wvva.com_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wvva.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Bluefield,_Virginia" title="Bluefield, Virginia">Bluefield</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data">82 acres (33 ha)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#003e7e; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#e31937; color:white;"> </span><br />Blue & Red<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Rams</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Athletic_Conference" title="Appalachian Athletic Conference">Appalachian</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Victor E. Ram</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bluefield.edu">www<wbr />.bluefield<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bluefield_College_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/52/Bluefield_College_logo.png/220px-Bluefield_College_logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/52/Bluefield_College_logo.png/330px-Bluefield_College_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/52/Bluefield_College_logo.png/440px-Bluefield_College_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="556" data-file-height="179" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bluefield University</b> <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Private_college" class="mw-redirect" title="Private college">private</a> <a href="/wiki/Baptist_General_Association_of_Virginia" title="Baptist General Association of Virginia">Baptist</a> university in <a href="/wiki/Bluefield,_Virginia" title="Bluefield, Virginia">Bluefield, Virginia</a>. It offers 22 majors and is accredited by the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">Southern Association of Colleges and Schools</a>. The 82-acre (330,000 m<sup>2</sup>) campus is about 150 ft (46 m) from the state line between Virginia and <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia. Bluefield University merged with <a href="/wiki/Edward_Via_College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine" title="Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine">Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine</a> which is on the campus of <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech" title="Virginia Tech">Virginia Tech</a> in <a href="/wiki/Blacksburg,_Virginia" title="Blacksburg, Virginia">Blacksburg, Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bluefield University was founded as <b>Bluefield College</b> in 1922 by the <a href="/wiki/Baptist_General_Association_of_Virginia" title="Baptist General Association of Virginia">Baptist General Association of Virginia</a> (BGAV), after residents of Bluefield offered to donate land and start-up funds.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> R.A. Landsdell became the first president in 1920, and the current administration building is named Landsdell Hall in his honor. At its founding, Bluefield was a two-year <a href="/wiki/Junior_college" title="Junior college">junior college</a>. Future <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize" title="Nobel Prize">Nobel Prize</a> winner <a href="/wiki/John_Forbes_Nash_Jr." title="John Forbes Nash Jr.">John F. Nash</a> took mathematics courses at the relatively new college while in high school. In his autobiography for the Nobel Foundation, he writes </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I should mention that during my last year in the Bluefield schools that my parents had arranged for me to take supplementary math courses at Bluefield College, which was then a 2-year institution operated by Southern Baptists. I didn't get official advanced standing at Carnegie because of my extra studies but I had advanced knowledge and ability and didn't need to learn much from the first math courses at Carnegie.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p></blockquote> <p>Under Charles L. Harman, president from 1946 to 1971, the college built Easley <a href="/wiki/Library" title="Library">Library</a>, the dormitory Rish Hall, Harman Chapel, and a <a href="/wiki/Geodesic_dome" title="Geodesic dome">geodesic dome</a> as the gymnasium.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1975, Bluefield reinvented itself as a four-year college, and during the 1989–1996 presidency of Roy A. Dobyns, student enrollment doubled to more than 800 students. In 1998, under the leadership of President Daniel G. MacMillan, the college cut tuition by over 20% and refocused its student recruitment on the local area.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007 David W. Olive, was inaugurated as president.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly thereafter, the college raised tuition by about 20%,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and announced a new strategic plan.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the centennial anniversary of Bluefield College, it achieved university status and became Bluefield University upon announcement from President David Olive at the President's Convocation on August 18, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 19th, 2024, the university announced the appointment of Dr. Steve Peterson as its 10th president. Under Dr. Peterson's leadership, Bluefield University aims to continue its tradition of academic excellence while expanding its programs and enhancing its commitment to Christian values. His vision includes fostering a vibrant campus community, strengthening the university's outreach, and advancing strategic initiatives that align with the institution's mission. