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Feb 27, 2022
4 min

Track and field teams take second, third at OVC Indoor Championship

Making their final Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championship meet a memorable one, Belmont University’s track and field teams busted records and brought home hardware in competition Wednesday and Thursday. Heading south to the Birmingham CrossPlex, the women’s team finished second overall with 122 points and 12 medals richer, a higher point total and placing than ever before. The men’s team also broke records of their own, finishing third overall and returning home with five

SEASON PREVIEW: Meet the 2022 softball Bruins up to bat at Friday’s spring opener

AJ Wuest

Feb 17, 2022
4 min

SEASON PREVIEW: Meet the 2022 softball Bruins up to bat at Friday’s spring opener

With nine fresh faces on its roster, the Belmont University softball team is all set to open its season at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational. The Bruins will be batting at two back-to-back doubleheaders, playing Friday against the University of Memphis and FGCU and Saturday against Boston College and FGCU. The team will finish off the weekend’s contests early Sunday morning with a final bout against Boston College, opening spring play with an intense few days on the diamond

SEASON PREVIEW: Belmont baseball brings experience to the diamond, first pitch Friday

Camden Morris

Feb 16, 2022
5 min

SEASON PREVIEW: Belmont baseball brings experience to the diamond, first pitch Friday

The road to Omaha begins here in Nashville. And the Belmont baseball team stands ready to crush anything thrown its way this spring over the course of the 56-game schedule. The Bruins will face off against their usual Ohio Valley Conference opponents in their last shot at an OVC title, in addition to taking on some high-profile programs outside the conference. Belmont head coach Dave Jarvis, who enters his 25th season with the Bruins this spring, expressed his enthusiasm to g

Belmont track and field wreaks more havoc on university record books at Vanderbilt Invitational

Belmont Vision

Jan 26, 2022
3 min

Belmont track and field wreaks more havoc on university record books at Vanderbilt Invitational

Following an impressive season start at the Commodore Challenge, the Belmont track and field teams made the short drive back to Vanderbilt University where yet another school record fell at the Friday-Saturday meet. The weekend’s Vanderbilt Invitational hosted notable programs like Southeastern Conference’s University of Mississippi, University of Kentucky and Vanderbilt itself, alongside Arkansas State University, Georgia State University and the University of Memphis. These

Women ascend to OVC’s No. 1 while men fall hard at Saturday’s doubleheader against Murray Stat

AJ Wuest

Jan 16, 2022
4 min

Women ascend to OVC’s No. 1 while men fall hard at Saturday’s doubleheader against Murray Stat

The women’s basketball team rose to the occasion while the men failed to execute against Ohio Valley Conference rival Murray State University. Distance shooting was the name of the game for the women, who downed 10 3-pointers to bring home a 67-52 victory in the Curb Event Center on Saturday. The men followed in poorer form, shooting an inefficient 3-point percentage of 21.7% as the Racers upset the Bruins’ eight-game winning streak 82-60. Bartley leads the charge for the wom

Belmont Athletics brings fall 2021 to a close, delivering hard work and hardware for a record-breaki

Jessica Mattsson

Jan 1, 2022
4 min

Belmont Athletics brings fall 2021 to a close, delivering hard work and hardware for a record-breaki

As Belmont enters its spring semester, some student-athletes look forward to their seasons while some reflect on the successes of the fall. Through the struggle and stress of the student-athlete lifestyle, Belmont’s cross-country, soccer and volleyball players followed through in the university’s final Ohio Valley Conference season. Belmont Athletics collectively gained one glorious conference win, two second-place finishes and two tournament appearances from the five teams c

SEASON PREVIEW: Men’s basketball faces highly competitive play this season, opening with Ohio Univer

Landen Secrest

Nov 8, 2021
3 min

SEASON PREVIEW: Men’s basketball faces highly competitive play this season, opening with Ohio Univer

It’s no secret the Bruins are entering a tough season against high-profile opponents, but it’s something the players and coaches are looking forward to. “We have a challenging schedule,” said head coach Casey Alexander, who is going into his third year with the Bruins. “It will be a fun experience for our players and it will prepare us well for OVC play and hopefully an NCAA tournament appearance.” After banking a 26-4 record and narrowly missing NCAA tournament territory in

SEASON PREVIEW: Women’s basketball will shoot higher than ever in final OVC season

AJ Wuest

Nov 7, 2021
4 min

SEASON PREVIEW: Women’s basketball will shoot higher than ever in final OVC season

The wait is over, and college ball is back. Belmont women’s basketball will begin regular season play Tuesday, facing the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on the road before traveling to the University of Mississippi to take on the Rebels two days later. Although Belmont is heavily favored to win the Ohio Valley Conferenc title in the 2021-22 season — its last go-around before switching to the Missouri Valley Conference — there is some challenging play in store, and the

Women’s cross-country clinches first OVC title in program history

Sarah Maninger

Oct 31, 2021
3 min

Women’s cross-country clinches first OVC title in program history

Women’s cross-country took home its first-ever Ohio Valley Conference Championship trophy, finishing strong despite a constant cold drizzle and mud galore at Percy Warner Park. The men’s team took second place overall, finishing close behind OVC rival Eastern Illinois University. Saturday’s morning races featured all ten OVC teams, and among Belmont’s ten men and eight women, twin freshmen Kevin and Kaitlyn Vanderkolk led the pack and finished fourth in their respective compe

Belmont’s Vanderkolk twins and cross-country teammates to run for OVC title Saturday

