Lynchburg Hornets Explained

Lynchburg Hornets
University:	University of Lynchburg
Association:	NCAA
Conference:	Old Dominion Athletic Conference (primary) ECAC (equestrian)
Division:	Division III
Director:	Jon Waters
Location:	Lynchburg, Virginia
Teams:	24
Arena:	Turner Gymnasium
Baseballfield:	James C. Fox Field
Softballstadium:	Aubrey R. Moon Jr. Field
Soccerfield:	Shellenberger Field
Tenniscourt:	Lynchburg Tennis Courts
Trackvenue:	Dr. Jack M. Toms Track
Mascot:	Dell
Nickname:	Hornets
Color1:	Hornet Red
Color2:	White
Color3:	Gray
Hex1:	E4002B
Hex2:	FFFFFF
Hex3:	A7A8AA
Pageurl:	www.lynchburgsports.com

The Lynchburg Hornets refer to the various athletic teams that represent the University of Lynchburg, located in Lynchburg, Virginia. On July 1, 2018, the institution's name changed from Lynchburg College to the University of Lynchburg. Lynchburg's intercollegiate athletic programs compete primarily in NCAA Division III, with its equestrian teams competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows of America and National Collegiate Equestrian Association competition formats.^[1] The Lynchburg athletic department sponsors 24 varsity intercollegiate athletic programs.

The Hornets compete as a full member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). Lynchburg was a founding member of the league in 1976. During that span of time, the Hornets have won 205 ODAC championships.^[2]

Roughly 500 student-athletes represent Lynchburg in competition, around 25% of the institution's student body.

List of teams

Men's sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Indoor Track & Field
• Lacrosse
• Outdoor Track & Field
• Soccer
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Volleyball (2024-25)

Women's sports

• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball
• Cross Country
• Field Hockey
• Golf
• Indoor Track & Field
• Lacrosse
• Outdoor Track & Field
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Volleyball

Co-ed sports

• Equestrian

Conference championships

ODAC Championships unless otherwise noted

Baseball (11): 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024

Men's Basketball (7): 1935 (Chesapeake), 1951 (Little Six), 1965 (Dixie), 1966 (Dixie), 1967 (Dixie), 1979, 2016

Women's Basketball (2): 2016, 2021

Men's Cross Country (20): 1979, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023

Women's Cross Country (9): 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2021, 2022, 2023

Equestrian (2): 2023, 2024

Field Hockey (22): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023

Men's Golf (7): 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2024

Men's Lacrosse (10): 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024

Women's Lacrosse (5): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989

Men's Soccer (30): 1959 (Mason–Dixon), 1962 (Mason–Dixon), 1963 (Mason–Dixon), 1966 (Dixie), 1968 (Dixie), 1969 (Dixie), 1971 (Dixie), 1972 (Dixie), 1973 (Dixie), 1974 (Dixie), 1975 (Dixie), 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023

Women's Soccer (17): 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022

Softball (6): 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009

Women's Swimming: 2021

Men's Tennis (4): 1948 (Little Six), 1968 (Dixie), 1984, 1995

Men's Indoor Track & Field (31): 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024

Women's Indoor Track & Field (14): 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

Men's Outdoor Track & Field (32): 1977, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Women's Outdoor Track & Field (14): 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

National Tournament Appearances

Baseball

1977
South Regional

Division III	First Round	Glassboro State	L 2-4
	Elimination Round 1	Methodist	W 2–0
	Elimination Round 2	William Paterson	W 6–5
	Elimination Finals	Salisbury State	W 5–2
	Regional Finals	Glassboro State	L 6–11

1978
South Regional

Division III	First Round	Montclair State	W 5-4
	Second Round	Upsala	W 2–1
	Regional Semifinals	Salisbury State	W 16–4
	Regional Finals	Glassboro State	L 4–5

1979
South Regional

Division III	First Round	Trenton State	L 1-2
	Elimination Round 1	Stillman	W 6–1
	Elimination Round 2	Upsala	L 1–2

1980
South Regional

Division III	First Round	Ramapo	L 9-10
	Elimination Round 1	Glassboro State	W 5–3
	Regional Semifinals	Upsala	L 4–5

1981
South Regional

Division III	First Round	William Paterson	W 3-0
	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	L 3–4
	Elimination Round	Salisbury State	W 2–1
	Third Round	NC Wesleyan	W 7–3
	Regional Finals	NC Wesleyan	L 2–3

1982
South Regional

Division III	First Round	Methodist	W 6-5
	Regional Semifinals	NC Wesleyan	L 3–4
	Elimination Finals	Salisbury State	L 4–6

1983
South Regional

Division III	First Round	Methodist	W 4-2
	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	W 5–4
	Regional Finals	NC Wesleyan	L 3–7

