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42-570: The Benedictine Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Benedictine College , located in Atchison, Kansas , in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) since the 1991–92 academic year. The Ravens previously competed as an NAIA Independent from 1962–63 to 1990–91; in

84-574: A basketball from the Atchison campus to Kansas City in a show of spirit. In the 1960s and 1970s, the meetings in Kansas City often drew crowds of 5–10,000 to Municipal Auditorium. In Atchison, the gym would be packed with 3,000 fans at 1:30 for a 3 p.m. game. "Rockhurst Weekend" became the social and party event of the school year in Atchison, regardless of the outcome of the game. It traditionally started with beer and Wheaties breakfast at The Wharf and included

126-464: A boarding school, in 1858. It was named for Benedict of Nursia , founder of modern western monasticism . The mainly classical school curriculum was intended to prepare students for the priesthood. The monks, who had recently arrived in the Kansas Territory , then moved their community to Atchison and founded the present-day St. Benedict's Abbey. It expanded to include commerce subjects to cater to

168-529: A player, coach and athletic director, built the current edition of Ravens football, he isn't the only successful part of football at the college. The Ravens own 16 NAIA playoff appearances, including a runner-up finish in 2018 and trips to the semifinals in 1992 and 2001. They made eight appearances in nine seasons between 1995 and 2003. As St. Benedict's, the Ravens made their first appearance in 1958 as one of four NAIA playoff teams. The 2018 Ravens went 13–2 to set

210-509: A rivalry t-shirt mocking the Hawks before an afternoon game. Students stole NAIA championship banners from each campus, lobbed stink bombs into open dorm windows and distributed leaflets with insults - Rockhurst mocked St. Benedict's students as "Hayseeds." Rockhurst students enjoyed visiting Atchison to rearrange a rock formation spelling "St. Benedict's" by changing the "B" to "R" and painting it blue. Several times, Rockhurst fans attempted to invade

252-638: A row. Late in the 1980s, Benedictine's program improved under coaches Del Morley and Mike Sickafoose and the rivalry became competitive again. The series started to fade in the mid-1990s. Benedictine joined the Heart of America Athletic Conference in 1992, which made playing Rockhurst twice on its traditional Saturday spots impossible because of conference scheduling requirements. In 1998, Rockhurst joined NCAA Division II. The teams played occasionally in recent seasons, sometimes as an exhibition game. 1939-40 Ravens 50, Hawks 18 in Atchison – The Ravens handed Rockhurst

294-526: A school record for season victories. They won the Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division title. In the NAIA playoffs, they defeated Cumberlands (48–41), Concordia (54–38) and Kansas Wesleyan (43–21) to advance to the NAIA title game. Top-ranked Morningside defeated Benedictine 35–28 in Daytona Beach, Fla. More than 3,000 Benedictine fans traveled to the game. St. Benedict's started football in 1920 and

336-710: A short run in the Tri-State Conference), Benedictine joined the Heart of America in 1992 and shared the conference title with Baker. The Ravens went 9–0 in the Heart in 1995 to win its second title. It also won Heart titles in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2013. It claimed Heart North Division titles in 2017 and 2018. For 60-plus years, the Ravens and Rockhurst College faced off in a rivalry as intense as any in small-college athletics. The Catholic colleges are separated by 56 miles and their meetings, especially in basketball, defined seasons and packed gymnasiums for decades. Fans rode trains to Kansas City for games and students dribbled

378-506: A star of the 1967 team, and Nolan to the all-time NAIA Tournament team. Benedictine has made 12 appearances in the NAIA Tournament, most recently in 2021. The Ravens qualified for the NAIA in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 under coach Ryan Moody. St. Benedict's played in the first NAIA Tournament in 1937 as one of eight teams in the field in Kansas City. The Ravens also qualified in 1953, 1958, 1965 and 1970. The 1965 Ravens advanced to

420-435: A year. Following Alcuin's announcement, Walter organized discussion of a merger. It was agreed upon, and the universities merged on July 1, 1971, to form the current Benedictine College. The separate colleges' corporations remain in existence for scholarships and land ownership purposes and allowed the newly formed college a free 50-year lease of the separate colleges' facilities on their campuses. Benedictine College terminated

