Shenandoah Hornets

The Shenandoah Hornets are the athletic teams that represent Shenandoah University, located in Winchester, Virginia, in intercollegiate sports. The Hornets are members of the NCAA's Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). Shenandoah joined the ODAC in 2012 after previously competing in the USA South Athletic Conference (USA South) from 1992-2012.

Shenandoah Hornets
University	Shenandoah University
Conference	ODAC (primary)
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	DeShon Foxx
Location	Winchester, Virginia
Varsity teams	23
Football stadium	Glo Fiber Field at Shentel Stadium
Basketball arena	James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center
Mascot	Buzzy
Nickname	Hornets
Colors	Red and Blue
Website	suhornets.com

Varsity teams

Shenandoah University competes in 23 intercollegiate varsity sports.

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Field hockey
Football	Golf
Golf	Lacrosse
Lacrosse	Soccer
Soccer	Softball
Tennis	Tennis
Track and field (indoor and outdoor)	Track and field (indoor and outdoor)
Volleyball [n 1]	Volleyball
Wrestling

Notes

1. Added in 2025-26.

Baseball

Shenandoah University’s baseball program plays its home games at Kevin Anderson Field at Bridgeforth Stadium, located in Jim Barnett Park in Winchester, Virginia. The Hornets are coached by Kevin Anderson, who was introduced as the program’s fourth full-time coach in July 2003. In 22 seasons under Anderson, Shenandoah is 644-266-2, has won five conference tournament championships (2010, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022) and made back-to-back NCAA Division III baseball championship appearances in 2009 and 2010.

Shenandoah has won six conference championships in program history — including four as a member of the ODAC (2015, 2018, 2019, 2022) and one each as a member of the USA South (2010) and Eastern States Athletic Conference (1991) — and four NCAA Regional titles (2009, 2010, 2019 and 2023). The Hornets have made 12 NCAA Regional appearances, two NCAA Super Regional appearances (2019, 2023) and two NCAA Division III baseball championship appearances (2009, 2010).

NCAA Tournament Appearances

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	Regional Regional Regional Regional Championship Championship Championship	Johns Hopkins York (Pa.) Christopher Newport Johns Hopkins Farmingdale State St. Thomas (Minn.) Carthage	W, 8-2 W, 11-2 W, 8-4 W, 11-7 W, 12-2 L, 16-5 L, 9-8
2010	Regional Regional Regional Regional Championship Championship	Bridgewater York (Pa.) Mary Washington Salisbury Illinois Wesleyan Johns Hopkins	W, 11-1 W, 9-6 W, 10-5 W, 6-4 L, 7-5 L, 7-4
2011	Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional	Wabash Piedmont Piedmont Salisbury Salisbury	W, 4-0 W, 14-5 W, 6-1 L, 9-8 L, 8-7
2012	Regional Regional Regional Regional	Rowan Salisbury Salisbury Christopher Newport	W, 5-4 W, 6-1 L, 2-1 L, 9-5
2014	Regional Regional Regional Regional	Covenant (Ga.) Birmingham Southern Bridgewater Emory	W, 11-3 W, 5-4 L, 5-3 L, 12-8
2015	Regional Regional Regional	Adrian Heidelberg Frostburg State	W, 5-1 L, 5-0 L, 7-2
2016	Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional	Marietta Birmingham Southern Emory Birmingham Southern Emory	W, 3-2 W, 6-2 L, 14-7 W, 10-8 L, 15-2
2017	Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional	Maritime (N.Y.) Wheaton, (Mass.) Lesley Alvernia Johns Hopkins Wheaton (Mass.) Wheaton (Mass.)	W, 5-3 L, 6-0 W, 4-1 W, 8-6 W, 4-2 W, 5-4 L, 1-0
2018	Regional Regional Regional	Marietta Wooster Ithaca	W, 3-2 L, 13-5 L, 7-5
2019	Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional Super Regional Super Regional	Kean Ithaca Westfield State Kean Kean Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins	L, 5-3 W, 9-2 W, 7-1 W, 6-4 W, 4-1 L, 6-3 L, 7-3
2022	Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional	St. Joseph's (Long Island) Catholic St. Joseph's (Long Island) Catholic Catholic	W, 10-3 L, 6-5 W, 10-8 W, 6-3 L, 13-10
2023	Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional Super Regional Super Regional	The College of New Jersey Immaculata The College of New Jersey Christopher Newport Christopher Newport Lynchburg Lynchburg	L, 22-9 W, 11-7 W, 8-1 W, 14-5 W, 5-3 L, 9-6 L, 3-1