AJ Wuest

Oct 29, 2021
3 min

Belmont’s Vanderkolk twins and cross-country teammates to run for OVC title Saturday

Following a muddy but successful regular season, Belmont University’s cross-country teams prepare for the highlight of the fall semester: the Ohio Valley Conference championship at the Percy Warner Park home course Saturday. Among those on the starting line for the Bruins are Kaitlyn Vanderkolk in the women’s race at 9 a.m. and Kevin Vanderkolk in the men’s race at 10 a.m. “It’s a big race,” said Kevin Vanderkolk, who is in his first season as a Bruin. “A lot of my teammates

Men’s soccer is in and men’s tennis is out in MVC move

David Pang

Oct 25, 2021
3 min

Men’s soccer is in and men’s tennis is out in MVC move

Belmont Athletics will see two big shifts after the university switches from the Ohio Valley Conference to the Missouri Valley Conference in 2022. And it’s the men’s soccer and men’s tennis programs that are in the spotlight. Men’s soccer — in previous seasons the odd team out in the Southern Conference — will come home to the MVC to finally play under the same conference umbrella as the majority of Belmont’s sports programs. “I’m really pleased, personally, to be in a confer

Belmont makes the move to greener valleys, departing OVC for Missouri Valley Conference

AJ Wuest

Sep 28, 2021
2 min

Belmont makes the move to greener valleys, departing OVC for Missouri Valley Conference

Belmont confirmed the university will leave the Ohio Valley Conference to join the Missouri Valley Conference, as announced by President Greg Jones in a Tuesday morning press conference. Following the report speculating the switch, it is confirmed that Belmont Athletics will be leaving the OVC for the more competitive MVC effective July 1, 2022. “Joining the MVC will elevate our level of competition, enhance our recruiting and increase our opportunities for national exposure,

Belmont athletics expected to move to Missouri Valley Conference after nine years in OVC

Sarah Maninger

Sep 27, 2021
2 min

Belmont athletics expected to move to Missouri Valley Conference after nine years in OVC

Belmont University will likely leave the Ohio Valley Conference to join the Missouri Valley Conference as early as next season, according to a report from Extra Points. President Greg Jones is expected to announce the move Tuesday morning, alongside Vice President, Director of Athletics Scott Corley. The switch would mark the second conference realignment in recent years for Belmont athletics after the university broke ties with the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2012 to join the

Bruins volleyball triumphs over TSU Tigers in OVC opener

Jessica Mattsson

Sep 22, 2021
3 min

Bruins volleyball triumphs over TSU Tigers in OVC opener

Four sets of highly physical, sacrificing play set a 3-1 volleyball victory against crosstown rival Tennessee State University at home Tuesday. Following some heavy losses on the road, the Bruins returned to the Curb Event Center looking to justify their game against a competitive team — and they did, bringing home a decisive victory. “That’s a really good team that we just took care of business with,” head coach Katelyn Harrison said. And a win against the Tigers made for an

Mar 4, 2016
2 min

WBB blasts SIUE, advances to conference championship

The Belmont Bruins beat the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Cougars 92-68 Friday to advance to the finals of the OVC tournament. Belmont jumped out to an early advantage with hot shooting from behind the arc and pulled away in the fourth quarter to secure a trip to the conference finals for the second time in three years. “Our staff has done a great job of building our kids and helping them develop throughout the course of the season,” said Belmont head coach Camero

Mar 4, 2016
1 min

VIDEO: Bruin Blitz 3/4/16

It’s a special OVC championship edition of Bruin Blitz as basketball and track and field compete against other OVC teams. Also, postseason awards for basketball come rolling in, a softball player throws her first career no-hitter and both golf programs head to the beach for spring break. Come back to the Belmont Vision Friday and Saturday night for updates on the men’s and women’s OVC basketball tournaments as they continue. Hosted by Grant Robinson. #Belmontgolf #indoorchamp

Mar 2, 2016
3 min

WBB advances past Tennessee State, Bruins sweep season series against the Tigers

The Belmont Bruins beat the Tennessee State Tigers 68-60 in the first round of the OVC tournament Wednesday to advance to the conference semifinals for the fourth year in a row. A combination of hard work on the offensive boards in the first half and hot shooting in the second half helped lead Belmont to victory. This was the third matchup between the Bruins and the Tigers this season and the third Belmont victory. “Anytime you have to beat someone three times in a year, that

Jan 29, 2015
2 min

Three-pointers lead to three digits for MBB

The threes started falling for the men’s basketball team and wouldn’t stop as Belmont cruised to a 103-82 victory over Jacksonville State Thursday night. The Bruins knocked down 17 of their 24 attempts from behind the arc to set the Curb Event Center record for 3-point percentage in a single game. “At shootaround today, I told our guys I want us to set the Curb Event Center record for threes tonight,” said Belmont coach Rick Byrd. “And I only said that not being realistic but

Jan 21, 2015
1 min

Jones’ career night carries WBB past Jacksonville State

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Jan 13, 2015
1 min

Bruin Blitz: Winter break recap

It’s a special recap edition of the Bruin Blitz. While students were away on winter break, the basketball teams closed out 2014 with several tough games before they rang in 2015 with the OVC opener. Check out all the games and news you may have missed. #TrackandField #WomensGolf #OVC #menstrack #belmonttrackandfield #Belmontbasketball #OhioValleyConference #2015trackandfieldseason #mensbasketball #MensTennis #belmontwomensbasketball