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidents">Presidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Presidents of Bluefield University have included:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Bluefield University presidents </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>R. A. Lansdell</td> <td>1920–1926 </td></tr> <tr> <td>J. Taylor Stinson<sup>*</sup></td> <td>1926–1927 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oscar E. Sams</td> <td>1927–1930 </td></tr> <tr> <td>J. Taylor Stinson</td> <td>1930–1934 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Edwin C. Wade</td> <td>1934–1946 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Charles L. Harman</td> <td>1946–1971 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Charles L. Tyer</td> <td>1972–1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gary N. Garner<sup>*</sup></td> <td>1988–1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Roy A. Dobyns</td> <td>1989–1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td>T. Keith Edwards<sup>*</sup></td> <td>1996–1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Daniel G. MacMillan</td> <td>1997–2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Charles Warren<sup>*</sup></td> <td>2006–2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td>David W. Olive</td> <td>2007–2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Michael Salmeier*</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steven Peterson</td> <td>2024–Present </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup>*</sup> – interim presidents </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bluefield University's campus is located on 82 acres on the eastern edge of <a href="/wiki/Bluefield,_Virginia" title="Bluefield, Virginia">Bluefield, Virginia</a>, facing the northern side of the East River Mountain. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academic_and_administrative_buildings">Academic and administrative buildings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Academic and administrative buildings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Lansdell Hall – Opening in 1922, building holds the college's primary administrative offices and classrooms.</li> <li>Easley Library – The three-story building features the campus library on the upper two floors, while the first floor houses the education department and classrooms.</li> <li>Harman Chapel – The spire of the chapel is featured in the college's logo. The building houses the music and theater departments and serves as a host for events including convocations, graduations, concerts, plays, and services.</li> <li>Science Center – The building holds offices, classrooms, science labs, and technology labs.</li> <li>Cox Visual Arts Center – Located on the southwestern corner of campus, the building holds classrooms, offices, and workspace for the art department.</li> <li>Alumni Advancement Building</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Residential_buildings">Residential buildings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Residential buildings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Cruise Hall – Constructed with the opening of the college in 1922, the building now serves as a male dormitory.</li> <li>Rish Hall – The first floor contains classrooms and houses the English department, communication department, and the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE). The upper three floors serve as a male dormitory.</li> <li>East River Hall – Female dormitory</li> <li>Alumni Hall – Male dormitory</li> <li>Bluestone Commons – Constructed in 2014, the buildings hold male and female apartment-style student housing.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Student_life_facilities">Student life facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Student life facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Shott Hall – Holds the Student Activities Center, main dining hall, Quick Shott Cafe, campus bookstore, and student mailboxes.</li> <li>Dan MacMillan Center – Opening in 2007, the building is the focal point for the college's outreach and service projects.</li></ul> <p>The campus also features access to outdoor activities, including an on-campus nature trail.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Athletic_facilities">Athletic facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Athletic facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Dome Gymnasium – The dome serves as the home court for Bluefield's basketball and volleyball teams, and holds athletic offices and classrooms.<sup id="cite_ref-bcrams.com_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcrams.com-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Stadium" title="Mitchell Stadium">Mitchell Stadium</a> – The 10,000-seat football stadium has hosted home games for the Bluefield football program since 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-bcrams.com_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcrams.com-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowen_Field_at_Peters_Park" title="Bowen Field at Peters Park">Bowen Field</a> – The home field for the college's baseball team seats 3,000 and sits just to the north of campus.<sup id="cite_ref-bcrams.com_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcrams.com-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_River_Soccer_Complex" title="East River Soccer Complex">East River Soccer Complex</a> – The home field for Bluefield's soccer teams is located between Route 460 and I-77 on John Nash Blvd.<sup id="cite_ref-bcrams.com_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcrams.com-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bluefield City Courts – Home courts for the Bluefield men's and women's tennis teams.<sup id="cite_ref-bcrams.com_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcrams.com-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bluefield Area Softball Field – Located three miles from campus, the park holds the home field for the college's softball team.<sup id="cite_ref-bcrams.com_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcrams.com-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Fincastle on the Mountain – The 18-hole course is the home to the college's golf program.<sup id="cite_ref-bcrams.com_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcrams.com-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Herb Sims Wellness Center - A short distance from campus, this facility is used for football training and contains the football coaches' offices.