Women's basketball

Shenandoah University’s women’s basketball program is coached by Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft, who took over the program in June 2014. The Hornets have posted a winning record in six of the last seven seasons dating back to 2018-19, with the lone losing season coming in 2020-21 when Shenandoah played just 10 regular-season games. SU, which recorded 10 conference wins in a season just twice from 1988-2019, has won at least 11 ODAC games in each of the last four seasons and is 49-21 in conference play during that span.

Shenandoah won its first ODAC championship in 2019 as the eighth seed, the lowest seed ever to win an ODAC tournament title.^[1] The Hornets won their second ODAC championship in 2022, the first of three consecutive ODAC championship game appearances. Shenandoah has won four conference championships in women’s basketball — two in the ODAC and two as a member of the Dixie Conference (1996, 2000). The Hornets have made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament (1996, 2000, 2019, 2022, 2024).

Shenandoah’s women’s basketball team plays its home games in the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics and Events Center.

NCAA Appearances

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1996	First Round	Randolph-Macon	L, 91-74
2000	First Round	Roanoke	L, 69-55
2019	First Round	DeSales	L, 77-49
2022	First Round	Southern Virginia	L, 67-48
2024	First Round	Messiah	L, 58-57

Football

Championships

• Shenandoah's football team was co-champion of the USA South twice, sharing the title both times with Christopher Newport in 2003 and 2004. Additionally, Shenandoah has made one appearance in the NCAA Division III Football Championship, in 2004, when the Hornets were defeated in the first round by Delaware Valley, 21-17.^[2]

NCAA Appearances

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2004	First Round	Delaware Valley	L 21-17

Field hockey

Championships

The Shenandoah University Field Hockey Program captured its first ODAC Championship in the fall of 2016 after defeating Washington & Lee University. SU earned an automatic bid to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Hornets claimed the 2024 ODAC Championship after defeating Lynchburg 4-1.

NCAA Appearances

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Rochester (NY)	L 0-2

2024

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Westfield State	W 11-0
	Second Round	Messiah	L 1-2

Women's lacrosse

Shenandoah v CNU, women's lacrosse match in 2017

The women's lacrosse team captured its first-ever conference championship in the spring of 2005 after defeating Methodist, 17-13, in the USA South Athletic Conference championship match.

NCAA Appearances

2024

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	SUNY Canton	W 17-9
	Second Round	Ithaca	L 6-18

Women's soccer

Championships

In the fall of 2011, the women's soccer team won the USA South Conference championship for the first time in school history. The team also played in the first round of the NCAA tournament for the first time.

NCAA Appearances

2011

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Rowan	L 0-1 OT

Softball

Championships

• In the spring of 2008, the women's softball team captured its first-ever USA South Athletic Conference regular-season championship in school history, finishing with a record of 30-12 (15-3 in conference).
• In the spring of 2011, the softball team won the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament Championship, the first in school history. SU defeated Christopher Newport University 4-1 and 4–2, earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Regional Tournament.

