St. Bonaventure University

Club Sports


Club sports allow you to keep those competitive juices flowing, playing as a representative of St. Bonaventure University against club sports teams from other colleges and universities.

But it's more than that. As a club sports participant you'll grow as a person, learn the value of teamwork and fair play, and have the opportunity to mature as a leader through four years of practice and competition with new friends and teammates as devoted to your favorite sport as you.


You might even have the opportunity to compete again in front of your hometown friends and neighbors — this time as a Bonnie.

Club Sports @ SBU


College doesn't mean you stop playing the games you love. Playing a club sport keeps you fit, focused, and satisfies that yearning you'll always have for competition and camaraderie.

Club Sports for Men



  • Club Sports for Women


  • Mixed Club Sports


  • Recreational Club Sports


    These are internal clubs at the university that do not currently compete against teams from other universities. As these clubs grow, the option to compete externally will be explored!


  • Full-time athletic training staff available to club sport athletes

     
    Students who play club sports at SBU have access to full-time certified athletic training staff for their care and treatment.

    The athletic training staff attend many games on campus and staff a club sports training room, located in Room 127 of Doyle Hall, adjacent to the Center for Student Wellbeing.

    The training room is equipped with ultrasound and electrical muscle stimulation equipment, a hydrocollator for heat treatments, as well as other equipment for the prevention and treatment of injuries.

    Trainers Thomas Gallagher & Brendan Carter

    Pictured (from left): Club sports athletic trainers Thomas Gallagher, MS, LAT, ATC and Brendan Carter, MS, LAT, ATC.

    Required club sports clearance form

    All students who want to play a club sport at St. Bonaventure must complete and submit our Club Sports Clearance Form before participating in practices or games.


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    St. Bonaventure’s Sion named rugby All-American for third straight year

    Jun 01, 2020

    For the third straight year, St. Bonaventure University’s Emily Sion has been named to the National Small College Rugby Organization All-American team.

    A political science major from Springville, N.Y., Sion finished her career with a school-record 87 tries in fall 15s and spring 7s for the Bonnies. She graduated magna cum laude in May and is headed for law school in the fall.

    “Emily is one of the most physically committed players I’ve ever coached. She played through every sort of bump and bruise imaginable, and always put her body on the line for the good of the team,” said Bonnies Coach Clarence Picard.

    “It’s unfortunate she missed out on her senior 7s season and a return trip to nationals, but her impact won’t be forgotten – four straight playoff berths in 15s, winning the inaugural St. Bonaventure 7s in 2019, and national rankings in both 15s and 7s.”

    In spring 2019, Sion was the leading scorer for the Bonnies at the NSCRO Women’s National 7s Championships in Pittsburgh, where the Bonnies finished 10th and reached the title match of the consolation bracket.

    Sion also played twice for the NSCRO 7s Select Sides, in June 2019 outside Philadelphia and in February 2020 in Los Angeles.

    “The team grew around Emily and her tenacity helped her teammates realize their own potential,” Picard said. “Her legacy will surely inspire the next generation of Bonnies women’s rugby players.”

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    About the University: The nation’s first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure University is a community committed to transforming the lives of our students inside and outside the classroom, inspiring in them a lifelong commitment to service and citizenship. In 2019, St. Bonaventure was named the #1 regional university value in New York and #2 in the North by U.S. News and World Report.