Berea Mountaineers

Berea Mountaineers
University	Berea College
Conference	Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Division	Division III
Athletic director	Ryan Hess]]
Location	Berea, Kentucky
Varsity teams	14 (7 men's, 7 women's)
Arena	Seabury Center
Baseball stadium	Berea College Athletic Complex
Nickname	Mountaineers
Colors	Berea Blue and white [1]
Website	bereaathletics.com

The Berea Mountaineers are composed of 14 teams representing Berea College in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball and golf. Women's sports include softball and volleyball. The Mountaineers compete in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Collegiate Conference of the South for all sports. ^[2] Berea will leave the Collegiate Conference of the South in the fall of 2024 to join the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. ^{[3] [4]}

Teams

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Soccer
Golf	Softball
Soccer	Tennis
Tennis	Track and field
Track and field	Volleyball

Men's basketball

On February 4, 1954, Irvine Shanks was in the lineup for Berea against Ohio Wilmington, breaking the color barrier in college basketball in the state of Kentucky.

References

1. "BEREA COLLEGE" . Retrieved October 31, 2021.
2. "Berea College - Official Athletics Website". bereaathletics.com. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
3. "HCAC Welcomes Berea College as its Newest Member". Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. June 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
4. "Berea College to Join Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference". Berea College. June 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-29.

External links

• Official website