<sup id="cite_ref-bcrams.com_13-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcrams.com-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bluefield University is organized into the following colleges: </p> <ul><li>College of Arts and Letters</li> <li>College of Professional Programs</li> <li>College of Sciences</li> <li>School of Education</li> <li>School of Nursing</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bluefield_Rams" title="Bluefield Rams">Bluefield Rams</a></div> <p>The Bluefield athletic teams are called the Rams. The university is a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics</a> (NAIA),<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> primarily competing in the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Athletic_Conference" title="Appalachian Athletic Conference">Appalachian Athletic Conference</a> (AAC) for most of their sports since the 2014–15 academic year (which they were a member on a previous stint from 2001–02 to 2011–12);<sup id="cite_ref-AAC_Membership_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAC_Membership-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while its football team competes in the <a href="/wiki/Mid-South_Conference" title="Mid-South Conference">Mid-South Conference</a> (MSC) since the 2014 fall season. They were also a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Christian_College_Athletic_Association" title="National Christian College Athletic Association">National Christian College Athletic Association</a> (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Mid-East Region of the Division I level until after the 2019–20 school year to fully align with the NAIA.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rams previously competed in the Mid-South as a full member from 2012–13 to 2013–14. Athletes make up about 60% of the student population at Bluefield.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It serves as host for the NCAA Softball National Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bluefield competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports compete in cheerleading. Former sports included women's golf. The school has won national championships in men's soccer and baseball. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bluefield Rams men's basketball team was often nationally ranked between 2007 and 2009 under head coach Jason Gillespie. In the 2008–09 season, the Rams won 27 games, including an 18–0 mark in AAC conference play and a regular season championship, but fell in the conference tournament to then-rival <a href="/wiki/King_University" title="King University">King University</a> by one point, finishing the season ranked seventh in NAIA Division II. Guard/forward Omar Reed went on to play professionally with the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>' <a href="/wiki/NBA_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Development League">NBA Development League</a> affiliate, with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> organization, as well as internationally in Europe and Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball">Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bluefield Rams baseball team won its first NCCAA Division I national championship in 2009<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and followed with a school-record 41 wins in 2010 before losing in the NCCAA World Series finals to North Greenville. In 2007 they were the NCCAA Mid-East Regional Champs, and made their fourth NCCAA World Series appearance in 2014. Current head coach Mike White has won over 200 games with Bluefield<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has sent multiple players to professional baseball. The Rams play their home games at <a href="/wiki/Bowen_Field_at_Peters_Park" title="Bowen Field at Peters Park">Bowen Field</a>. As of 2014<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, nine former Bluefield baseball players have gone on to play professionally.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football">Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bluefield fielded a football program from 1922 to 1941, but had not had a football program since the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">attack on Pearl Harbor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 4, 2011, Bluefield University announced the return of a <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">football</a> program under head coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Gravier" title="Mike Gravier">Mike Gravier</a>, beginning with "club football" season in 2011, and began play in the NAIA in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-bluefield_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bluefield-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school hired Ordell Walker as the program's new head coach in 2013,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Rams earned their first win since the program's return with a 46–24 defeat of <a href="/wiki/The_Apprentice_Builders" title="The Apprentice Builders">the Apprentice Builders</a> in Newport News, Va., on September 13, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rams play their home games in 10,000-seat <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Stadium" title="Mitchell Stadium">Mitchell Stadium</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cross_country">Cross country</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Cross country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bluefield hired Coach Travis Yoder in 2014 to build a cross country and track and field program from ground zero. In his first year as head coach he had the schools first NCCAA national qualifier in school history (Kendall Haynes). After his first year Coach Travis Yoder left Bluefield. Bluefield then hired Coach Kendall Haynes to Coach cross country and is now building a track and field program as well. During Coach Haynes's first year in 2017 he had the schools first girls NCCAA national qualifiers in school history (Kenize Marshall and Jordyn O'Saben). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluefield_University&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Link" title="Jon Link">Jon Link</a> – <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Massey" title="Kenneth Massey">Kenneth Massey</a> – sports <a href="/wiki/Statistician" title="Statistician">statistician</a> known for his development of the Massey Ratings, which stemmed from an honors project at Bluefield, and was used in the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl 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href="/wiki/Hope_International_University" title="Hope International University">Hope International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houghton_University" title="Houghton University">Houghton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Christian_University" title="Houston Christian University">Houston Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Payne_University" title="Howard Payne University">Howard