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The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Gardner–Webb University, which participate in 17 varsity sports at the NCAA D1 level. The school's programs are a part of the Big South Conference.
Gardner-Webb has also produced many notable athletes and coaches, including: Artis Gilmore, Gerry Vaillancourt, John Drew, Woody Fish, Eddie Lee Wilkins, Jim Washburn, Blake Lalli, Jim Maxwell, Gabe Wilkins, Cara Saunders, and Brian Johnston.
Head Coach: Rusty Stroupe has been coaching the Runnin' Bulldogs for 9 years. He graduated from Appalachian State University in 1986. Stroupe has accumulated over 600 wins as a college coach and is the third winningest baseball coach in Gardner-Webb history behind Clyde Miller and Jerry Bryson.
Assistant Coaches: Kent Cox has been assisting Coach Stroupe for 5 years now. He is a graduate from Campbell University. Ray Greene is serving as the pitching coach for the Bulldogs.
Notable Players to come from the Diamond Dawgs
Head Coach: Chris Holtmann
Assistant Coaches: Mike Netti, Jay McCauley, Takayo Siddle
The Gardner-Webb Men's basketball team has had some notable success against some of the best teams in college basketball. Gardner Webb has been talked about on ESPN because of their games against teams like Duke, UNC, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma in the final minutes and defeating Kentucky in their 2007-2008 campaign in the Coaches v.s. Cancer tournament.
Head coach: Rick Reeves
Assistant Coaches: Krystal Reeves-Evans, Brooke Wilkinson, LaToya Carter
Rick Reeves has served as head coach for six seasons. During this time he has turned the program around from only five wins in the year previous to his arrival to two championship appearances in the Big South Tournament including their first year in the Big South Conference. Reeves, who had previously coached at Liberty and Southern Mississippi, faced Liberty in the championship losing by one point to the defending champions in 2008–2009 and losing by two in 2009–2010. The program also had their first ever winning season since moving to Division I, finishing 17–15 in 2008–2009. Gardner-Webb was also able to post a nine-game home winning streak in 2008–2009.[1]
In 2009–2010, the program set school records in wins (28) and also tied a Big South Conference Record in wins. The team won its first conference title in the 35-year history of the program and made its first postseason appearance ever in the WNIT.[2] The team also picked up a huge non-conference win at Purdue in 2009-2010.[3]
Reeves coached with both his daughters at Gardner-Webb, Kim Clark and Krystal Reeves-Evans before the start of the 2010-2011 season, when Clark left to be an assistant at Middle Tennessee State.
Brad Evans, who is the Director of Basketball Operations, is the longest-serving member of the program's staff, entering his ninth season.[4]
Head Coach: Brian Baker
Assistant Coaches: Bryant Davis, Mary Wood, Andy Fryman and Daniel Hunter
The Track and Field team won the A-SUN conference championship in their 2005-2006 season. The newest addition to the staff is Andy Fryman.[1] Fryman joins the runnin bulldogs after one year of coaching as a graduate assistant with Sam Houston State University. In his short stint with the bearkats, Fryman made Jonny Tipton into the school record holder in the discus and also turned Chris Cralle from a simple hammer thrower into a nationally recognized athlete both on the field and in the classroom.
Head Coach: Ron Dickerson Jr.
Assistant Coaches: Travis Cunningham, Chris Foster, and Bobby Godinez
Head Coach: Tee Burton
Head Coach: Tony Setzer
Assistant Coaches: Jason Osborne and Jamie Miller
Head Coach: Kevin Mounce
Assistant Coaches: Lindsey Boldt and Sarah Currie
In the fall of 2006, the Gardner-Webb soccer team won its conference and made it to the NCAA second round.
The women's soccer team is currently coached by Kevin Mounce and assisted by Sarah Currie. Coach Mounce has had four winning seasons in the past seven years. During his ten seasons coaching at Gardner-Webb, he holds the highest winning percentage (.514). In 2001 the Lady Bulldogs were the National Christian College Athletic Association Champions, following that tournament Mounce was named NCCAA National Women's Soccer Coach of the Year. In 2002, at the conclusion of their season, the team was ranked second in the nation for first-year division I programs by Soccer Buzz. In 2003 the Bulldogs saw their first ever appearance in the Atlantic Sun Championship, finishing 5th in the league. For this accomplishment Kevin Mounce was named A-Sun coach of the year. In 2004 GWU had a forward, Leeanna Woodworth who led the nation in scoring. She became A-Sun player of the year and broke many school records. In 2000 the Lady Bullogs became a Division I program participating in the Atlantic Sun Conference. In 2008 the team transferred to the Big South Conference. In their first year competing in the Big South they finished 4-12-2. </ref> http://www.gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46226&SPID=4170&DB_OEM_ID=10300&ATCLID=543366&Q_SEASON=2008</ref>
Head Coach: Tom Cole
Assistant Coaches: Diana cook, Jessi Williams and Stacie Reichert
Head Coach: Mike Simpson
Assistant Coaches: Ashley Grogan, Travis Stensby
Dry Land Instructor: Terra Wilson
The boys swim team of 2010 had a winning season and are headed to the conference meet in Knoxeville, Tennessee shortly. The girls swim team has also swam extremely well and be going into conference with the boys with all intentions of winning the championship.
The Men's Swim Team placed second at the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association conference meet. Placing first was Davidson, second place went to Gardner-Webb, and in third was College of Charleston.
The Women's Team Placed Third overall, after Florida Gulf Coast and Davidson respectively, and earned six NCAA "B" cuts. The Women earned these NCAA qualifying standards in the 100 and 200 Breaststoke, 50 Free, 100 Backstroke, and the 200 and 400 Medley Relays.
Head Coaches: Mike Griffith (M) and Jim Corn (W)
Assistant Coaches: Roberto Vasques (M) and Olga Ruislova (W)
Head Coach: Chris Phillips
Assistant Coach: Phuong Luong
Head Coach: Scott Shipman
Assistant Coach: Daniel Elliot
Gardner-Webb's wrestling team competes in the Southern Conference.
1. "Baseball." GWUsports.com. Gardner-Webb,2009.Web. 24 March 2009.
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