462-863: Is the site of the May Crowning "send-off" of student vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The college is located within the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas , though it is not operated by the Archdiocese. In 2014, the school renamed its student union the St. John Paul II Student Center on the day of Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II . The main buildings of Benedictine College are in many cases named for important persons in Benedictine College history. The Benedictine athletic teams are called

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504-696: The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1937–38 to 1961–62; as an Independent from January 1929 (during the 1928–29 school year) to 1936–37; and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1902–03 to 1927–28. The men's college was known as St. Benedict's College (alongside sister institution Mount St. Scholastica College) until a merger in 1971 created co-ed Benedictine College. Benedictine won NAIA titles in men's basketball (1954, 1967) and women's lacrosse (2022). The Ravens played in

546-412: The “worst basketball licking” of the series. Jack Andrews and Ed Farrell both scored eight points for St. Benedict’s. Farrell “plunked in three extra long swishers in succession.” Benedictine College Benedictine is one of a number of U.S. Benedictine colleges and is sponsored by St. Benedict's Abbey and Mount St. Scholastica Monastery . The abbey has a current population of 53 monks, while

588-583: The 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fatima. The president leads the rosary weekly in the chapel. Students are invited to pray the Divine Office with the monks in St. Benedict's Abbey or the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica Monastery. Lectio Divina is also offered at the Mount. There are several places of prayer on or adjacent to campus: St. Martin's Chapel, St. Benedict's Abbey Church, Outdoor Stations of

630-653: The 1928–29 school year) to 1936–37; and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from 1902–03 to 1927–28. Benedictine competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, lacrosse, soccer, track & field (indoor and outdoor), and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, dance, and spirit squad. Benedictine's cheerleading and spirit squads have been recognized nationally. They also have an athletics band. The mascot "Rocky

672-622: The Abbey Crypt under the main church). The Fellowship of Catholic University Students ( FOCUS ), a Catholic collegiate leadership apostolate, was founded at Benedictine College by Curtis Martin. Other active religious groups on campus include Communion and Liberation , Pax Christi , Ravens Respect Life, Partners in Prayer (in conjunction with Mount St. Scholastica), Great Adventure Bible Timeline , Fellowship of Christian Athletes , Households and Varsity Catholic. The college hosts pilgrimages to Rome and

714-518: The Benedictine sisters were said to have first purchased a house and then a piano. The music department of the college was one of the first cooperative departments between the former two colleges, having been formed in 1964. Mass is offered to students three times daily in several places, including St. Benedict's Abbey in its Abbey Church, St. Benedict's Church (a parish connected to one of the campus dorms, Elizabeth Hall), and Guadalupe chapel (located in

756-554: The Cross, Guadalupe Chapel, and St. Joseph Chapel in the Abbey. Retreats, conferences, and performances that college ministry offers to students includes "Jam for the Lamb,” and BC Koinonia. The school built Mary's Grotto , located in the center of campus, and Archbishop Joseph Naumann dedicated it in 2009. It is one of three outdoor devotional spaces dedicated to Mary located on the campus. The grotto

798-559: The Education Department offers undergraduate licensure programs and a Master of Arts. The college's theology department grew out of St. Benedict's Abbey School of Theology and is the result of a 2007 shift from a Religious Studies program to a Catholic Theology program. All Theology professors are to have signed the canon-law mandatum as implemented by the U.S. bishops, and to take the oath of fidelity. The National Catholic Register's Catholic Identity College Guide notes that

840-472: The Hawks mascot costume, performed during a soccer game and returned to Atchison with the prize. While basketball grabbed most of the attention, football and soccer games also fueled the rivalry. The Ravens dominated the football series by winning 16 of the 23 meetings between 1921 and 1949. Rockhurst dropped the sport in 1949. St. Benedict's won the first meeting 35–0 and shut out the Hawks six times. The Ravens won 12 straight meetings from 1932 to 1946 and won

882-515: The Holy Land as well as local pilgrimage sites. Campus worship opportunities including Life of Prayer, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, traditional Catholic processions and Guadalupe Day. Many students participate in perpetual adoration at St. Benedict's Parish on the edge of campus. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is recited weekly. A daily rosary was added at the campus grotto to commemorate

