Athletics
Bethel College teams, nicknamed athletically as the Threshers, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC). Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
In the 2006-07 season, three of Bethel's coaches were named conference Coach of the Year. The Threshers have won more than 55 conference titles. During 1998-99 alone, six of the ten Thresher teams won conference championships. At Bethel College the athletes also compete academically; 89 student athletes have been named American Scholar Athletes. Bethel College Athletic Director Diane Flickner said, “Intercollegiate athletics is an integral part of life at Bethel College. Thresher intercollegiate teams strive toward excellence in all of their goals. Success is not defined simply by a winning record but also by community involvement, the joy of playing, cooperation, friendships, skill improvement and the pride of representing Bethel College. Student-athletes develop life long skills of teamwork, self-discipline and leadership in an environment committed to Christian higher education”.
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