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JOIN THE CRUSADERS Varsity Rugby Why Belmont Abbey’s Varsity Rugby? Rugby has been a club sport at former Olympic athlete, strongly Belmont Abbey off and on for more believes competitive sport can than 30 years. As many rugby develop both physical prowess and programs during this period, the virtuous characteristics. His belief rugby program has seen periods of has translated into a new way of success and also inactivity. With operating athletics in the higher Collegiate rugby now beginning to education environment—a way take off nationally and its return that puts the student’s personal into the Olympic Games in Rio development above competitive 2016, Belmont Abbey Rugby is back outcomes. and ready to compete. Approved and backed by the Abbey Athletics Crusaders Rugby has full varsity Department from December 2019, status meaning, we have a our first class will be welcomed in full strength and conditioning August of 2020. program, Trainers and an all-round professional set up allowing you to Dr. Bill Thierfelder, president continue your development. of Belmont Abbey College and Mission Our mission is to educate, form and train athletes and coaches in excellence and virtue so that they will consistently achieve the highest possible level of performance while leading good and happy lives. We believe that athletic performance can only be perfected by addressing and developing the whole person in mind, body and soul. Athletes and coaches who demonstrate virtue through habitual perfections of intellect and will that govern their actions, order their passions, and guide their conduct according to reason and faith², possess the necessary character to realize their full potential. Combining virtue with a thorough knowledge, deep understanding and skillful practice of sports science, psychology and human movement will enable coaches and practitioners to provide athletes with the foundation for making excellence and virtue a habit in their quest for peak performance. ²CCC, Part 3, Sect 1, Ch 1, Art 7, 1804. “True virtue has no limits.” — St. Francis DeSales Vision Our vision is of a world where sport is properly directed and virtue triumphs. Our vision is to build a culture of sport where virtue and world-class performance meet. Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual penetration, and steels the will to endurance. It is not merely a physical development then. Sport, rightly understood, is an occupation of the whole man, and while perfecting the body as an instrument of the mind, it also makes the mind itself a more refined instrument for the search and communication of truth and helps man to achieve that end to which all others must be subservient, the service and praise of his Creator.¹ ¹Pius XII, Sport at the Service of the Spirit Belmont Abbey College TRADITIONAL 1,509 STUDENTS MALE 55% STUDENTS FEMALE 45% STUDENTS Belmont Abbey College is located just 10 miles west of Charlotte, North Carolina. Our focus is to provide an education that will empower our students to lead lives of integrity, succeed professionally, and be a blessing to themselves and others. You will find a community of friends on this shared path at Belmont Abbey College. GOD WANTS YOU TO FIND THIS PATH He’s destined you for more than you can imagine. You will learn from experts. You will seek the truth, and discover your future. You will thrive and find a lifetime of joys. Benedictine Tradition As a Benedictine institution, we welcome students of all faiths and strive to instill a habit of worship that cultivates a personal spirituality. We respect all faiths as we seek to glorify God. We live and work together in charity and through our rich tradition lies a practical organization for a community dedicated to the search for God. A Campus-wide Ministry There are many opportunities to grow your faith at the Abbey through our campus ministry, daily prayer with the monastic community, daily Mass and daily confession. Visit the St. Joseph Adoration Chapel, or join an informal prayer group through Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). Nick Whitrow Head Rugby Coach Coach Whitrow has coached in College rugby since 2013 at the Men’s D1A & DII and Women’s DI and DII levels. Coach Whitrow has also coached in the Varsity Cup and the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRCs) which both appear on national television. Sport and Virtue Belmont Abbey College has 40 sports teams that compete in the NCAA Division II as part of the Conference Carolinas. The teams are always competitive in regional and national titles. Moreover, coaches and professors work together to ensure you have all you need to be successful- on the field and off. Athletics at Belmont Abbey is about more than competition. We see it as a way to develop virtue, honesty, and integrity in our athletes. We’ve won the Messick Award – the highest sportsmanship honor in our conference – numerous times! Since 2010, our conference has recognized more than 40 different Abbey teams for their high levels of sportsmanship. The triumph of virtue supersedes winning on the court or field Majors • Accounting* • Biology * • Business • Criminal Justice • Economics* • Educational Studies • Elementary Education • English* • Finance* • Government & Political Philosophy* • Great Books • History* • Interdisciplinary Studies* • Marketing • Mathematics • Motorsport Management* Minors • Parish & Pastoral Ministry • Actuarial Science • Philosophy* • Addiction Studies • Philosophy, Politics, & • Business: Economics (PPE) • Business Management • Psychology • Entrepreneurship • Sports Management* • Chemistry • Theology & Philosophy* • Classical Languages • Computer Studies: * Also offered as a minor • Computer Science • Information System • Dance • Digital Humanities • Education • Environmental Studies • Health Care Management • Human Services • International Business • International Studies • Justice & Peace • Mathematics: • Mathematics • Physics-Mathematics • Medieval Studies • Modern Languages • Theatre Arts Apply Now www.bac.edu.

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