Union Commonwealth Bulldogs

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Union Commonwealth Bulldogs
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University Union Commonwealth University
Association NAIA
Conference AAC (primary)
Mid-South (archery, bowling)
Athletic directorTim Curry
Location Barbourville, Kentucky
Varsity teams22 (10 men's, 10 women's, 2 co-ed)
Football stadiumWilliamson Stadium at Burch/Nau Field
Basketball arenaRobsion Arena
Baseball stadiumJerry Carey Stadium at Harlan Sanders Field
Softball stadiumUnion Field
Soccer stadiumWilliamson Stadium at Burch/Nau Field
Aquatics centerUnion College Center for Health & Learning
Other venuesWasioto Winds at Pine Mountain State Resort Park
MascotMack
NicknameBulldogs
ColorsOrange and Black
   
Website www.gounionbulldogs.com
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The Union Commonwealth Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent Union Commonwealth University, located in Barbourville, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) for most of its sports since the 2002–03 academic year; [1] [2] while its men's & women's bowling and archery teams compete in the Mid-South Conference (MSC), which they previously competed as a full member from 1995–96 to 2001–02. Before March 2024, the school was known as Union College. [3] The school's women's athletic team were known as the Lady Bulldogs until 2014. [4]

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Varsity teams

UCU competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports:

Men's sportsWomen's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballBowling
Cross countryCross country
FootballGolf
GolfSoccer
SoccerSoftball
SwimmingSwimming
TennisTennis
Track and fieldTrack and field
Volleyball
Co-ed sports
Archery

Former sports included men's lacrosse, co-ed cycling and co-ed dance. Intramural sports vary according to student request.

Notable people

References

  1. "Schools". NAIA.ORG. NAIA. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. "Members". Appalachian Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. "Union College in Kentucky to be renamed Union Commonwealth University" (Press release). Union Commonwealth University. March 8, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  4. "Union Athletics Unveils New Website, Logo". Union Commonwealth University . Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  5. "Bulldogs Men's Soccer Players Team Up With Force". 25 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.