2008
South Regional

Division III	First Round	Piedmont	W 9-1
	Second Round	Christopher Newport	W 12–1
	Third Round	Salisbury	L 3–5
	Elimination Finals	Johns Hopkins	L 5–7

2012
South Regional

Division III	First Round	Salisbury	L 2-7
	Elimination Round 1	Christopher Newport	L 1–7

2021
High Point Regional

Division III	First Round	LaGrange	W 4-1
	Second Round	Birmingham–Southern	W 6–3
	Regional Semifinals	Salisbury	L 1–6
	Elimination Finals	Birmingham–Southern	L 2–11

2022
Lynchburg Regional

Division III	First Round	Salve Regina	W 7-3
	Second Round	Birmingham–Southern	L 2–10
	Elimination Finals	Salve Regina	L 3–6

2023
Rocky Mount Regional

Division III	First Round	Lebanon Valley	W 2-1
	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	W 16–9
	Regional Finals – Game 1	Lebanon Valley	L 4–8
	Regional Finals – Game 2	Lebanon Valley	W 5–3

Lynchburg Super Regional

Division III	Game 1	Shenandoah	W 9-6
	Game 2	Shenandoah	W 3–1

Division III World Series
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Division III	First Round	UW La Crosse	W 8-6
	Second Round	East Texas Baptist	W 8–3
	Semifinals	East Texas Baptist	W 7–1
	Championship – Game 1	Johns Hopkins	W 5–2
	Championship – Game 2	Johns Hopkins	L 6–11
	Championship – Game 3	Johns Hopkins	W 7–6

2024
Cleveland Regional

Division III	First Round	Ithaca	W 3-1
	Second Round	Case Western Reserve	W 5-0
	Championship-Game 1	Case Western Reserve	W 6-5

La Verne Super Regional

Division III	Game 1	La Verne	W 7-1
	Game 2	La Verne	W 6-4

Division III World Series
Eastlake, Ohio

Division III

First Round

Endicott

TBD

Men's Basketball

1976

Division III	First Round	Monmouth	L 73-97
	Regional 3rd Place Game	Glassboro State	L 62–82

1979

Division III	First Round	Upsala	L 85-115
	Regional 3rd Place Game	Virginia Wesleyan	L 84–108

2016

Division III	First Round	Scranton	W 82-55
	Second Round	Ohio Wesleyan	L 94–97

Women's Basketball

2016

Division III

First Round

Birmingham-Southern

L 50-56

2017

Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 69-64
	Second Round	Christopher Newport	L 51–69

Men's Cross Country

Appearances: 1979, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023

Women's Cross Country

Appearances: 1998, 2021, 2022, 2023

Equestrian

Appearances: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Field Hockey

1979

AIAW	First Round	Shippensburg	L 0-1
	Consolation Round 1	Bridgewater	W 2–1 (PS)
	Consolation Quarterfinals	Hollins	L 0–2

1980

AIAW	First Round	Kenyon	L 0-1 (PS)
	Consolation Round 1	Luther	W 3–1
	Consolation Quarterfinals	Denison	L 2–3 (OT)

1981

AIAW	First Round	Carleton	W 1-0
	Quarterfinals	Gettysburg	W 2–1 (PS)
	Semifinals	Wooster	W 1–0
	Championship	Bloomsburg	L 2–3

1983

Division III

First Round

Elizabethtown

L 0-2

1984

Division III

First Round

Trenton State

L 0-3

1988

Division III

First Round

Trenton State

L 0-5

1989

Division III

First Round

Trenton State

L 0-3

2001

Division III	Second Round	Salisbury	W 2-1 (PS)
	Quarterfinals	TCNJ	L 0–1 (OT)

2002

Division III

Second Round

SUNY Cortland

L 2-5

2005

Division III

First Round

Alvernia

L 1-2

2006

Division III

First Round

Elizabethtown

L 0-1

2007

Division III	First Round	Centre	W 5-0
	Second Round	Lebanon Valley	L 1–2

2008

Division III	First Round	Sewanee	W 4-0
	Second Round	Ursinus	L 2–3

2009

Division III	First Round	Juniata	W 5-1
	Second Round	Ursinus	L 0–4

2010

Division III	First Round	Christopher Newport	W 1-0
	Second Round	Messiah	L 0–7

2011

Division III	Second Round	Catholic	W 2-0
	Quarterfinals	TCNJ	L 0–3

2012

Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 4-3 (OT)
	Second Round	Messiah	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Mary Washington	L 2–3

2013

Division III

First Round

Centre

L 0-1

2014

Division III

First Round

Centre

L 1-2 (OT)

