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30-666: The Bluefield Rams are the athletic teams that represent Bluefield University , located in Bluefield, Virginia , in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) for most of their sports since the 2014–15 academic year (which they were a member on a previous stint from 2001–02 to 2011–12); while its football team competes in

60-481: A Wal-Mart , the headquarters of First Community Bank , strip malls , and a medical center operating along U.S. Route 460 . Bluefield's most prominent residents are Bill Dudley , an NFL Hall of Famer; New York Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw ; and the widow of actor Lorne Greene , who previously lived in a mansion atop a hill overlooking the Sanders house . This is considered one of the most significant historic homes in

90-654: A Civil War hero from the area who had been shot during the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain in Pulaski County, Virginia . Later, after coal was discovered and a company was formed to build a railroad to the Pocahontas Coalfields , the community's name was changed again to "Graham" to honor Col. Thomas Graham, a Philadelphia capitalist. The town was first chartered by the Commonwealth of Virginia as

120-528: A football program from 1922 to 1941, but had not had a football program since the attack on Pearl Harbor . On June 4, 2011, Bluefield University announced the return of a football program under head coach Mike Gravier , beginning with "club football" season in 2011, and began play in the NAIA in 2012. The school hired Ordell Walker as the program's new head coach in 2013, and the Rams earned their first win since

150-413: A major city in the region; it tried to attract a steel refining industry alongside the railyards. The Great Depression of the 1930s caused development in the region to come to a halt. The current Bluefield did not start to expand beyond the downtown area until the 1950s, when it annexed the small town of West Graham, Virginia to the west. It also began to develop land in the more open rural foothills to

180-568: A vibrant campus community, strengthening the university's outreach, and advancing strategic initiatives that align with the institution's mission. Presidents of Bluefield University have included: – interim presidents Bluefield University's campus is located on 82 acres on the eastern edge of Bluefield, Virginia , facing the northern side of the East River Mountain. The campus also features access to outdoor activities, including an on-campus nature trail. Bluefield University

210-509: Is now building a track and field program as well. During Coach Haynes's first year in 2017 he had the schools first girls NCCAA national qualifiers in school history (Kenize Marshall and Jordyn O'Saben). 37°14′22.1″N 81°15′7.2″W  /  37.239472°N 81.252000°W  / 37.239472; -81.252000 Bluefield, Virginia Bluefield is a town in Tazewell County , Virginia , United States, located along

240-776: Is operated by the West Virginia city, the stadium lies entirely within Virginia. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league , and the Blue Jays were replaced by a new franchise in the revamped league designed for rising college freshman and sophomores. Bluefield University hosts many sports programs, including basketball, soccer, baseball, and now football. Graham High School's football team won

270-421: Is organized into the following colleges: The Bluefield athletic teams are called the Rams. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) for most of their sports since the 2014–15 academic year (which they were a member on a previous stint from 2001–02 to 2011–12); while its football team competes in

300-602: The Bluestone River . The population was 5,096 at the 2020 census . It is part of the Bluefield WV -VA micropolitan area which has a population of 106,363 in 2020. Bluefield has not always borne the name Bluefield. The town developed around a small post office named "Pin Hook" in the 1860s, named for a small creek that ran through the community. For a brief time it was known as the community of Harman, named after

330-776: The Mid-South Conference (MSC) since the 2014 fall season. They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Mid-East Region of the Division I level until after the 2019–20 school year to fully align with the NAIA. The Rams previously competed in the Mid-South as a full member from 2012–13 to 2013–14. Athletes make up about 60% of

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360-419: The Mid-South Conference (MSC) since the 2014 fall season. They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Mid-East Region of the Division I level until after the 2019–20 school year to fully align with the NAIA. The Rams previously competed in the Mid-South as a full member from 2012–13 to 2013–14. Athletes make up about 60% of

390-1101: The San Antonio Spurs ' NBA Development League affiliate, with the Boston Celtics organization, as well as internationally in Europe and Japan. The Bluefield Rams baseball team won its first NCCAA Division I national championship in 2009 and followed with a school-record 41 wins in 2010 before losing in the NCCAA World Series finals to North Greenville. In 2007 they were the NCCAA Mid-East Regional Champs, and made their fourth NCCAA World Series appearance in 2014. Current head coach Mike White has won over 200 games with Bluefield and has sent multiple players to professional baseball. The Rams play their home games at Bowen Field . As of 2014 , nine former Bluefield baseball players have gone on to play professionally. Bluefield fielded

420-596: The NCCAA Baseball National Championship. This article about a sports team or club is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bluefield University Bluefield University was founded as Bluefield College in 1922 by the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV), after residents of Bluefield offered to donate land and start-up funds. R.A. Landsdell became the first president in 1920, and

450-421: The age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.77. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under

480-462: The age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 32,157, and the median income for a family was $ 44,000. Males had a median income of $ 34,167 versus $ 18,875 for females. The per capita income for

