Lynchburg Hornets
The Lynchburg Hornets refer to the various athletic teams that represent the University of Lynchburg, located in Lynchburg, Virginia. On July 1, 2018, the institution's name changed from Lynchburg College to the University of Lynchburg. Lynchburg's intercollegiate athletic programs compete primarily in NCAA Division III, with its equestrian teams competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows of America and National Collegiate Equestrian Association competition formats. The Lynchburg athletic department sponsors 24 varsity intercollegiate athletic programs.
The Hornets compete as a full member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). Lynchburg was a founding member of the league in 1976. During that span of time, the Hornets have won 205 ODAC championships.
Roughly 500 student-athletes represent Lynchburg in competition, around 25% of the institution's student body.
Championships
Conference titles
ODAC Championships unless otherwise noted| Sport | No. titles | Winning years |
| Baseball | 11 | 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Basketball | 7 | 1935, 1951, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1979, 2016 |
| Basketball | 2 | 2016, 2021 |
| Cross Country | 20 | 1979, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Cross Country | 9 | 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Field Hockey | 22 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 |
| Golf | 7 | 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2024 |
| Lacrosse | 10 | 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Lacrosse | 5 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989 |
| Soccer | 30 | 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| Soccer | 17 | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| Softball | 6 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Swimming | 1 | 2021 |
| Tennis | 4 | 1948, 1968, 1984, 1995 |
| Track & Field | 31 | 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Track & Field | 14 | 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Track & Field | 32 | 1977, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Track & Field | 14 | 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
National Tournament Appearances
Baseball
1977South Regional
| Division III | First Round | Glassboro State | L 2-4 |
| Division III | Elimination Round 1 | Methodist | W 2–0 |
| Division III | Elimination Round 2 | William Paterson | W 6–5 |
| Division III | Elimination Finals | Salisbury State | W 5–2 |
| Division III | Regional Finals | Glassboro State | L 6–11 |
1978
South Regional
| Division III | First Round | Montclair State | W 5-4 |
| Division III | Second Round | Upsala | W 2–1 |
| Division III | Regional Semifinals | Salisbury State | W 16–4 |
| Division III | Regional Finals | Glassboro State | L 4–5 |
1979
South Regional
| Division III | First Round | Trenton State | L 1-2 |
| Division III | Elimination Round 1 | Stillman | W 6–1 |
| Division III | Elimination Round 2 | Upsala | L 1–2 |
1980
South Regional
| Division III | First Round | Ramapo | L 9-10 |
| Division III | Elimination Round 1 | Glassboro State | W 5–3 |
| Division III | Regional Semifinals | Upsala | L 4–5 |
1981
South Regional
| Division III | First Round | William Paterson | W 3-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | NC Wesleyan | L 3–4 |
| Division III | Elimination Round | Salisbury State | W 2–1 |
| Division III | Third Round | NC Wesleyan | W 7–3 |
| Division III | Regional Finals | NC Wesleyan | L 2–3 |
1982
South Regional
| Division III | First Round | Methodist | W 6-5 |
| Division III | Regional Semifinals | NC Wesleyan | L 3–4 |
| Division III | Elimination Finals | Salisbury State | L 4–6 |
1983
South Regional
| Division III | First Round | Methodist | W 4-2 |
| Division III | Second Round | NC Wesleyan | W 5–4 |
| Division III | Regional Finals | NC Wesleyan | L 3–7 |
2008
South Regional
| Division III | First Round | Piedmont | W 9-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Christopher Newport | W 12–1 |
| Division III | Third Round | Salisbury | L 3–5 |
| Division III | Elimination Finals | Johns Hopkins | L 5–7 |
2012
South Regional
| Division III | First Round | Salisbury | L 2-7 |
| Division III | Elimination Round 1 | Christopher Newport | L 1–7 |
2021
High Point Regional
| Division III | First Round | LaGrange | W 4-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Birmingham–Southern | W 6–3 |
| Division III | Regional Semifinals | Salisbury | L 1–6 |
| Division III | Elimination Finals | Birmingham–Southern | L 2–11 |
2022
Lynchburg Regional
| Division III | First Round | Salve Regina | W 7-3 |
| Division III | Second Round | Birmingham–Southern | L 2–10 |
| Division III | Elimination Finals | Salve Regina | L 3–6 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
2023
Rocky Mount Regional
| Division III | First Round | Lebanon Valley | W 2-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | NC Wesleyan | W 16–9 |