2018

Division III	First Round	Denison	W 3-1
	Second Round	Rowan	L 0–1

2019

Division III	First Round	Centre	W 2-1
	Second Round	Rowan	W 1–0
	Quarterfinals	Salisbury	L 0–2

2021

Division III

First Round

Salisbury

L 2-3

2023

Division III	First Round	Keystone	W 6-1
	Second Round	York (PA)	W 1–0 (2OT)
	Quarterfinals	Kean	L 1–2

Men's Golf

Appearances: 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989

Men's Lacrosse

1999

Division III

Second Round

Hampden-Sydney

L 9-17

2003

Division III

Second Round

Franklin & Marshall

L 12-13 (OT)

2005

Division III	Second Round	Denison	W 9-6
	Quarterfinals	Roanoke	L 9–10

2006

Division III

Second Round

Washington (MD)

L 7-8

2008

Division III

Second Round

Washington (MD)

L 9-12

2012

Division III

Second Round

Denison

L 5-10

2013

Division III	First Round	St. Mary's (MD)	W 6-5
	Second Round	Roanoke	W 12–9
	Quarterfinals	Stevenson	L 7–13

2014

Division III	First Round	Sewanee	W 25-4
	Second Round	Washington (MD)	L 7–10

2015

Division III	First Round	Sewanee	W 13-4
	Second Round	Aurora	W 19–8
	Quarterfinals	Salisbury	W 13–11
	Semifinals	Gettysburg	W 11–9
	Championship	Tufts	L 11–19

2016

Division III

First Round

Gettysburg

L 7-8

2017

Division III	Second Round	Sewanee	W 14-12
	Third Round	York (PA)	W 10–8
	Quarterfinals	Denison	L 9–18

2018

Division III

Second Round

Dickinson

L 12-16

2019

Division III	Second Round	Transylvania	W 15-5
	Third Round	Salisbury	L 10–18

2021

Division III	First Round	Pfeiffer	W 26-11
	Second Round	Stevens	W 14–8
	Quarterfinals	Christopher Newport	L 11–12

2022

Division III

Second Round

Western New England

L 10-14

2023

Division III	Second Round	St. John Fisher	W 11-10 (OT)
	Third Round	Denison	W 14–8
	Quarterfinals	Tufts	L 9–17

2024

Division III	Second Round	Pfeiffer	W 24-8
	Third Round	Washington & Lee	L 13-16

Women's Lacrosse

1982

AIAW	Semifinals	Wheaton (MA)	W 7-6
	Championship Game	Millersville State	L 3–10

1985

Division III	First Round	Denison	W 6-5
	Semifinals	Ursinus	L 2–15

1986

Division III	First Round	Denison	W 7-5
	Semifinals	Trenton State	L 3–8

Men's Soccer

1974

Division III

First Round

Swarthmore

L 1-2

1975

Division III

First Round

Elizabethotwn

L 1-2

1976

Division III

First Round

Grove City

L 0-2

1978

Division III

First Round

Lock Haven

L 0-2

1979

Division III

First Round

Lock Haven

L 0-3

1980

Division III

Second Round

Glassboro State

L 0-1

1982

Division III

First Round

UNC Greensboro

L 0-3

2006

Division III

First Round

NC Wesleyan

L 0-1 (OT)

2009

Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 3-0
	Second Round	Christopher Newport	T 1–1 (Lost on PK)

2010

Division III	First Round	Transylvania	W 3-1
	Second Round	Emory	W 2–1
	Third Round	Trinity (TX)	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Ohio Wesleyan	W 2–0
	Semifinals	Bowdoin	W 2–1
	Championship	Messiah	L 1–2

2014

Division III

First Round

Christopher Newport

L 0-1

2016

Division III	First Round	John Carroll	W 4-2
	Second Round	Kenyon	L 1–2 (OT)

2017

Division III	First Round	Penn St.-Abington	W 3-0
	Second Round	Emory	L 0–1

2021

Division III

First Round

Hanover

L 1-2

2022

Division III

First Round

Catholic

L 0-2

2023

Division III

First Round

Ohio Northern

T 2-2 (Lost on PK)

Women's Soccer

1997

Division III

First Round

NC Wesleyan

L 0-3

1998

Division III	First Round	NC Wesleyan	W 1-0 (3OT)
	Second Round	Mary Washington	L 2–3

1999

Division III

Second Round

NC Wesleyan

L 0-1

2000

Division III	First Round	Arcadia	W 9-0
	Second Round	Salisbury	L 1–2 (2OT)

2001

Division III	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	T 2-2 (Advances on PK)
	Third Round	Hardin–Simmons	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Willamette	L 0–2

2004

Division III	Second Round	Emory	W 1-0 (OT)
	Third Round	Christopher Newport	L 0–1

