Written by Elliott Coombes // Photo by Edgar Cardiel Students and families got into the basketball and Halloween spirit during Midnight Madness on Tuesday of “I Heart HU” week. Midnight…
Written by Camille White // Graphic by Ben Evans In addition to the Homecoming festivities, the Harding ultimate frisbee team will host multiple games Nov. 3 and 4 to celebrate…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Photo provided by Jeff Montgomery The Harding football team defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State University last Saturday 55-0 to improve to 9-0 on the season. The…
Written by Tim Hamilton This week, The Bison welcomes alumnus and retired assistant professor of communication Tim Hamilton to reminisce on some of his biggest moments as a sports cameraman.…
Written by Eli Dean // Photo by Macy Cox The Harding women’s basketball team will begin their new season with plans to improve on their success from the 2022-23 season,…
Written by Elliot Coombes and Nic Fraraccio // Photo by Morgan Pickering A new sport will be added this semester to Harding’s travel club sports program. Spikeball, also known as…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Photo provided by Nathan Looney Harding Volleyball has continued its success in the Great American Conference (GAC) during the 2023 season. In the conference standings,…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Graphic by Ben Evans The world of sports can bring the best and worst out of people. When your team wins, it gives you that…
Written by Emma Weber // Graphic by Ben Evans A Harding golf team will represent seven different countries during the 2023-24 season. The men’s team includes players from Guatemala, Spain,…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Graphic by Makayla McDonald The Harding football team extended its NCAA Division II best winning streak to 10 games last Saturday by defeating Northwestern Oklahoma…
Written by Eli Dean // Photo by Caleb Chunn Harding’s women’s cross-country team finished the regular season with a solid performance this past weekend at the Old Glory Gallop 5K…
Graphic by Ben Evans Written by Nic Fraraccio The Harding men’s and women’s soccer teams have started their conference schedules for the 2023 season. After failing to qualify for the…
Written by Eli Dean // Photo by Morgan Pickering The Harding football team started the season strong and continues to rise in the Division II rankings. After a 27-16 victory…
Written by Eli Dean // Photo by Macy Cox An otherwise typical road soccer game had extra meaning as fifth-year defender Josh Fulton and fifth-year midfielder Seth Albritton squared off…
Written by Camille White // Photo provided by McKenna Oliver Harding University dedicated the new track and field complex to Ted and Marcie Lloyd Saturday, Sept. 16. Ted Lloyd is a…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Photo by Macy Cox Senior pitcher Abby Burch received her second career statistical champion award last Monday after recording 19 saves during the 2023 softball…
Written by Nic Fraraccio As an avid sports fan, I do not like it when people ask me, “Why do you watch sports so much?” I think the answer to…
Written by Eli Dean // Photo by Jeff Montgomery Harding football started their season last Thursday against Southern Nazarene University on the road but now begin preparations for the first…
Written by Trinity Golden // Photo provided by Dr. Greg Harris The women’s soccer team traveled to Greece this summer. The trip lasted from Aug. 1 to 13 and involved…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Photo provided by Madison Meyer The Lady Bisons will open their season today with the hope of producing another successful season. The Harding volleyball team…
Written by Maggie Samples // Photo provided by Jeff Montgomery Harding alumnus Travis Lauterbach began this fall as the University’s head golf coach after 15 years of Dustin Howell coaching…
Written by Nic Fraraccio The Harding women’s soccer team hosted an indoor soccer tournament Saturday, April 22, to raise money for a local charity. Eleven teams participated in the tournament…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Photo provided by Harding Softball The Harding softball team has continued to win games, earn awards and make history throughout the 2023 season. The Lady…
Written by Gabriel Huff // Photo provided by Harding Track & Field Amid a record-breaking season for the Harding track and field team, sophomore Antiwain Jones became the first Harding…
Written by Cianna Jay and Tiane Davis // Photo by Balazs Balassa As the tennis season ends, the men’s and women’s tennis teams are preparing for their six senior players…
Written by Spencer Aiello // Photo by Balazs Balassa Senior Nicole Shano made Harding history Sunday, April 2, when she hit a home run in a Great American Conference (GAC)…
Written by Caleb Chunn // Graphic by Wagner Valdez The men’s club volleyball team played in the Super Regional Championship in St. Louis over the weekend and placed runner-up in…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Photo provided by Hardingsports.com The Harding track and field teams broke multiple school records at the Texas Relays in Austin and the Texas State Bobcat…
Written by Sophie Rossitto // Photo by Macy Cox Going into a big track meet, junior sprinter Dakarai Bush said his approach is to focus on the preparation he has…
Written by Cianna Jay // Photo by Macy Cox The Lady Bisons ended their basketball season with 25 wins, the third time in program history the team ended with that…
Written by Tiane Davis // Graphic by Cooper Turman Athletes often have special traditions they follow to help them prepare for competition, and the softball and baseball teams use music…
Written by Spencer Aiello // Photo provided by Jeff Montgomery Harding University recently announced the hiring of Weston Jameson as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program to…
Written by Nic Fraraccio // Graphic by Wagner Valdez The Harding women’s soccer team hosted the number one rated soccer scholarship program in Canada March 18 for an off-season exhibition…
Written by Sophie Thibodeaux // Photo by Balazs Balassa The men’s and women’s tennis teams have continued to make progress in their matches during the spring 2023 season, with the…
Written by Morgan Wrigley // Photo by Macy Cox The men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in their first outdoor meet at the University’s new track facility last…
Written by Spencer Aiello // Photo by Balazs Balassa The baseball and softball teams came back from spring break and began the longest part of the season with the push…
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…
Written by Ben Lane The Harding University soccer programs finished their season last week and are now setting their sights on preparing for next year as they look to change…
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.…
Written by Erin Marshall // Photo by Madison Meyer On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the Harding volleyball team won their game against Ouachita Baptist University 3-0. After the game, the team…
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 Ben Lane It’s tough to be a Razorback fan today. After suffering an embarrassing 17-40 defeat to Mississippi State University last Saturday, my high hope for a successful…
Written by Cianna Jay // Photo by Balazs Balassa For the last three years, sophomore running back Will and his brother, graduate student and defensive back Grant Fitzwilliam, have played…
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,…
Written by Cianna Jay // Photo Macy Cox Twenty teams competed in the Relay for Life sand volleyball tournament on Sept. 24. Each team paid a fee of $30 to…
Written by Cooper Turman // Graphic by Cooper Turman The Harding University Athletics Hall of Fame will be hosting its 2022 induction ceremony tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Charles…
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 // Photo by Madison Meyer A spikeball tournament took place at the Harding intramural fields last Saturday, Sept. 17. The tournament was a way to advertise…
Written by Emily Stinnett // Photo by Madison Meyer Buff the Bison returned to First Security Stadium on Sept. 10 during the first football game of the season against Southeastern…
Written by Bri Hall Over the summer, I pulled out my father’s yearbooks. For context, my father excelled in various sports and was very involved. He played sports his entire…
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 Cianna Jay // Graphic by Wagner Valdez The men’s and women’s cross-country teams kicked off the season at the Memphis Twilight Classic on Sept. 3, an event run…
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…
Written by Carter Thweatt // Photo by Jeff Montgomery Construction is currently underway to move the stands at Harding University’s First Security Stadium closer to the football field and to…
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.
Newer Posts