DBU REPORT 22 PATRIOTATHLETICS DBU Athletics recently completed another banner year during the 2021-22 season. The Patriots saw three teams win conference titles last year including Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Golf, and Women’s Soccer, while five programs reached the NCAA postseason, including Baseball and Basketball on the men’s side and Cross Country, Golf, and Soccer on the women’s side. Seven Patriots garnered All-American honors this past year while 66 players earned All-Conference recognition. Academically, DBU Athletics set a new program record with a cumulative 3.377 grade point average, and 23 student-athletes received Academic All-Conference accolades. The program also saw 55 student-athletes earn their degree from DBU in 2021-22. “We are so proud of our student-athletes and coaches for their continued commitment to excellence, both in the classroom and the field of competition,” DBU Director of Athletics Connor Smith said. “The hard work and perseverance of our student-athletes and coaches is inspiring, and we cannot wait to see what the Lord has in store for the 2022-23 academic year.” 2021-2022 DBU ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS DBU BASEBALL: On the diamond, the DBU Baseball team reached the NCAA Tournament for the eighth consecutive year, making them one of just six teams in the nation to reach the postseason each of the last eight years. DBU finished the season with a 34-24-1 record and were the No. 3 seed at the Austin Regional. MEN’S BASKETBALL: In Men’s Basketball, DBU punched their ticket to the Big Dance for the fifth straight year after posting a 17-12 record and a 10-5 mark in the Lone Star Conference. The Patriots’ fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament makes them one of only seven teams in the nation to advance to the postseason each of the last five years. WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: The DBU Women’s Cross Country team won their second straight Lone Star Conference Championship in 2021. The Lady Patriots went on to finish 17th at the NCAA National Championships in St. Leo, Florida. It marked the team’s sixth trip to Nationals under Head Coach Jacob Phillips. WOMEN’S GOLF: The Lady Patriots continued their string of dominance, winning the Lone Star Conference Championship for the second straight year and entered the NCAA National Championships ranked the No. 1 team in the nation. After advancing to the NCAA National Championships for the sixth consecutive year, DBU finished atop the Blayne Jones walk-off home plate celebration Isaac Bullard
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