Athletics

At St. Bonaventure, we work hard and we play hard. More than 80% of our students are engaged in sports-related or fitness activities. And when it comes to Division I basketball, our Reilly Center Rowdies are the best fans in all the land. GO BONNIES!

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Division I Athletics

Our top student-athletes compete on 19 men's and women's teams in the competitive Atlantic 10 Conference.

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Club Sports

Compete against other college teams by joining one of our many men's, women's and coed club sports teams.

Club Sports Programs
Intramurals

Don't stop playing the games you love. Our recreational sports programs keep you fit and having fun.

Intramural Programs


Campus Facilities

 

No shortage of places for fitness & fun
News & Events

Helper, Telford named co-chairs of search committee for athletics director

Apr 16, 2024

Gerry Helper, ’79, and Mary Jane Telford, ’75, have been named co-chairs of St. Bonaventure University’s search committee to find a new director of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Dr. Jeff Gingerich, university president, announced the committee members today.

Helper is a retired senior vice president with the NHL’s Nashville Predators and a member of the university’s Board of Trustees. He is also chair of the Board’s Athletics Committee.

Telford, a member of the Bonaventure community for more than 40 years, worked in the Advancement and Admissions offices after a Hall of Fame career as the coach of the SBU women’s basketball team.

Rounding out the committee are:

  • Jim Crowley, women’s basketball coach
  • Dr. Matrecia James, dean of the School of Business
  • Dick Penna, ’68, trustee and partner at Van Ness Feldman, LLP
  • Dr. Mike Pressimone, vice president for Advancement
  • Fr. Larry Ford, O.F.M., trustee and secretary of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • Dr. Tracy Schrems, Faculty Athletics Representative and assistant professor of adolescence education
  • Kyle Leslie, director of Talent Acquisition, HRIS & Employee Services

“Finding the best-fit athletics director is incredibly important for St. Bonaventure and I’m confident we have the right team to lead this search,” Gingerich said.

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