PATRIOT ATHLETES SERVE AROUND THE WORLD he DBU Athletic Department What began as a single trip for the student-athletes and representatives launched the Global Sports Mis- baseball team with Buckner International from all of DBU’s sports teams have put sion Initiative in 2007 to allow DBU to Guatemala has blossomed into an together shoe boxes for Operation Christ- student-athletes the opportunity established program of sports missions mas Child, collecting over 500 boxes in toT share the love of Christ in foreign lands with eight trips abroad and more than 200 the past two years alone. through their God-given athletic talents. student-athletes participating in global Since 2009, student-athletes, coaches, missions work. and staff from all of DBU’s athletic teams, NCAA rules prohibit teams from trav- including club sports, have taken part in DBU GLOBAL SPORTS eling and competing on a foreign tour the annual H-E-B/Central Market Feast MISSIONS INITIATIVE TRIPS more than once every four years, which of Sharing, which is held at Fair Park in OCTOBER 2007 has worked out perfectly for DBU, with the Dallas prior to Thanksgiving and feeds Patriot Baseball, Cheerleading (with Athletic Department scheduling six trips thousands of people from area shelters Buckner International), Guatemala over four years and then starting the cycle and community centers. MARCH 2009 of trips again among the athletic teams. (Pictured above) Patriot Baseball players Lady Patriot Volleyball and Soccer (with Buckner International), Peru Besides these international mission (left to right) Michael Miller, Jordan Staples, OCTOBER 2009 trips, DBU student-athletes have been and RJ Talamantes during the 2011 Do- Patriot Men’s Basketball and Cheerleading, involved in many local opportunities to minican Republic trip. (Pictured below)Dr. South Korea be servant leaders to those around them. Cook delivers the opening prayer before the MAY 2010 Every year during Student Welcome and DBU baseball team played the Guatemalan Patriot Men’s and Women’s Tennis, England Transition Week, student-athletes serve National Team in October 2007. JULY 2010 with their respective Patriot Men’s and Women’s Golf, United Kingdom teams at locations MAY 2011 including Brother Bill’s Patriot Athletic Department Helping Hand, Mis- (with Buckner International), Honduras sion Arlington, and MAY 2011 the North Texas Food Patriot Cross Country/Track, Brazil Bank. OCTOBER 2011 For the past several Patriot Baseball, Dominican Republic years, the Patriot Base- JANUARY 2013 ball team has volun- Patriettes, England teered with the Special MARCH 2013 Lady Patriot Volleyball, China Olympics of Texas; and for the past nine years, 26 DBU Report 25th Anniversary DBU ATHLETICS MOVES FROM NAIA TO NCAA PATRIOT ATHLETICS * MEN’S BASEBALL - NCAA Div. I 2008 NCAA DI College Station Regional 2011 NCAA DI Ft. Worth Regional Champions 2011 NCAA DI Santa Clara Super Regional 2012 NCAA DI Waco Regional MEN’S BASKETBALL - NCAA Div. II 2009 NCAA DII Regional 2011 NCCAA Regional Champions 2011 NCCAA National Champions 2012 NCCAA Regional Champions 2012 NCCAA National Tournament MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY - NCAA Div. II 2010 Heartland Conference Champions 2011 Heartland Conference Champions 2012 Heartland Conference Champions WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY - NCAA Div. II 2008 Heartland Conference Champions 2009 NCAA DII Nationals he DBU Patriot Athletic Depart- DBU ranks among the top schools in its 2009 Heartland Conference Champions ment has maintained a standard conference for overall GPA, with several 2010 Heartland Conference Champions 2011 Heartland Conference Champions of excellence in all of its programs teams capturing the top spot in their 2012 Heartland Conference Champions as it has continued to expand over respective sports. MEN’S GOLF - NCAA Div. II theT last 25 years. Beginning in 2002, DBU’s In addition to these teams, DBU has 2009 NCAA DII Super Regional Patriot Baseball team became a member developed five new club sports, allow- 2009 NCCAA National Champions of the NCAA Division I, and recently DBU ing for students to engage in a variety 2010 NCAA DII Super Regional accepted a bid to become a baseball-only of competitions, such as ice hockey, 2012 NCCAA Tournament, 2nd place 2012 Heartland Conference Championship, 3rd member of the Missouri Valley Conference. swimming, and bass fishing, as well as 2012 Brandon Johnson - NCAA DII Over the past five years, DBU has cheerleading and drill team. Super Regional, 6th received three invitations to the NCAA While success on the field and in WOMEN’S GOLF - NCAA Div. II National Baseball Tournament, capturing the classroom is a vital part of Patriot 2011 NCCAA National Champions the Fort Worth Regional in 2011. As always, Athletics, at the heart of every sport is 2012 Mercedes Rios - NCAA DII every year several DBU players are drafted a design to produce men and women National Championship, 33rd by Major League Baseball teams, and who stand as Champions for Christ. 2012 Heartland Conference Championship, 3rd currently, three former DBU players are 2012 NCCAA National Champions Through team Bible studies, disciple- MEN’S SOCCER - NCAA Div. II playing in the majors and 13 in the minors. ship programs, and community service 2012 Inaugural Season DBU has 14 teams competing as mem- projects, each student is challenged to WOMEN’S SOCCER - NCAA Div. II bers of the Heartland Conference, which demonstrate an even greater level of 2011 Heartland Conference Champions is a part of the NCAA Division II. Along dedication and commitment to Jesus 2011 NCAA DII Round of Sixteen with the baseball program, each sport has Christ as they do to their sports. They 2012 Heartland Conference Champions experienced tremendous success over the are encouraged to run their races not 2012 NCAA DII Regional Tournament 2012 NCAA DII Round of Sixteen past several years, both as teams and as merely to gain an earthly prize, but to MEN’S TENNIS - NCAA Div. II individual players. In addition, every year gain a heavenly prize. 2008 NCCAA National Tournament Dr. Cook (pictured right) with WOMEN’S TENNIS - NCAA Div. II Baseball Head Coach Dan Heefner, 2011 NCCAA National Champions who is beginning his sixth season 2012 NCCAA National Championship, 2nd as head coach. 2012 Heartland Conference Tournament, 2nd MEN’S TRACK - NCAA Div. II 2011 NCAA DII Qualifier - Zach Braff PATRIOT Many NCCAA National Qualifiers CLUB SPORTS WOMEN’S TRACK - NCAA Div. II BASS FISHING 2010 NCAA DII Qualifier - Hannah Steffan CHEERLEADING Many NCCAA National Qualifiers ICE HOCKEY WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL - NCAA Div. II PATRIETTES 2011 NCCAA Central Regional Champions SWIMMING 2011 NCCAA National Tournament *denotes highlights since 2008 DBU Report 25th Anniversary 27