Benedictine University Athletics

Name: Benedictine University
Founded: 1887 by the monks of St. Procopius Abbey
Location: Main campus in Lisle, Illinois (Population of 23,440 recorded in 2017). Other campuses in Springfield, Bellwood and Naperville Illinois and also in Mesa, Arizona.
Enrollment: 9,658 throughout the world / 3,355 at the main campus.
Nickname: BenU, Eagles
School Colors: Red (PMS 200) and White

National Affiliation: NCAA Division III
Conference: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) - http://naccsports.org/landing/index
Conference Members: Alverno College, Aurora University, Benedictine University, Concordia University Chicago, Concordia University Wisconsin, Dominican University, Edgewood College, Lakeland College, Marian University, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Rockford University and Wisconsin Lutheran College.

BenU Varsity Sports/Programs:
Men (10) - Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Volleyball
Women (9) - Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Volleyball

Facilities:
Dan and Ada Rice Center
Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex
BenU Fitness Center
BenU Golf Center
BenU Baseball Field
BenU Softball Field
Athletic Training Room
Borsellino Family Football Center

President: Charlie Gregory
Contact Information
Direct: 630/829-6004
Department: 630/829-6004
Fax: 630/829-6242
Email:cgregory@ben.edu

Director of Athletics: Mark McHorney
Contact Information
Direct: 630/829-6150
Department: 630/829-6158
Email:mmchorney@ben.edu

Athletics Phone: (630) 829-6140
Athletics/Sports Information FAX: (630) 829-1975
Ticket Information: Ticket Office
 
Senior Woman Administrator: Kate Heidkamp (kheidkamp@ben.edu)
Faculty Athletics Rep: Patrick Polasek (ppolasek@ben.edu)
Athletic Fund Contact: Tara Tarazoff (ttarazoff@ben.edu)

Head Coaches
Baseball – Adam Smith: (630) 829-6656, asmith10@ben.edu
Men’s Basketball –  Keith Bunkenburg: (630) 829-6146, kbunkenburg@ben.edu
Women’s Basketball – Charlie Averkamp: caverkamp@ben.edu
Cross Country –  Paul Zavala: (630) 829-6086, pzavala@ben.edu
Football – Jim Schroeder: (630) 829-6147, jschroeder@ben.edu
Men’s Golf – Frank Janczak: (630) 829-6158, fjanczak@benu.edu
Women’s Golf – Charlie Averkamp: (630) 829-6158, caverkamp@ben.edu
Men’s Lacrosse – Chris Button (interim): (630) 829-6172, cbutton@ben.edu
Women’s Lacrosse – Hannah Sopeth: (630) 829-6139, hsopeth@ben.edu
Softball – Kate Heidkamp: (630) 829-6149, kheidkamp@ben.edu
Men’s Soccer – Attila Schmidt: (630) 829-6165, adschmidt@ben.edu
Women’s Soccer – Kyle Stewart: (630) 829-6155, kstewart11@ben.edu
Track and Field – Kevin Paterson: (630) 829-6163, kpaterson@ben.edu
Men’s Volleyball – Dan Buehring: (630) 829-6448, dbuehring@ben.edu
Women’s Volleyball – Jennifer Wildes: (630) 829-6141, jwildes@ben.edu

INSIDE ATHLETICS
Student-Athletes: 496
All-Time NACC Scholar Athletes: 1,430
Conference Championships: 81
Conference Tournament Championships: 50
NCAA Team Appearances: 68
NCAA Individual Appearances: 52