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924-774: The Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Mo. Since resuming football, the Ravens won the 1976 Boot Hill Bowl and the 1991 Steamboat Bowl. They lost in the 1977 Boot Hill Bowl and the 1986 Sunflower Bowl. St. Benedict's won its first conference title in 1940 under coach Marty Peters. The Ravens went 4–0 in the Central Intercollegiate Conference with wins over Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State, Southwestern and Emporia State. Schottel became coach in 1953 and won or shared CIC titles in 1953, 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960. The 1958 Ravens went 10–1 and rose to No. 5 in

966-529: The Missouri NAIA district as the Ravens did Kansas. The Hawks regularly tormented Benedictine by knocking it out of NAIA Tournament contention in the Area Playoffs. The Ravens defeated Rockhurst in 1974 and 1983 to advance to the national tournament. The basketball series peaked in the 1960s, when Rockhurst won the NAIA title in 1964 and the Ravens in 1967. St. Benedict's, which also won in 1954 and returned to

1008-443: The Mount monastery numbers 147 community members. Benedictine College celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008. The present-day college was formed in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict's College , a men's college, and Mount St. Scholastica College , a women's college. At the request of John Baptist Miège , Vicar Apostolic of Leavenworth, two Benedictine monks arrived in Atchison from Doniphan and opened St. Benedict's College,

1050-400: The NAIA Tournament in Kansas City in 1954 and 1967, both under NAIA Hall of Fame coach Ralph Nolan. The two champions took decidedly different routes to the title. The 1954 Ravens were regarded as underdogs throughout their run. The field included two-time defending champion Southwest Missouri State and East Texas State, the third-place finisher in 1953. The 1967 Ravens came to Kansas City as

1092-404: The NAIA in 1958, advanced to Kansas City in 1965 and 1970. Rockhurst qualified in 1963, 1966 and 1967. Rockhurst won the first meeting 36–33 in 1921, and four of the first five. In 1935, the Ravens started a streak of six wins and 12 in 13 meetings. The Ravens won 16 straight from 1946 to 1954. A 10-game win streak carried the Ravens from 1966 to 1971. Rockhurst dominated the 1980s by winning 20 in

1134-948: The NAIA rankings before losing to Northeastern Oklahoma in the NAIA Western Playoff. The Ravens won the CIC title and grabbed 10 of the 11 spots on the first-team all-conference team. Quarterback Mark Flynn was named CIC Back of the Year and George Worley was the CIC Lineman of the Year. Worley was also named NAIA Lineman of the Year. St. Benedict's also enjoyed a notable run of success in the 1930s under coach Moon Mullins. He coached five seasons and went 37–5–1, capped by an 8–0 season in 1936. Benedictine played as an independent after resuming football in 1973. It rekindled CIC rivalries against schools such as Washburn and Emporia State at times, and also regularly played Missouri Western. After years of lobbying (and

1176-601: The Ravens moved into the Amino Center locker room, offices and weight room. Benedictine expanded the facility in 2004 and 2007. Wilcox, a 1972 graduate, was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2017. He coached the Ravens to 14 of their 15 NAIA playoff appearances. In 2004, Wilcox donated his salary to help complete expansion of the Amino Center. St. Benedict's played in its first bowl game in 1956 under coach Ivan Schottel. The Ravens defeated Northeastern Oklahoma State 14–13 in

1218-421: The Ravens. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) since the 1991–92 academic year. The Ravens previously competed as an NAIA Independent from 1962–63 to 1990–91; in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1937–38 to 1961–62; as an Independent from January 1929 (during

1260-669: The Snakepit seating area in the Benedictine gym and had to be forcibly removed. Benedictine students planned for weeks a strategy to sneak chickens, sometimes painted blue, into the game. Hanging insulting banners from the rafters was another popular prank. In 1970, St. Benedict's students celebrated a seven-game basketball win streak over the Hawks by taking out an advertisement in the Kansas City Times. The copy recounted St. Benedict's two NAIA titles and taunted "The Raven Sports Arena Awaits You Hawks." In 1990, Benedictine students kidnapped

1302-805: The college added a nursing program dedicated to Mother Teresa of Calcutta who once visited Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison. The college's architecture major, stressing classical styles, debuted in 2016. The college's Discovery Program gives students the opportunity to create and present original projects in any discipline. In 2010, Discovery Day included 80 presentations featuring the works of 145 students, 40 faculty/staff members, and 18 academic departments; "more than 1800 students have participated in Benedictine’s Discovery Day events since its inception in 1996. In that time, most faculty members and academic departments have taken an active role in sponsoring student projects." The college offers programs in

