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Championships & NCAA Appearances

Ferrum's NJCAA, NCAA and Conference Championships

Ferrum has won numerous championships over the years, including four national championships and three national runner-up finishes. The football program won four NJCAA titles in 1965, 1968, 1974 and 1977 under Coach Hank Norton. Norton's Panthers also posted an NJCAA football runner-up finish in 1966, while the men's basketball team earned the same honor in 1972 under Coach Bobby Watson. Individually, Zack Beckner earned an NCAA Division III national runner-up finish when he reached the finals of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at 125 pounds under Coach Nate Yetzer.

Ferrum's baseball team won 11 conference championships as an NCAA program, while women's basketball and softball have earned seven each, men's wrestling five, football four, men's basketball three and men's lacrosse two.

Panther teams have made 25 NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, led by baseball with 10, football with five, and women's basketball and softball with four each. Individually, 22 student-athletes have made trips to the NCAA Tournament, led by men's wrestling with 18 and men's golf with four. Current Head Wrestling Coach Logan Meister holds the record for individual appearances with three.
 

National Championships (4)
Football: 1965, 1968, 1974, 1977 (NJCAA)
 
National Runners-Up (3)
Football: 1966 (NJCAA)
Men's Basketball: 1972 (NJCAA)
Men's Wrestling: Zack Beckner, 125 lbs, 2017 (NCAA)
 
Conference Championships (39)
Football: 2001, 2002, 2005, 2012 (USA South)
Men's Basketball: 1992, 1993, 1995 (USA South)
Women's Basketball: 1995, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018 (USA South)
Softball: 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2016 (USA South)
Baseball: 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2016 (USA South)
Men's Lacrosse: 2015, 2016 (SEILC)
Men's Wrestling: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (SEWC)

 
NCAA Tournament Team Appearances (25)
Baseball: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2007
Men's Basketball: 1992
Women's Basketball: 1995, 2012, 2013, 2014
Football: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2005
Men's Golf: 1995
Softball: 2002, 2005, 2012, 2016
 
NCAA Tournament Individual Appearances (28)
 
Men's Golf (4)
1993 - Matt Jordan
1997 - Ed Alvarez 13th place
2017 - Brandon Bailey 13th place
2018 - Lance Keiser

Men's Outdoor Track & Field (4)
2021 - Dazon Harrison 5th place 400m
2024 - Jamaari Blackburn 100m
2025 - Jahmal Jones 100m and 200m
 
Wrestling (20)
2014 - Logan Meister
2016 - Paul Biggs, Logan Meister 6th place
2017 - Zach Beckner 2nd place, Logan Meister, Collin Saunders
2018 - Andrew Tolbert, Antavian Leary, Alveno Matthews
2019 - Levi Englman 7th place, Mario Vasquez 8th place, Blake Rosenbaum
2020 - Levi Englman, Braden Homsey
2023 - Braden Homsey, Rayshawn Dixon
2024 - Zach Beckner, Rayshawn Dixon 5th place
2025 - Zach Beckner 4th place, Rayshawn Dixon 4th place
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