| Division III | Regional Finals – Game 1 | Lebanon Valley | L 4–8 |
| Division III | Regional Finals – Game 2 | Lebanon Valley | W 5–3 |
Lynchburg Super Regional
| Division III | Game 1 | Shenandoah | W 9-6 |
| Division III | Game 2 | Shenandoah | W 3–1 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
Division III World Series
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
| Division III | First Round | UW La Crosse | W 8-6 |
| Division III | Second Round | East Texas Baptist | W 8–3 |
| Division III | Semifinals | East Texas Baptist | W 7–1 |
| Division III | Championship – Game 1 | Johns Hopkins | W 5–2 |
| Division III | Championship – Game 2 | Johns Hopkins | L 6–11 |
| Division III | Championship – Game 3 | Johns Hopkins | W 7–6 |
2024
Cleveland Regional
| Division III | First Round | Ithaca | W 3-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Case Western Reserve | W 5-0 |
| Division III | Championship-Game 1 | Case Western Reserve | W 6-5 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
La Verne Super Regional
| Division III | Game 1 | La Verne | W 7-1 |
| Division III | Game 2 | La Verne | W 6-4 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
Division III World Series
Eastlake, Ohio
| Division III | First Round | Endicott | TBD |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
Men's Basketball
1976| Division III | First Round | Monmouth | L 73-97 |
| Division III | Regional 3rd Place Game | Glassboro State | L 62–82 |
1979
| Division III | First Round | Upsala | L 85-115 |
| Division III | Regional 3rd Place Game | Virginia Wesleyan | L 84–108 |
2016
| Division III | First Round | Scranton | W 82-55 |
| Division III | Second Round | Ohio Wesleyan | L 94–97 |
Women's Basketball
2016| Division III | First Round | Birmingham-Southern | L 50-56 |
2017
| Division III | First Round | Catholic | W 69-64 |
| Division III | Second Round | Christopher Newport | L 51–69 |
Men's Cross Country
Appearances: 1979, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023Women's Cross Country
Appearances: 1998, 2021, 2022, 2023Equestrian
Appearances: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024Field Hockey
1979| AIAW | First Round | Shippensburg | L 0-1 |
| AIAW | Consolation Round 1 | Bridgewater | W 2–1 PS |
| AIAW | Consolation Quarterfinals | Hollins | L 0–2 |
1980
| AIAW | First Round | Kenyon | L 0-1 PS |
| AIAW | Consolation Round 1 | Luther | W 3–1 |
| AIAW | Consolation Quarterfinals | Denison | L 2–3 OT |
1981
| AIAW | First Round | Carleton | W 1-0 |
| AIAW | Quarterfinals | Gettysburg | W 2–1 PS |
| AIAW | Semifinals | Wooster | W 1–0 |
| AIAW | Championship | Bloomsburg | L 2–3 |
1983
| Division III | First Round | Elizabethtown | L 0-2 |
1984
| Division III | First Round | Trenton State | L 0-3 |
1988
| Division III | First Round | Trenton State | L 0-5 |
1989
| Division III | First Round | Trenton State | L 0-3 |
2001
| Division III | Second Round | Salisbury | W 2-1 PS |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | TCNJ | L 0–1 OT |
2002
| Division III | Second Round | SUNY Cortland | L 2-5 |
2005
| Division III | First Round | Alvernia | L 1-2 |
2006
| Division III | First Round | Elizabethtown | L 0-1 |
2007
| Division III | First Round | Centre | W 5-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Lebanon Valley | L 1–2 |
2008
| Division III | First Round | Sewanee | W 4-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Ursinus | L 2–3 |
2009
| Division III | First Round | Juniata | W 5-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Ursinus | L 0–4 |
2010
| Division III | First Round | Christopher Newport | W 1-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Messiah | L 0–7 |
2011
| Division III | Second Round | Catholic | W 2-0 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | TCNJ | L 0–3 |
2012
| Division III | First Round | Catholic | W 4-3 OT |
| Division III | Second Round | Messiah | W 2–0 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Mary Washington | L 2–3 |
2013
| Division III | First Round | Centre | L 0-1 |
2014
| Division III | First Round | Centre | L 1-2 OT |
2018
| Division III | First Round | Denison | W 3-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Rowan | L 0–1 |
2019
| Division III | First Round | Centre | W 2-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Rowan | W 1–0 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Salisbury | L 0–2 |
2021
| Division III | First Round | Salisbury | L 2-3 |
2023
| Division III | First Round | Keystone | W 6-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | York (PA) | W 1–0 2OT |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Kean | L 1–2 |
2024
| Division III | First Round | Susquehanna | W 2-1 OT |
| Division III | Second Round | Salisbury | L 0-3 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
2025
| Division III | First Round | Rowan | W 3-2 |
| Division III | Second Round | Christopher Newport | L 1-2 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