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1344-438: The final eight of the 32-team field. St. Benedict's also won Central Intercollegiate Conference titles in 1953, 1954 and 1958. In 2014, Benedictine made its first appearance since 1970 and won its opening game over Westminster (70–65). The story of football at Benedictine College is written by coach Larry Wilcox, who played for the Ravens and took over as coach at age 28. He coached for 42 seasons before retiring in 2020. Along

1386-427: The final meeting 27–13 in 1949. In 1936, The Kansas City Times reported a crowd of 5,000 watched a 32–6 win by St. Benedict's in Kansas City. "The Ravens, on the loose all season, flew up and down Bourke field yesterday and in fewer than twenty minutes after the start had a strangle hold on the honor and glory that goes with crushing Rockhurst college's Hawks, their traditional rivals." In soccer, Rockhurst dominated

1428-505: The first NAIA basketball tournament in 1937 and the first football playoffs in 1958. Benedictine competes in 20 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, lacrosse, soccer, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, dance and spirit squad. The Ravens won

1470-452: The lease of the facilities from Mount St. Scholastica College on October 1, 1989, amidst financial hardship. It continues to lease property from St. Benedict's College. The most popular majors at Benedictine are Business, Education, and Theology. Commerce, teaching, and the faith are historically significant interests of both the college and the Benedictine order. The School of Business offers bachelor's degrees and an MBA degree. Similarly,

1512-545: The needs of the local population, which was primarily pioneers and settlers. Over the years the college continued to expand and by 1927 it was an accredited four-year liberal arts college . In 1863, the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, whose namesake is Benedict of Nursia 's twin sister Scholastica , arrived in Atchison and founded St. Scholastica's Academy (now Maur Hill – Mount Academy ) for local young women. In 1924, Mount St. Scholastica's Junior College

1554-547: The performing arts, including theatre, dance, and music. The college features two performance spaces: the Mabee Theatre seats approximately 130 and the O'Malley-McAllister Auditorium seats around 545 people. The Abbey Church and St. Scholastica chapel at Mount St. Scholastica Monastery are also utilized for organ recitals, orchestra, and choral performances. The college's music department traces its roots to Mount St. Scholastica Academy, now Maur Hill - Mount Academy , when in 1863

1596-656: The president has made a public profession of faith and taken the oath of fidelity; the majority of the board of trustees are Catholic and the school's mandatum requirement is public. According to the Cardinal Newman Society 's "The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College" guide, the theology department shares the college's institutional commitment to the magisterium of the Catholic Church. In 2010, Benedictine College added an Engineering Department in which students earn ABET-accredited degrees. The following year,

1638-581: The program enjoyed several high points in its early years. The school dropped football after the 1962 season. Varsity football returned in 1973. Wilcox came to St. Benedict's in 1969 and joined the football club upon its revival in 1970 on its way to varsity status. Wilcox, after serving as assistant coach, took over the program in 1979 and presided over its transformation into a consistent winner and regular NAIA playoff qualifier. The Ravens play in Larry Wilcox Stadium, opened in 1998, on campus. In 1990,

1680-482: The top seed. In 1954, St. Benedict's College defeated Western Illinois 62–56 in the title game. In 1967, the Ravens entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed. St. Benedict's won its second title with a 71–65 victory over Oklahoma Baptist. The 1967 Ravens are one of six teams to finish the season No. 1 in the coaches poll, enter the tournament as the top seed and win the title. In 2020, The Kansas City Star named Darryl Jones,

1722-532: The way, he played a major role in the college's financial health and enrollment, built a football stadium, offices and weight room, won 300-plus games and mentored many lives. He also has his own bobblehead. Wilcox and his long-time assistants, for generations of football players, are as much a part of the Benedictine experience as the Abbey, the Raven Walk, the Raven fight song and homecoming bed races. While Wilcox, as

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1764-456: Was opened so these young women could continue their tertiary education. It became a senior college in 1932 and was authorized to confer bachelor degrees . In 1970, Alcuin Hemmen, president of St. Benedict's College, announced that St. Benedict's would become a co-educational college. Mary Noel Walter, president of Mount St. Scholastica College, had been proposing a merger of the two colleges for over

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