NCAA Appearances

2011
Salisbury Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Rowan	W 4-1
Second Round	Salisbury	L 0–4
Elimination Game	Kean	W 6–1
Elimination Finals	Rowan	L 1–8

Shenandoah Hornets championships

NCAA championships

Sport	App.	Years
Track and field (m, indoor)	2	2023, 2024
Track and field (m, outdoor)	2	2022, 2023
Track and field (w, indoor)	5	2014, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2024
Track and field (w, outdoor)	4	2012, 2014, 2015, 2024

Conference championships

Sport	Conference	Titles	Winning years
Baseball	USA South	2	2010, 2011
	ODAC	4	2015, 2018, 2019, 2022
Basketball (m)	ESAC [n 1]	3	1989, 1990, 1991
	Dixie	1	1996
Basketball (w)	Dixie	2	1996, 2000
	ODAC	2	2019, 2022
Cross country (w)	USA South	1	2010
Field hockey	ODAC	2	2016, 2024
Football	USA South	2	2003, 2004
Lacrosse (w)	USA South	1	2005
Soccer (w)	USA South	1	2011
Softball	USA South	2	2008, 2011

Notes

1. Eastern States Athletic Conference.

Shenandoah Hornets NCAA appearances

Sport	App.	Years
Baseball	9	2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Basketball (m)	3	1989, 1991, 1996
Basketball (w)	5	1996. 2000, 2019, 2022, 2024
Cross country (m)	11	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2023
Cross country (w)	17	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Field hockey	2	2016, 2024
Football	1	2004
Lacrosse (w)	1	2024
Football	1	2004
Soccer (w)	1	2011
Softball	1	2011

Head coaches

Sport	Head coach	Tenure	Record
Baseball	Kevin Anderson	2004–present	643–266–2
Basketball (m)	Nick Doyle	2022–present	24–29
Basketball (w)	Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft	2014–present	131–128
Cross country (m/w)	Andy Marrocco	2006–present
Field hockey	Ashley Smeltzer-Kraft	2013–present	161–66
Football	Scott Yoder	2013–present	56–49
Golf (m/w)	Scott Singhass	2006–present
Lacrosse (m)	Tim Marshall	2014–present	75–98
Lacrosse (w)	Lindsey Lutz	2009–present	160–110
Soccer (m)	Brandon Kates	2022-present	13–11–10
Soccer (w)	Elizabeth Pike	2007–present	165–140–25
Softball	Courtney Allen	2019–present	63–101
Tennis (m)	Jason Cole	2019–present	37–34
Track and field (m/w)	Andy Marrocco	2006–present
Volleyball	Travis Abele	2025–present
Wrestling	Tim McGuire	2020-present	8–19

