Roanoke College Athletics


Varsity Sports
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Basketball (M)
Basketball (W)
Cross Country (M)
Cross Country (W)
Field Hockey
Golf
Lacrosse (M)
Lacrosse (W)
Soccer (M)
Soccer (W)
Softball
Indoor Track & Field (M)
Indoor Track & Field (W)
Outdoor Track & Field (M)
Outdoor Track & Field (W)
Tennis (M)
Tennis (W)
Volleyball

Other Links
RC Athletic Hall of Fame
Club Baseball
Intramural Sports
Outdoor Recreation
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Roanoke is an
NCAA Division III
member of the
Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
The Athletic Department web pages are maintained by the Roanoke College Office of Sports Information.

Hall of Fame

Billye Jean Beamer '52

Inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame 1972.

  • Distinguished herself both as a varsity athlete and as a coach
  • Played basketball and field hockey
  • In 1950 and ’51, captained women’s basketball teams
  • Highest honors came on varsity field hockey teams
  • In 1952, selected to the All-State field hockey team
  • From 1953-58, she was a member of the Blue Ridge field hockey first-team and the Southeast field hockey first-team - the equivalent of an All-American selection
  • Since 1968, she has been recognized as a National Field Hockey Umpire
  • In 1969, she was manager of the United States Field Hockey team to Guyana


Go to Carey L. Brewbaker