510-557: The city. The Walter McDonald Sanders House and Alexander St. Clair House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 9.32 square miles (14.9991 km2), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,078 people, 2,134 households, and 1,423 families residing in the town. The population density

540-677: The college raised tuition by about 20%, and announced a new strategic plan. During the centennial anniversary of Bluefield College, it achieved university status and became Bluefield University upon announcement from President David Olive at the President's Convocation on August 18, 2021. On July 19th, 2024, the university announced the appointment of Dr. Steve Peterson as its 10th president. Under Dr. Peterson's leadership, Bluefield University aims to continue its tradition of academic excellence while expanding its programs and enhancing its commitment to Christian values. His vision includes fostering

570-604: The current administration building is named Landsdell Hall in his honor. At its founding, Bluefield was a two-year junior college . Future Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash took mathematics courses at the relatively new college while in high school. In his autobiography for the Nobel Foundation, he writes I should mention that during my last year in the Bluefield schools that my parents had arranged for me to take supplementary math courses at Bluefield College, which

600-423: The gymnasium. In 1975, Bluefield reinvented itself as a four-year college, and during the 1989–1996 presidency of Roy A. Dobyns, student enrollment doubled to more than 800 students. In 1998, under the leadership of President Daniel G. MacMillan, the college cut tuition by over 20% and refocused its student recruitment on the local area. In 2007 David W. Olive, was inaugurated as president. Shortly thereafter,

630-476: The name of the 5,000 member town to Bluefield, Virginia to match the larger (22,000) West Virginia city. The name change was celebrated in a mock marriage ceremony held in the city park between officials of Bluefield, Virginia, and Bluefield, West Virginia, to celebrate the renaming of Graham. Its community had borders then that are roughly the same as the downtown area alongside the railroad of today's Bluefield, Virginia. Graham continued to hope for development as

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660-672: The program's return with a 46–24 defeat of the Apprentice Builders in Newport News, Va., on September 13, 2014. The Rams play their home games in 10,000-seat Mitchell Stadium . Bluefield hired Coach Travis Yoder in 2014 to build a cross country and track and field program from ground zero. In his first year as head coach he had the schools first NCCAA national qualifier in school history (Kendall Haynes). After his first year Coach Travis Yoder left Bluefield. Bluefield then hired Coach Kendall Haynes to Coach cross country and

690-447: The south of the city. As the largest town in Tazewell County, Virginia , Bluefield has expanded since the 1990s and the first decade of the new millennium. After a series of devastating floods in the early 21st century, the town has relocated its town council chambers and police department from the flood -prone historic downtown area to the southernmost point in the city at the foot of East River Mountain. The area has been developed with

720-691: The student population at Bluefield. It serves as host for the NCAA Softball National Championship. Bluefield competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports compete in cheerleading. Former sports included women's golf. The school has won national championships in men's soccer and baseball. The Bluefield Rams men's basketball team

750-579: The student population at Bluefield. It serves as host for the NCAA Softball National Championship. Bluefield competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports compete in cheerleading. Former sports included women's golf. The school has won national championships in men's soccer and baseball. In 2009, Bluefield won

780-542: The town of Graham in 1884. The Norfolk and Western railroad chose Bluefield, West Virginia over Graham as the place to build its regional headquarters and main docking yards for the Pocahontas region. As a result, Bluefield, West Virginia grew at a much faster rate than did Graham. Graham, Virginia operated under that name until a referendum on June 10, 1924. By a margin of 287 to 223, voters in Graham approved changing

810-466: The town was $ 21,755. About 3.9% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. The Bluefield Blue Jays , a Minor League Baseball team, played their home games at Bowen Field , a stadium in the city park that serves both Bluefield and its neighbor of the same name in West Virginia . Although the park

840-448: Was 669.9 people per square mile (258.7/km ). There were 2,349 housing units at an average density of 309.9 per square mile (119.7/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 92.30% White , 4.86% African American , 0.32% Native American , 1.42% Asian , 0.12% from other races , and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population. There were 2,134 households, out of which 21.8% had children under

870-527: Was often nationally ranked between 2007 and 2009 under head coach Jason Gillespie. In the 2008–09 season, the Rams won 27 games, including an 18–0 mark in AAC conference play and a regular season championship, but fell in the conference tournament to then-rival King University by one point, finishing the season ranked seventh in NAIA Division II. Guard/forward Omar Reed went on to play professionally with

900-410: Was then a 2-year institution operated by Southern Baptists. I didn't get official advanced standing at Carnegie because of my extra studies but I had advanced knowledge and ability and didn't need to learn much from the first math courses at Carnegie. Under Charles L. Harman, president from 1946 to 1971, the college built Easley Library , the dormitory Rish Hall, Harman Chapel, and a geodesic dome as

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