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.


    News-Publications-Research- Banner

    SBU wins regional title to advance to national club softball tourney

    Apr 30, 2025

    Club softball off to World SeriesThanks to a dominating performance in the North Atlantic Regional tournament, St. Bonaventure’s club softball team is headed to the National Club Softball Association World Series May 15-18 in Georgia.

    The Bonnies (16-2) defeated The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), 13-5, and Millersville, 9-6, last weekend in Danville, Pennsylvania, to reach the title game, and then thumped TCNJ again, 10-1, to win the crown. TCNJ worked its way back to the title game through the consolation bracket.

    The Bonnies, who went 13-2 in the regular season to win the North Atlantic North division, are seeded 8th in the 16-team national tournament. They open play in Pool A at noon Thursday, May 15, vs. No. 16 Ohio University. Top-seeded Michigan and No. 9 Florida State are also in Pool A.

    This is the second year in a row the Bonnies have won the league title, but the first time they’ve advanced to nationals.

    “I think we’ve been successful because of the relationship we all have, as well as the love for the game that everyone exhibits,” said Lexi Swan, team captain. “We are able to have fun no matter what, all while striving for excellence in the process. I’m extremely proud of everyone for the efforts they’ve put in throughout the year as well as at regionals.

    “We truly have a special team and have so much fun together. We are beyond grateful and excited to represent St. Bonaventure at the national level,” Swan said.

    After pool play on Thursday and Friday morning, all teams will be reseeded based on their pool play performance, which will include winning percentage, head-to-head within pool play, run differential, and seeding to begin pool play.

    All teams are then placed into a double-elimination tournament that will run May 16-18, with the winners’ bracket champion meeting the winner of the losers’ bracket at 4:45 p.m. Sunday; a second game will be played if the losers’ bracket champion wins the 4:45 p.m. game.

    Visit here to view complete pool play and bracket schedules. Instructions for watching livestreams of the games can be found by scrolling to the bottom of this tournament page.

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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).