Bob Jones University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===History=== In 2012, the university inaugurated intercollegiate athletics with four teams: men's soccer, men's basketball, women's soccer, and women's basketball. The university added intercollegiate golf and cross-country teams during the 2013–2014 school year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bju.edu/athletics/|title=BJU athletics|access-date=July 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811011910/http://www.bju.edu/athletics/|archive-date=August 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Men's and women's shooting sports were added in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bjubruins.com/|title=Bob Jones University Athletics – Official Athletics Website|website=Bob Jones University Athletics|language=en|access-date=October 20, 2019}} Although Bob Jones College theoretically participated in intercollegiate sports between 1927 and 1933–notably in football—the BJC sports teams mostly played high schools rather than other colleges. Turner, 40–41.</ref> Men's baseball began in the spring of 2021, and women's beach volleyball started in the spring of 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bjubruins.com/news/2018/7/16/casteel-named-head-coach-of-bruins-baseball-program.aspx|title=Casteel Named Head Coach of Bruins Baseball Program|website=Bob Jones University Athletics|language=en|access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> On January 31, 2023, director of athletics Neal Ring announced his resignation. Ring had overseen Bruins Athletics since inception.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bjubruins.com/news/2023/1/31/ring-to-step-down-as-director-of-athletics-at-bob-jones-university.aspx | title=Ring to Step Down as Director of Athletics at Bob Jones University | date=31 January 2023 }}</ref> Through its first 11 seasons, the athletic department amassed 22 NCCAA National Championships, nearly 100 All-Americans, and over 200 Scholar-Athletes. Bruins Athletics also received 6 straight Presidential Awards for Excellence, honoring the most successful NCCAA DII athletics program.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://greenvillejournal.com/sports/bob-jones-university-announces-upcoming-departure-of-director-of-athletics-neal-ring/#:~:text=In%20the%20past%2011%20years,Athletic%20Association%20DII%20National%20Championships | title=BJU announces upcoming departure of Director of Athletics Neal Ring | date=31 January 2023 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page