Milligan Buffaloes Explained

Milligan Buffaloes
University:Milligan University
Association:NAIA
Conference:AAC (primary)
Director:Christian Pope
Location:Milligan College, Tennessee
Teams:27
Mens Teams:12
Womens Teams:15
Basketballarena:Steve Lacy Fieldhouse
Baseballfield:Anglin Baseball Field
Softballstadium:Anglin Softball Field
Soccerstadium:Anglin Soccer Field
Tenniscourt:Mathes Tennis Center
Mascot:Brutus
Nickname:Buffaloes
Color1:Milligan Orange
Color2:Buffalo Black[1]
Hex1:ff6a13
Hex2:000000
Pageurl:https://www.milliganbuffs.com/landing/index

The Milligan Buffaloes are the athletic teams that represent Milligan University, located in Milligan College, Tennessee, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA),[2] primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2001–02 academic year.[3]

Varsity teams

Milligan competes in 29 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, cycling, eSports, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, triathlon and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, cycling, dance, eSports, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, triathlon and volleyball. Former sports included football and men's disc golf.

Football

Football was discontinued in 1950 due to financial reasons.[4]

2022 Car Crash

In 2022 a car hit a group of 3 students who were practicing in York County, Virginia.[5] One student, Eli Cramer, was killed in the crash. The Virginia State Police latter arrested the man responsible for the crash who was Driving under the influence.[6] The other students survived. Crammer was honoured at what would have been his graduation in 2024[7]

National championships

Team

Men's cross country (2)NAIASingle2021Saint Mary115–175
2023Saint Mary93–98
Women's cross country (1)NAIASingle2021Saint Francis (IL)122–141

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brand Guide. July 16, 2023.
  2. Web site: Schools . NAIA.ORG . NAIA . November 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151105004810/http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205322922 . November 5, 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: Members . Appalachian Athletic Conference . March 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307145123/http://www.aacsports.com/members.php . March 7, 2016 . live.
  4. Web site: Like a Rock for 50 years at Milligan College, Duard Walker has taught traditional values . December 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170627102108/https://www.si.com/vault/2000/12/25/294510/like-a-rock-for-50-years-at-milligan-college-duard-walker-has-taught-traditional-values . June 27, 2017 . live.
  5. Web site: 2022-04-01 . VSP: Car hits 3 Milligan athletes, killing 1 . 2024-05-28 . WJHL Tri-Cities News & Weather . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2022-04-01 . VSP: Man facing DUI charges after crash kills Milligan runner, injures 2 more . 2024-05-28 . WJHL Tri-Cities News & Weather . en-US.
  7. Web site: Williams . Heather . 2024-04-27 . Honoring a life cut short: Milligan star Eli Cramer remembered on graduation day . 2024-05-28 . WCYB . en.
  8. News: Williams . Trey . Little born to be major-league umpire . July 12, 2015 . Johnson City Press . February 28, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713062357/http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/article/124796/little-born-to-be-major-league-umpire . July 13, 2015 . live.
  9. Web site: Doc Ozmer . March 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309000946/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ozmerdo01.shtml . March 9, 2016 . live.

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