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'{{Infobox college athletics | name = Bethel Threshers | logo = Bethel Threshers logo.svg | logo_width = 150 | university = [[Bethel College (Kansas)|Bethel College]] | association = [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] | division = [[List of NAIA Regions#Region IV of the NAIA|Region IV]] | conference = [[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference|Kansas]] | director = Tim Swartzendruber | location = [[North Newton, Kansas]] | teams = 17 | stadium = [[Thresher Stadium]] | nickname = Threshers | pageurl = http://bethelthreshers.com }} The '''Bethel Threshers''' are the athletic teams that represent [[Bethel College (Kansas)|Bethel College]], located in [[North Newton, Kansas]], in intercollegiate sports as a member of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA), primarily competing in the [[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference]] (KCAC) since the 1939–40 academic year and in which they were a member on a previous stint from 1902–03 to December 1928 (of the 1928–29 school year). ==Nickname== Bethel's athletic teams were known at the '''Graymaroons''' from the 1920s until 1960, when the Threshers fight name was adopted.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sprunger |first=Keith L. |title=Maroon & Gray and the GrayMaroons: Notes from Bethel's Colorful History |url=https://context.bethelks.edu/issue/december-2014/article/maroon-gray-and-the-graymaroons-notes-from-bethels/ |date=December 2014 |journal=Context Alumni Magazine |issue=December 2014 |publisher=[[Bethel College (Kansas)|Bethel College]] |access-date=October 28, 2020 }} </ref> ==Varsity sports== Bethel competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, flag football (added in fall 2022), soccer, softball, tennis, track and field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and dance. ==Basketball== Bethel's [[college basketball|basketball]] program is led by head coach Jayson Artaz. Since taking over in 2018 and as of completion of the 2021 season, Artaz’s teams have complied a record of 83 wins and 43 losses. ===Notable Basketball Players=== * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jaylon Scott]] ==Cross country and track & field== Bethel's [[Track & Field|track & field]] team has found success on the national level. In 2008, Jeff Buller won his second consecutive national championship in the [[Javelin throw|javelin]] with a throw of 214 feet 8&nbsp;inches.<ref>[http://www.thekansan.com/sports/x934430779/Buller-claims-javelin-title The Newton Kansan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724014701/http://www.thekansan.com/sports/x934430779/Buller-claims-javelin-title |date=July 24, 2011 }} "Buller claims javelin title" May 23, 2008</ref> ==Football== Bethel College began its [[college football|football]] program in 1914 under head coach William E. Schroeder. As of completion of the 2022 season, the teams have produced a cumulative record of 328 wins, 529 losses, and 13 ties.<ref>[http://www.bethelthreshers.com Bethel College Threshers] football records</ref> From 2018 through 2021, Terry Harrison led the Threshers to back-to-back conference titles in 2020 and 2021 before resigning to accept the head coaching position at [[Friends University]]. Harrison replaced Morris Lolar<ref name="Harrison">{{cite web|url=https://www.bethelks.edu/article/terry-harrison-named-head-football-coach |publisher=[[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference|KCACSports.com]]|title=Terry Harrison named head football coach|date=April 16, 2018|access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> and finished his tenure at Bethel with 37 wins and 14 losses. The current head coach is A.B. Stokes. Stokes led the Threshers to their third consecutive conference title in 2022. His current record at Bethel is 9 wins and 1 loss. Their current record is 3-19 against Tabor and that is what we call a skill issue. #get fucked bitch ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://bethelthreshers.com}} {{Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference navbox}} {{Kansas Sports}} [[Category:Bethel Threshers| ]]'