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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    SBU rugby women win consolation bracket at CRC National 7s

    Apr 28, 2025


    CRC National7s LogoThe step up in competition was clear, but Meredith Pyke wasn’t disappointed at all in her club’s performance at the Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s this past weekend.

    The Bonnies dropped their two matches on Saturday, but posted two convincing wins Sunday to capture the Shield Bracket of the Premier Cup tournament.

    “I’m very proud of how the girls rose to the challenge,” said Pyke, the Bonnies third-year coach. “This is our third time at CRC Nationals, but the first time in the Premier Cup so we keep raising the bar. We faced two established NCAA rugby schools (Saturday) and as a program in just its third year of building up to this level, I think we put up a great fight.”

    SBU fell to New Haven, 29-10, and Mount St. Mary’s, 24-14, on Saturday, but bounced back the next day to beat Norwich, 32-10, and Frostburg, 24-5, to win one of the consolation brackets for teams eliminated from title contention on Saturday.

    “The biggest difference for the girls now is learning how to be contenders in this more competitive space, which will take time and more exposure to higher-level competition,” Pyke said. “I think it would have been easy to hang our heads after day one but the team rallied, learned from its mistakes, and brought energy into the second day to win the shield. The Bonnies are on the rise and I think we proved it this weekend.”

    Elizabeth Lyons and Natalie Lamar were the leading scorers in the tournament for SBU, each scoring four tries. Alice Robinson (three) and Makenna Ramsey (two) also scored multiple tries.

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    About the University: The nation’s first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure is a community committed to transforming the lives of its students inside and outside the classroom, inspiring in them a commitment to academic excellence and lifelong civic engagement. Out of 167 regional universities in the North, St. Bonaventure was ranked #6 for value and #14 for innovation by U.S. News and World Report (2024).