Milligan Buffaloes

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]

Milligan Buffaloes
University	Milligan University
Association	NAIA
Conference	AAC (primary)
Athletic director	Christian Pope
Location	Milligan College, Tennessee
Varsity teams	27 (12 men's, 15 women's)
Basketball arena	Steve Lacy Fieldhouse
Baseball stadium	Anglin Baseball Field
Softball stadium	Anglin Softball Field
Soccer stadium	Anglin Soccer Field
Tennis venue	Mathes Tennis Center
Mascot	Brutus
Nickname	Buffaloes
Colors	Milligan Orange and Buffalo Black[1]
Website	www.milliganbuffs.com/landing/index

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.^[5] The Virginia State Police latter arrested the man responsible for the crash who was Driving under the influence.^[6] The other students survived.^[5] Crammer was honoured at what would have been his graduation in 2024^[7]

National championships

Team

Sport	Association	Division	Year	Opponent/Runner-up	Score
Men's cross country (2)	NAIA	Single	2021	Saint Mary	115–175
			2023	Saint Mary	93–98
Women's cross country (1)	NAIA	Single	2021	Saint Francis (IL)	122–141

Notable people

• Will Little, Major League Baseball umpire^[8]
• Doc Ozmer, professional baseball player with the Philadelphia Athletics^[9]
• Sonny Smith, College Basketball Coach
• Ryan Kent, 3x All American NAIA Champion of Character

References

1. "Brand Guide". Retrieved July 16, 2023.
2. "Schools". NAIA.ORG. NAIA. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
3. "Members". Appalachian Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
4. "Like a Rock for 50 years at Milligan College, Duard Walker has taught traditional values". Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
5. "VSP: Car hits 3 Milligan athletes, killing 1". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. April 1, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
6. "VSP: Man facing DUI charges after crash kills Milligan runner, injures 2 more". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. April 1, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
7. Williams, Heather (April 27, 2024). "Honoring a life cut short: Milligan star Eli Cramer remembered on graduation day". WCYB. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
8. Williams, Trey (February 28, 2015). "Little born to be major-league umpire". Johnson City Press. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
9. "Doc Ozmer". Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

External links

• Official website