Written by Nic Fraraccio // Photo provided by Jeff Montgomery Jeff Morgan is the athletic director and former head coach for the Harding men’s basketball team. Morgan announced his retirement…
Written by Emma Jones, Balazs Balassa and Morgan Wrigley // Photo by Balazs Balassa Five players from the Harding track and field teams earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division…
Written by Abbey Williams // Graphic by Wagner Valdez Harding athletes don’t always need luck, but some Lady Bison softball players have good luck traditions. Junior outfielder Ashton Bryce said…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Photo by Balazs Balassa The Harding softball team has started their season off in dominant fashion, and three Lady Bisons have continued to lead the…
Written by Spencer Aiello // Photo by McKenna Oliver The Harding baseball team beat Southern Nazarene University in a 11-5 victory Friday, Feb. 19, giving head coach Patrick McGaha his…
Written by Sara Hook // Photo provided by Jeff Montgomery While construction of Harding’s new track and field stadium remains incomplete, with the stripes now painted, it is complete enough…
Written by Mattie Powers // Photo by Balazs Balassa Harding Recreation hosted its second annual pickleball tournament the weekend of Feb. 17-18 in the Ganus Activities Complex. 12 teams signed…
Written by Spencer Aiello // Photo by Macy Cox The Harding women’s basketball team continues its successful season after winning its 10th straight home game this past week, pushing the…
Written by Spencer Aiello // Photo by Balazs Balassa The Harding men’s track and field team is continuing to dominate after returning from the Washburn Open Feb. 3-4 and the…
Written by Macy Cox // Graphic by Wagner Valdez The men’s and women’s tennis teams lost to Drury University Feb. 10 but won against Emporia State University Feb. 11 at…
Written by Bailey Ridenour // Photo by Balazs Balassa The Bison baseball team started the season strong with a record-breaking series against Delta State University at Jerry Moore field Sunday,…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Photo provided by Bisons Softball The Lady Bisons softball team began their season last weekend with a five-game tournament at the Mardis Gras Invitational in…
Written by Maggie Samples // Photo by Balazs Balassa Three Ukrainian athletes joined the Harding track and field team this semester to train together, making a positive impact on the…
Written by Caleb Chunn // Photo by Balazs Balassa The team known as “Turn Me Up” made up of junior Daniel Clothier and sophomores D. Ray Brown and Preston Weaver…
Written by Abbey Williams // Photo by Gabriel Huff Women’s social club Zeta Rho A team won the women’s club volleyball championship against women’s social club Delta Gamma Rho (DGR)…
Written by Nic Fraraccio The Harding men’s and women’s track teams began their indoor season Jan. 13 at the Arkansas Invitational in Fayetteville, then hit the road again the next…
Written by Spencer Aiello The Don Hansen Division II All-America committee recently gave alumni Patrick Healy and Cade Pugh honorable mention All-American honors for their performance during the 2022 season.…
Written by Spencer Aiello // Photo by Macy Cox The men’s and women’s basketball teams came back from winter break last week and began preparing for the second half of…
Written by Noah Haileab “Players Only” is a special column written by Harding athletes. In this week’s issue, freshman cross-country runner Noah Haileab describes the emotions a runner feels at…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Photo by Macy Cox Junior forward Sage Hawley has continued to lead the way on and off the court for the Harding women’s basketball team.…
Photo by Madison Meyer The Harding women’s basketball team picked up a pair of wins last week, and the men’s team dropped two games in a row, as both squads…
Written by Carter Thweatt // Photo provided by the Great American Conference The Harding men’s cross-country team wrapped up a successful season last month with an appearance at the Division…
Photo by Madison Meyer The Lady Bison volleyball team finished their 2022 season on Nov. 18 as season and tournament champions in the Great American Conference (GAC), with an overall…
Graphic by Wagner Valdez The Harding women’s basketball team begins their season this weekend against Emporia State University and Missouri Southern State University, two games that could determine future tournament…
Photo by Balazs Balassa One Harding tennis player described the feeling of stepping onto the court for her first competition this fall, four months after undergoing major surgery, as surreal.…