Men's Golf
Appearances: 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989Men's Lacrosse
1999| Division III | Second Round | Hampden-Sydney | L 9-17 |
2003
| Division III | Second Round | Franklin & Marshall | L 12-13 OT |
2005
| Division III | Second Round | Denison | W 9-6 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Roanoke | L 9–10 |
2006
| Division III | Second Round | Washington (MD) | L 7-8 |
2008
| Division III | Second Round | Washington (MD) | L 9-12 |
2012
| Division III | Second Round | Denison | L 5-10 |
2013
| Division III | First Round | St. Mary's (MD) | W 6-5 |
| Division III | Second Round | Roanoke | W 12–9 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Stevenson | L 7–13 |
2014
| Division III | First Round | Sewanee | W 25-4 |
| Division III | Second Round | Washington (MD) | L 7–10 |
2015
| Division III | First Round | Sewanee | W 13-4 |
| Division III | Second Round | Aurora | W 19–8 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Salisbury | W 13–11 |
| Division III | Semifinals | Gettysburg | W 11–9 |
| Division III | Championship | Tufts | L 11–19 |
2016
| Division III | First Round | Gettysburg | L 7-8 |
2017
| Division III | Second Round | Sewanee | W 14-12 |
| Division III | Third Round | York (PA) | W 10–8 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Denison | L 9–18 |
2018
| Division III | Second Round | Dickinson | L 12-16 |
2019
| Division III | Second Round | Transylvania | W 15-5 |
| Division III | Third Round | Salisbury | L 10–18 |
2021
| Division III | First Round | Pfeiffer | W 26-11 |
| Division III | Second Round | Stevens | W 14–8 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Christopher Newport | L 11–12 |
2022
| Division III | Second Round | Western New England | L 10-14 |
2023
| Division III | Second Round | St. John Fisher | W 11-10 OT |
| Division III | Third Round | Denison | W 14–8 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Tufts | L 9–17 |
2024
| Division III | Second Round | Pfeiffer | W 24-8 |
| Division III | Third Round | Washington & Lee | L 13-16 |
2025
| Division III | Second Round | Stevenson | W 15-6 |
| Division III | Third Round | Christopher Newport | L 10-22 |
Women's Lacrosse
1982| AIAW | Semifinals | Wheaton (MA) | W 7-6 |
| AIAW | Championship Game | Millersville State | L 3–10 |
1985
| Division III | First Round | Denison | W 6-5 |
| Division III | Semifinals | Ursinus | L 2–15 |
1986
| Division III | First Round | Denison | W 7-5 |
| Division III | Semifinals | Trenton State | L 3–8 |
Men's Soccer
1974| Division III | First Round | Swarthmore | L 1-2 |
1975
| Division III | First Round | Elizabethotwn | L 1-2 |
1976
| Division III | First Round | Grove City | L 0-2 |
1978
| Division III | First Round | Lock Haven | L 0-2 |
1979
| Division III | First Round | Lock Haven | L 0-3 |
1980
| Division III | Second Round | Glassboro State | L 0-1 |
1982
| Division III | First Round | UNC Greensboro | L 0-3 |
2006
| Division III | First Round | NC Wesleyan | L 0-1 |
2009
| Division III | First Round | Catholic | W 3-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Christopher Newport | T 1–1 |
2010
| Division III | First Round | Transylvania | W 3-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Emory | W 2–1 |
| Division III | Third Round | Trinity (TX) | W 2–0 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Ohio Wesleyan | W 2–0 |
| Division III | Semifinals | Bowdoin | W 2–1 |
| Division III | Championship | Messiah | L 1–2 |
2014
| Division III | First Round | Christopher Newport | L 0-1 |
2016
| Division III | First Round | John Carroll | W 4-2 |
| Division III | Second Round | Kenyon | L 1–2 |
2017
| Division III | First Round | Penn St.-Abington | W 3-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Emory | L 0–1 |
2021
| Division III | First Round | Hanover | L 1-2 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
2022
| Division III | First Round | Catholic | L 0-2 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
2023
| Division III | First Round | Ohio Northern | T 2-2 |
2024
| Division III | First Round | Emory | W 3-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Dickinson | L 0-2 |
2025
| Division III | First Round | Transylvania | W 4-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Christopher Newport | W 2-1 |
| Division III | Third Round | Dickinson | TBD |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
Women's Soccer
1997| Division III | First Round | NC Wesleyan | L 0-3 |
1998
| Division III | First Round | NC Wesleyan | W 1-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Mary Washington | L 2–3 |
1999
| Division III | Second Round | NC Wesleyan | L 0-1 |
2000
| Division III | First Round | Arcadia | W 9-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Salisbury | L 1–2 |
2001
| Division III | Second Round | NC Wesleyan | T 2-2 |
| Division III | Third Round | Hardin–Simmons | W 2–0 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Willamette | L 0–2 |