All-America/Academic All-America List

Name	Year(s) Named	Sport(s)	Major(s)	Hometown
Gregg Anderson	2002	Football
Ryan Anderson	2006	Baseball
Courtney Beard	2007*	Field Hockey/Lacrosse	Business Administration	Manchester, Md.
Jacob Bell	2023*, 2024*	Baseball	Sport Management	Winchester, Va.
Liz Bereit	2015*	Women's Lacrosse	Sport Management	Latrobe, Pa.
Shelby Berkheimer	1997	Women's Soccer
Catherine Beuerle	2008*, 2009*	Softball	Doctor of Physical Therapy	Lynchburg, Va.
Alyson Bittinger	2021	Women's Lacrosse	Nursing	Westminster, Md.
Kevin Brashears	2010, 2011, 2011*	Baseball	Business Administration/Kinesiology	Hagerstown, Md.
Pearce Bucher	2022*, 2023*	Baseball	Doctor of Physical Therapy	Stephens City, Va.
Ainsley Buckner	2024	Women's Lacrosse	Public Health	Springfield, Va.
Ben Burgan	2021	Football	Kinesiology	Boonsboro, Md.
Danielle Burris	2014*, 2015*	Women's Soccer	Doctor of Physical Therapy	Cooksville, Md.
William Crowder	2024	Men's Indoor T&F	Sport Management	Winchester, Va.
Phil Dixon	1996	Men's Basketball
Chris Dooley	2006	Football
Nick Erdman	2012*	Football	Doctor of Physical Therapy	Moseley, Va.
Deanna Estes	1998*	Women's Lacrosse	Biology	Rochelle, Va.
Kyle Feldman	2011*	Football	Doctor of Physical Therapy	Woodstock, Md.
Kiara Felston	2024	Women's Indoor T&F	Master of Business Administration	Dover, Pa.
Katie Haskins	2009*	Softball	Doctor of Physical Therapy	Montville, N.J.
Katya Hoover	2024	Women's Indoor T&F	Biology	Pen Argyl, Pa.
Gavin Horning	2023, 2023*, 2024	Baseball	Criminal Justice	Lancaster, Pa.
Caleb Hutson	2017*	Football	Sport Management	Fairfax, Va.
Mark Isabelle	2024*	Men's Lacrosse	Data Science & Applied Mathematics	Richmond, Va.
Laura Johnson	1984, 1985	Women's Basketball
Kelsey Jones	2021, 2022	Field Hockey	Biology and Public Health	Fredericksburg, Va.
Ben Judy	2017*	Men's Lacrosse		Ellicott City, Md.
Tucker Kindig	2022, 2023	Men's Track & FIeld	Exercise Science	Spotsylvania, Va.
Stephen LaTona	2017*	Men's Lacrosse		Ellicott City, Md.
Jeremiah Lawrence	2008	Men's Basketball
Jake Loew	2016, 2017*	Baseball	Business Administration	Binghamton, N.Y.
Colby Martin	2021, 2022, 2023	Baseball	Business Administration	Lititz, Pa.
Jack Massie	2020*	Football	Biology	Washington, Va.
Mairead McKibbin	2022, 2023	Field Hockey	Elementary Education	Magnolia, Del.
Lamont Moore	2003, 2004	Football
Miles Moore	2023	Men's Indoor T&F	Sport Management	Richmond, Va.
Jason Morgan	2021*	Men's Lacrosse	Biology	Marlton, N.J.
Elijah Morton	2020	Men's Indoor T&F	Master of Business Administration	Culpeper, Va.
Michael Paul	2014, 2014*, 2015	Baseball	Mathematics	Red Hill, Pa.
Jake Pendergraft	2012	Baseball		Knoxville, Md.
Ricky Perez-Macia	2022	Men's Lacrosse	Biology	Fredericksburg, Va.
Willie Porter	1989	Men's Soccer
Teddy Rogers	2007*, 2008*	Men's Lacrosse	Chemistry/Biology	Rochester, N.Y.
Jeremy Schutt	2000	Baseball
Michael Scimanico	2016	Baseball		Dumont, N.J.
Josh Simons	2009	Baseball		Charles Town, W.Va.
Daniel Small	2019	Football	Business Administration	Atlanta, Ga.
Emma Stiffler	2023	Women's Lacrosse	Secondary Education/English	New Freedom, Pa.
Renee Summerson	2008	Women's Soccer	Doctor of Pharmacy
Greg Van Sickler	2009, 2010, 2010*, 2011	Baseball	Business Administration	Stephenson, Va.
Elise Velasquez	2023	Field Hockey	Business Administration	Herndon, Va.
Rico Wallace	2011	Football		Hanover, Md.
Alex Wessel	2017*	Women's Soccer	Political Science/Global Studies	Severn, Md.
Shamyra Wilkerson	2019	Women's Indoor T&F	Psychology	Manquin, Va.
Geoff Williams	2000	Baseball
Keegan Woolford	2018	Baseball	Sport Management	Charlottesville, Va.
Daniel Ziccardy	2007*	Baseball	Political Science/Spanish	Harrisonburg, Va.

*-Denotes Academic All-America

Facilities

Shentel Stadium during a football game in 2019

Venue	Sport(s)	Ref.
Shentel Stadium	Football Soccer Lacrosse (m)	[3]
Aikens Stadium	Lacrosse (w) Field hockey	[4]
James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center	Basketball Volleyball Track and field (indoor) Wrestling	[5]
Bridgeforth Stadium	Baseball Softball	[6]
Lowry Courts	Tennis	[7]
Kaye & JJ Smith Track	Recreational	[8]