Photo by Macy Cox This past Monday night, Harding’s basketball teams kicked off the beginning of their season alongside the Harding cheerleaders and a crowd of supporters at the annual…
Written by Erin Marshall The Harding men’s and women’s golf teams are experiencing success this season. Men’s and women’s head coach Dustin Howell said the men’s team has had its…
Written by Watkins Kelly The Lady Bisons volleyball team set a school record of 18 straight wins with their defeat of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Bulldogs 3-1 (23-25, 25-23,…
Editor’s Note: This article has been removed because it came to The Bison’s attention that it contained a fabricated quote. The Bison regrets the error. A more extensive statement on…
Written by Mitch Friesenborg A spikeball tournament took place at the Harding intramural fields last Saturday, Sept. 17. The tournament was a way to advertise the sport to students around…
Written by Mitch Friesenborg The Harding Bisons started their season with a bang with their win against East Central University on Sept. 1. The hype for the football team only…
Harding faculty and staff members have been able to spend time with their children in the Ganus Athletic Center (GAC) pool this month during a new series of swim times…
Written by Mitch Friesenborg Harding extended their road-game winning streak after outscoring East Central University 29-12 in a dominant win on Sept. 1. Coming into the game with an all-time…
The Department of Kinesiology faculty created a travel club sports program at Harding University over the 2022 summer break. Stephen Burks, chair of the department, and Braden Henderson, supervisor of…
Traditionally, tailgates at Harding only take place at football games in the fall. However, the Harding baseball team is getting clubs to tailgate at their game today. This game against Arkansas Tech is the start of the Bison’s final regular-season series of the year.
The Harding men’s golf team placed second in the Mules National Golf Club tournament earlier this week, playing on a 21-team field in Warrensburg, Missouri.
Several members of the Harding University track team hosted a multi-meet for the heptathletes and decathletes and participated in the Indoor National Championship in Pittsburgh, Kansas, over spring break.
The Searcy Swim Center partnered with a national charity to host a fundraiser earlier this month to raise money for cancer research, marking the first time this charity has held an event in Arkansas.
The Lady Bison basketball team ended their 2021-22 season on Feb. 26 against Henderson State.
Both the Harding baseball and softball teams played several games across multiple locations during spring break.
Austin Dunning, commonly known at Harding as Buff the Bison, was recognized at the basketball senior ceremony Feb. 24 for his final season after representing the school for 12 years as its beloved mascot.
Harding currently has 17 NCAA Division II sports teams, but it also has a non-NCAA ultimate frisbee team called Harding Apocalypse.
I keep thinking back to that moment. The moment my heart stopped. Yes, the vivid memory comes back to me clearly. Super Bowl aches do not disappear easily.
Written by Jackson Saylor | Photo by Balasz Balassa The spring semester marks the beginning of new classes, new events and, for many of the athletes on campus, a new…
Written by Hannah Hackworth | Photo by Balazs Balassa Track and field indoor season had their second meet — ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ — in Pittsburg, Kansas, on Friday, Jan.…
The Harding men’s and women’s track and field teams began their 2021-22 competition schedule in Pittsburg, Kansas, on Dec. 4 and 5. The teams traveled to compete in two events hosted by Pittsburg State University at the Robert W. Plaster Center.
The seasons for the Harding men and women’s basketball teams are underway.
Written by Sara McClaren Senior forward Emma Roberts was named Great American Conference (GAC) Player of the Year this November after leading the Lady Bisons soccer team with 17 goals…
Photo by Jeff Montgomery The beginning of November marked the end of the season for both men’s and women’s soccer. The Lady Bison’s soccer team found a little more success…
Photo by Madison Meyer The Harding University football team played in a game against Arkansas Tech on Nov. 13 in Russellville, Arkansas, resulting in a Bison win. The Harding Bisons…
The Harding baseball team ended their off-season with the final two scrimmages of the Black and Gold series on Oct. 23 and 24. Black team won the series, beating Gold 4-1 overall.