2005

Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 3-1
	Second Round	Virginia Wesleyan	W 1–0
	Third Round	Trinity (TX)	L 0–1

2007

Division III	First Round	Maryville (TN)	W 1-0
	Second Round	Roanoke	W 1–0
	Third Round	Emory	W 2–1 (2OT)
	Quarterfinals	TCNJ	L 0–1

2008

Division III	First Round	Maryville (TN)	W 3-0
	Second Round	Emory	W 1–0
	Third Round	Ithaca	L 0–2

2009

Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 5-1
	Second Round	Washington & Lee	W 2–0
	Third Round	Concordia–Moorhead	W 4–0
	Quarterfinals	Trinity (TX)	T 1–1 (Advances on PK)
	Semifinals	Washington St. Louis	T 1–1 (Lost on PK)

2010

Division III	First Round	Transylvania	W 1-0
	Second Round	Emory	L 0–1 (2OT)

2011

Division III

First Round

SUNY New Paltz

T 0-0 (Lost on PK)

2012

Division III	First Round	Frostburg State	W 1-0
	Second Round	Montclair State	W 2–0
	Third Round	Johns Hopkins	L 1–3

2013

Division III	First Round	Centre	W 3-2
	Second Round	Emory	L 1–2

2014

Division III	First Round	Salem (NC)	W 4-0
	Second Round	Stevenson	W 4–1
	Third Round	Montclair State	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Messiah	T 1–1 (Advances on PK)
	Semifinals	Illinois Wesleyan	W 2–1
	Championship	Williams	T 0–0 (Wins on PK)

2015

Division III	First Round	Babson	W 1-0
	Second Round	Rowan	L 0–1

2016

Division III	First Round	Hope	W 3-2
	Second Round	Thomas More	L 0–1

2017

Division III	First Round	McDaniel	W 1-0
	Second Round	Christopher Newport	W 2–1
	Third Round	TCNJ	L 0–5

2018

Division III	First Round	Piedmont	W 2-1
	Second Round	Emory	W 2–0
	Third Round	Messiah	T 2–2 (Advances on PK)
	Quarterfinals	Christopher Newport	L 0–1

2021

Division III

First Round

Middlebury

L 2-3

2022

Division III

First Round

Montclair State

L 0-1

Softball

2007
Fayetteville Regional

Division III	First Round	Marietta	W 12-1 (6 inn.)
Second Round	Christopher Newport	W 6–3
Semifinals	Emory	L 0–2
Elimination Finals	Salisbury	W 6–2
Championship – Game 1	Emory	L 1–9 (5 inn.)

2008
Fayetteville Regional

Division III	First Round	LaGrange	W 4-0
Semifinals	Neumann	W 4–2
Championship – Game 1	Ursinus	L 1–3
Championship – Game 2	Ursinus	W 2–0

Division III World Series

Division III	First Round	Muskingum	L 0-1
Elimination Round	Ithaca	L 0–4

2009
Salisbury Regional

Division III	Second Round	Bridgewater (VA)	L 1-2
Elimination Round	Christopher Newport	W 1–0
Elimination Finals	Bridgewater (VA)	L 2–4

2013
Salem Regional

Division III	First Round	Piedmont	L 1-4
Elimination Round	Neumann	L 5–6

2014
Atlanta Regional

Division III	First Round	Piedmont	L 4-6
Elimination Round	Agnes Scott	W 6–1
Elimination Finals	Piedmont	L 0–2

2018
Atlanta Regional

Division III	First Round	Berry	L 1-9 (5 inn.)
Elimination Round	Emory	L 2–4

2019
Virginia Beach Regional

Division III	First Round	Manhattanville	W 6-5
Second Round	Virginia Wesleyan	L 0–1
Elimination Finals	Manhattanville	W 4–1
Championship – Game 1	Virginia Wesleyan	W 7–4
Championship – Game 2	Virginia Wesleyan	W 4–2

Lynchburg Super Regional

Division III	Game 1	Emory	W 7-2
Game 2	Emory	L 5–9
Game 3	Emory	L 8–10

Men's Tennis

Appearances: 1968 (NCAA College Division)

Women's Volleyball

Appearances: 1981 (AIAW)

National Champions

Team

Women's Soccer	Division III	2014	Williams	0–0 (4–3 PK)
Equestrian	NCEA	2022	Sweet Briar	5–3
		2023	Sweet Briar	4–4 (Won on tiebreaker 1,957–1,900)
		2024	Sweet Briar	6–3
Baseball	Division III	2023	Johns Hopkins	7–6

Notes and References

1. https://lynchburgsports.com/landing/index
2. Web site: Lynchburg Athletics Championship History .