Payne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_University_(United_States)" title="Huntington University (United States)">Huntington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Wesleyan_University" title="Indiana Wesleyan University">Indiana Wesleyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessup_University" title="Jessup University">Jessup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Brown_University" title="John Brown University">John Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judson_University" title="Judson University">Judson (Illinois)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Christian_University" title="Kentucky Christian University">Kentucky Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_University" title="King University">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_University" title="Lee University">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeTourneau_University" title="LeTourneau University">LeTourneau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lipscomb_University" title="Lipscomb University">Lipscomb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malone_University" title="Malone University">Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messiah_University" title="Messiah University">Messiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-America_Christian_University" title="Mid-America Christian University">Mid-America Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MidAmerica_Nazarene_University" title="MidAmerica Nazarene University">MidAmerica Nazarene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milligan_University" title="Milligan University">Milligan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_College" title="Mississippi College">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Baptist_University" title="Missouri Baptist University">Missouri Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montreat_College" title="Montreat College">Montreat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Nazarene_University" title="Mount Vernon Nazarene University">Mount Vernon Nazarene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multnomah_University" title="Multnomah University">Multnomah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Central_University" title="North Central University">North Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Park_University" title="North Park University">North Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Nazarene_University" title="Northwest Nazarene University">Northwest Nazarene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_University_(United_States)" title="Northwest University (United States)">Northwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_College_(Iowa)" title="Northwestern College (Iowa)">Northwestern (Iowa)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Baptist_University" title="Oklahoma Baptist University">Oklahoma Baptist</a></li> <li><a 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Paul">Northwestern – St. Paul (UNWSP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Southwest" title="University of the Southwest">Southwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanguard_University" title="Vanguard University">Vanguard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walla_Walla_University" title="Walla Walla University">Walla Walla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_University" title="Warner University">Warner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayland_Baptist_University" title="Wayland Baptist University">Wayland Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westmont_College" title="Westmont College">Westmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheaton_College_(Illinois)" title="Wheaton College (Illinois)">Wheaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Lutheran_College" title="Wisconsin Lutheran College">Wisconsin Lutheran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_University_(Nebraska)" title="York University (Nebraska)">York (Nebraska)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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title="Denver Seminary">Denver Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuller_Theological_Seminary" title="Fuller Theological Seminary">Fuller Theological Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon-Conwell_Theological_Seminary" class="mw-redirect" title="Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary">Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_University" title="Johnson University">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuyper_College" title="Kuyper College">Kuyper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_Pacific_University" title="Life Pacific University">Life Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Christian_University" title="Lincoln Christian University">Lincoln Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_College" title="Martin Luther College">Martin Luther</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMaster_Divinity_College" title="McMaster Divinity College">McMaster Divinity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Christian_University" title="Mid-Atlantic Christian 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href="/wiki/Averett_University" title="Averett University">Averett University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Theological_Seminary_at_Richmond" title="Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond">Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bluefield University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bon_Secours_Memorial_College_of_Nursing" title="Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing">Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_College" title="Bridgewater College">Bridgewater College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christendom_College" title="Christendom College">Christendom College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeVry_University" title="DeVry University">DeVry University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divine_Mercy_University" title="Divine Mercy University">Divine Mercy University</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Institute_for_the_Psychological_Sciences" title="Institute for the Psychological Sciences">Institute for the Psychological Sciences</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Mennonite_University" title="Eastern