Homecoming week festivities kicked off on Monday, Oct. 18, with the return of Midnight Madness to the Rhodes-Reaves Field House. Doors opened at 10:30 p.m., and the events and activities continued until 12:15 a.m.
Freshman Luke Walling led the Harding cross-country team as the top runner through the first three meets of the season. Walling placed first in his first two collegiate races and was the first finisher of the Harding men’s cross-country team in the third.
The Lady Bisons softball team took on a Division I opponent during an exhibition game Saturday, Oct. 9, in Conway, Arkansas.
The women’s golf team began their season earlier this month on Sept. 8 and 9 at the Central Region Fall Preview, hosted by Southwestern Oklahoma State. The team had a strong showing, finishing seventh of 19 teams.
Several members of the Harding University football team recently invested in an alternative form of transportation: travel via moped.
Women’s social club Delta Nu hosted a tailgate before the Lady Bisons’ soccer game on Sept. 11. The event was called “Delta Nu Presents: A Milk and Cookies Tailgate” for which women were instructed to bring Oreos and men to bring milk. All were welcome.
The Harding University Lady Bisons volleyball team began their 2021 season at the Washburn Tournament in Topeka, Kansas, this past weekend. On Friday, Sept. 3, the 19th-ranked Lady Bisons lost…
The Lady Bisons Track and Field team traveled to Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia April 15-17 to participate in the Great American Conference (GAC) Championships. With 324.5 points, Harding defeated…
Written by Madison Meeks. The Lady Bisons softball team competed in a doubleheader April 17 at home against Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The Lady Bisons won 10-2 in the first…
It seems like every year there is a new team being brought into the Major League Soccer (MLS). Since 2017, this is true, with the expansion of Atlanta United and…
On April 7, sophomore Logan Smith, outside hitter for the Lady Bisons volleyball team, was named Great American Conference Player of the Year. Head Coach Meredith Fear said Smith carries…
Written by Madison Meeks. Leading up to nationals, the Lady Bisons volleyball team was ranked number one in the Great American Conference and sixth in the American Volleyball Coaches Association…
While many Harding sports persevered through the fall to have a full season in the spring, the football team was forced to lay low this past year with COVID-19 complications.…
While many people know Spring Sing can be time consuming, it really rings true for a handful of students who are involved in more than one show. Sophomore Abi Schliffka…
Written by Britty Gist Contributions from Ellie Shelton, Morgan Gianferante and Madison Scott While many Spring Sing attendees only see costumes and stage sets from afar, set designers and costume…
There is nothing better than the day you become filled with hope as you put the winner down in your bracket for March Madness. Unfortunately for me this year, ESPN…
Written by Grace Hurt. March 20, where Smith participated in the 1500-meter, 800-meter and 4X400 meter relay. She set personal records in both the 1500 and her leg of the…
Written by Tiane Davis (editorial assistant). Harding’s international track athletes have achieved many accomplishments this outdoor season, with two women reaching national provisional marks and two men breaking records, reaching…
Written by Jaxon Nash. Harding hosted nine schools in the first annual NextEra Energy Harding Invitational for track and field on March 20. Of the 19 events that took place,…
Written by Hannah Kellum. Head cross-country and track Coach Don Hood proposed the idea of having the “Peanut Invitational” to give sophomore Jamaric “Peanut” Hill an opportunity to showcase his…
I remember one of the first impacts COVID-19 had on the world of sports. Jan. 25, 2020, was the day I saw the tweet. The League of Legends Pro League’s…
Written by Ryan Gallagher and Tiane Davis College students experienced a sudden change of plans due to the pandemic, and for some students, that meant not being on campus for…
Written by Sydney Tabor. “What you see is what you look for.” Over the weekend, Harding’s cross country teams traveled to Oklahoma to compete in the long-awaited Great American Championship…
The Harding Baseball Instagram page gained over 700 new followers from fall 2020 to spring 2021, and continues to increase in followers every week. While the page has only been…