2004
| Division III | Second Round | Emory | W 1-0 |
| Division III | Third Round | Christopher Newport | L 0–1 |
2005
| Division III | First Round | Catholic | W 3-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Virginia Wesleyan | W 1–0 |
| Division III | Third Round | Trinity (TX) | L 0–1 |
2007
| Division III | First Round | Maryville (TN) | W 1-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Roanoke | W 1–0 |
| Division III | Third Round | Emory | W 2–1 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | TCNJ | L 0–1 |
2008
| Division III | First Round | Maryville (TN) | W 3-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Emory | W 1–0 |
| Division III | Third Round | Ithaca | L 0–2 |
2009
| Division III | First Round | Catholic | W 5-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Washington & Lee | W 2–0 |
| Division III | Third Round | Concordia–Moorhead | W 4–0 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Trinity (TX) | T 1–1 |
| Division III | Semifinals | Washington St. Louis | T 1–1 |
2010
| Division III | First Round | Transylvania | W 1-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Emory | L 0–1 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
2011
| Division III | First Round | SUNY New Paltz | T 0-0 |
2012
| Division III | First Round | Frostburg State | W 1-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Montclair State | W 2–0 |
| Division III | Third Round | Johns Hopkins | L 1–3 |
2013
| Division III | First Round | Centre | W 3-2 |
| Division III | Second Round | Emory | L 1–2 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
2014
| Division III | First Round | Salem (NC) | W 4-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Stevenson | W 4–1 |
| Division III | Third Round | Montclair State | W 2–0 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Messiah | T 1–1 |
| Division III | Semifinals | Illinois Wesleyan | W 2–1 |
| Division III | Championship | Williams | T 0–0 |
2015
| Division III | First Round | Babson | W 1-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Rowan | L 0–1 |
2016
| Division III | First Round | Hope | W 3-2 |
| Division III | Second Round | Thomas More | L 0–1 |
2017
| Division III | First Round | McDaniel | W 1-0 |
| Division III | Second Round | Christopher Newport | W 2–1 |
| Division III | Third Round | TCNJ | L 0–5 |
2018
| Division III | First Round | Piedmont | W 2-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Emory | W 2–0 |
| Division III | Third Round | Messiah | T 2–2 |
| Division III | Quarterfinals | Christopher Newport | L 0–1 |
2021
| Division III | First Round | Middlebury | L 2-3 |
2022
| Division III | First Round | Montclair State | L 0-1 |
Softball
2007Fayetteville Regional
| Division III | First Round | Marietta | W 12-1 |
| Division III | Second Round | Christopher Newport | W 6–3 |
| Division III | Semifinals | Emory | L 0–2 |
| Division III | Elimination Finals | Salisbury | W 6–2 |
| Division III | Championship – Game 1 | Emory | L 1–9 |
2008
Fayetteville Regional
| Division III | First Round | LaGrange | W 4-0 |
| Division III | Semifinals | Neumann | W 4–2 |
| Division III | Championship – Game 1 | Ursinus | L 1–3 |
| Division III | Championship – Game 2 | Ursinus | W 2–0 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
Division III World Series
| Division III | First Round | Muskingum | L 0-1 |
| Division III | Elimination Round | Ithaca | L 0–4 |
2009
Salisbury Regional
| Division III | Second Round | Bridgewater (VA) | L 1-2 |
| Division III | Elimination Round | Christopher Newport | W 1–0 |
| Division III | Elimination Finals | Bridgewater (VA) | L 2–4 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
2013
Salem Regional
| Division III | First Round | Piedmont | L 1-4 |
| Division III | Elimination Round | Neumann | L 5–6 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
2014
Atlanta Regional
| Division III | First Round | Piedmont | L 4-6 |
| Division III | Elimination Round | Agnes Scott | W 6–1 |
| Division III | Elimination Finals | Piedmont | L 0–2 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
2018
Atlanta Regional
| Division III | First Round | Berry | L 1-9 |
| Division III | Elimination Round | Emory | L 2–4 |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
| Division III | - | - | - |
2019
Virginia Beach Regional
| Division III | First Round | Manhattanville | W 6-5 |
| Division III | Second Round | Virginia Wesleyan | L 0–1 |
| Division III | Elimination Finals | Manhattanville | W 4–1 |
| Division III | Championship – Game 1 | Virginia Wesleyan | W 7–4 |
| Division III | Championship – Game 2 | Virginia Wesleyan | W 4–2 |
Lynchburg Super Regional
| Division III | Game 1 | Emory | W 7-2 |
| Division III | Game 2 | Emory | L 5–9 |
| Division III | Game 3 | Emory | L 8–10 |
Men's Tennis
Appearances: 1968Women's Volleyball
Appearances: 19812025
| Division III | First Round | William Smith | L 2-3 |