Mennonite University">Eastern Mennonite University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ECPI_University" title="ECPI University">ECPI University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Via_College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine" title="Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine">Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emory_and_Henry_University" title="Emory and Henry University">Emory and Henry University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairfax_University_of_America" title="Fairfax University of America">Fairfax University of America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferrum_College" title="Ferrum College">Ferrum College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University_Virginia_Science_and_Technology_Campus" title="George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus">George Washington University Virginia Campus</a></li> <li><a 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University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marymount_University" title="Marymount University">Marymount University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Henry_College" title="Patrick Henry College">Patrick Henry College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_College" title="Randolph College">Randolph College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph%E2%80%93Macon_College" title="Randolph–Macon College">Randolph–Macon College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regent_University" title="Regent University">Regent University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_College" title="Roanoke College">Roanoke College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_University" title="Shenandoah University">Shenandoah University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Virginia_University" title="Southern Virginia University">Southern Virginia University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Briar_College" title="Sweet Briar College">Sweet Briar College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Presbyterian_Seminary" title="Union Presbyterian Seminary">Union Presbyterian Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Management_and_Technology_(Virginia)" title="University of Management and Technology (Virginia)">University of Management and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Potomac" title="University of the Potomac">University of the Potomac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Richmond" title="University of Richmond">University of Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Theological_Seminary" title="Virginia Theological Seminary">Virginia Theological Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Union_University" title="Virginia Union University">Virginia Union University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_University_of_Lynchburg" title="Virginia University of Lynchburg">Virginia University of Lynchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Wesleyan_University" title="Virginia Wesleyan University">Virginia Wesleyan University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Lee_University" title="Washington and Lee University">Washington and Lee University</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Washington" title="Art Institute of Washington">Art Institute of Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackstone_College_for_Girls" title="Blackstone College for Girls">Blackstone College for Girls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordoba_University" title="Cordoba University">Cordoba University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_College_(Virginia)" title="Eastern College (Virginia)">Eastern College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_College_(Virginia)" title="Elizabeth College (Virginia)">Elizabeth College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauquier_Institute" title="Fauquier Institute">Fauquier Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_College" title="Frederick College">Frederick College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibbs_College" title="Gibbs College">Gibbs College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_College_(Virginia)" title="Marion College (Virginia)">Marion College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Professional_Institute" title="Richmond Professional Institute">Richmond Professional Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul%27s_College_(Virginia)" title="Saint Paul's College (Virginia)">Saint Paul's College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stratford_University" title="Stratford University">Stratford University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sullins_College" title="Sullins College">Sullins College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Northern_Virginia" title="University of Northern Virginia">University of Northern Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Intermont_College" title="Virginia Intermont College">Virginia Intermont College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westwood_College" title="Westwood College">Westwood 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title="Northeastern Baptist College">Northeastern Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Baptist_University" title="Oklahoma Baptist University">Oklahoma Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouachita_Baptist_University" title="Ouachita Baptist University">Ouachita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samford_University" title="Samford University">Samford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorter_University" title="Shorter University">Shorter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Baptist_University" title="Southwest Baptist University">Southwest Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truett_McConnell_University" title="Truett McConnell University">Truett-McConnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_University" title="Union University">Union (Tennessee)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayland_Baptist_University" title="Wayland Baptist University">Wayland Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Carey_University" title="William Carey University">William Carey</a></li> <li><a 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