Written by Andrew Cicco. I’ve been listening to a lot of classic rock lately. It gives me a nice, nostalgic rush. It’s well-invited, too, with everything the world is throwing…
Harding student-athletes, coaches and athletic staff receive COVID-19 testing on a weekly basis by the athletic training staff — a process new to the spring semester. The athletic training staff…
Written by Britty Gist and Tiane Davis. After seasons resumed for volleyball, basketball, track, golf, tennis, softball and baseball this spring, several games for each team were canceled due to…
Written by Hannah Siebert. The Lady Bisons volleyball team ranked 12th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II poll. The AVCA poll is voted on by coaches in…
Written by Andrew Cicco. Dear Major League Baseball, Hi. It’s Andrew, but you already knew that. It’s been a while, even though the last out of the World Series feels…
As Harding rallies behind the new athletic season, the softball team is reaching for a spot at the conference while playing undefeated this 2021 season. Sophomore Lily Tanski said that…
This semester, the Harding men’s tennis team and women’s soccer team appointed two juniors as the captains of their respective teams, meaning that a younger member of the team showed…
Former Bison head baseball coach Richard Johnson Jr. died Feb. 5. The legacy Johnson left behind continues to make an impact on current Harding faculty members. Johnson, known to…
Written by Jackson Saylor. We live in a society that’s always looking for the newest version of a previous product. Tom Brady has suffered from that society, and it’s a…
Written by Andrew Cicco. Every late fall leading up to the winter season, the members of the Baseball Writers Association of America get together and vote on the players they…
Senior Darcy Sanford has made a name for herself on and off the track pitch. Sanford has been breaking records for the school, as well as herself, since her first…
The Harding baseball team was supposed to play their first game of the season today, Feb. 12 — 339 days since they last played. However, the winter weather canceled the…
Many University students are finalizing their plans for Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Kansas City Chiefs, defending Super Bowl champions. Some Harding…
Tom Brady is a fantastic football player. Some people enjoy that statement, while others despise him for his ability to dominate the NFL for many years. Brady is currently the…
The men’s basketball team played Arkansas Tech last Monday, Jan. 25, in the Rhodes-Reaves Fieldhouse, Arkansas Tech pulling ahead at the end of a game with a final score of…
After five months, Harding sports have returned. The volleyball team channeled this anticipation and momentum in their first game of the season on Jan. 26, in which the Bisons enjoyed…
Three Harding athletes broke school records in shot put and pole vault at the Jan. 22 University of Central Missouri Invitational as well as the Jan. 29 Washburn Open. Junior…
The year isn’t starting off very well, for those who haven’t felt the weight yet. Once 2020 ended, there was a small glimmer of hope — more faith in the…
Harding University’s athletic band, the Thundering Herd, has been unable to perform for the basketball team this spring season. Especially in the winter, weather conditions affect rehearsals for the athletic…
Harding University men’s basketball season for the spring 2021 is on the road to success. Winning their first two games against Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State proved the Bisons are…
Harding University indoor club sports began Jan. 12 with new rules for staying healthy and following COVID-19 regulations. “The sports being played this semester indoors are basketball and volleyball,” Recreation…
Harding’s cross-country team is preparing for an altered spring season because the team was unable to compete as usual in the fall semester. It is likely that a majority of…
Harding sports is over, and we’re already in motion, with both basketball teams well within the season. COVID-19 couldn’t keep us down for long. I mentioned a lot throughout the…
After being away from Harding for 10 months due to travel restrictions, six Harding tennis players from various foreign countries have finally returned to campus. Five of the six players…
The 2021 season for the Harding men’s basketball team was long awaited and highly anticipated. Amid fear and confusion surrounding COVID-19, people questioned what a basketball season would look like…
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