Athletics & Fitness

Division I Athletics

Creighton University is the home of the Bluejays and is a NCAA Division I school affiliated with the Missouri Valley Conference. 

Men's Athletics Coaches

Baseball - Ed Servais, (402) 280-2483, eservais@creighton.edu

Basketball - Greg McDermott, (402) 290-1795, gjm52@creighton.edu

Cross Country - Chas Davis, (402) 280-3611, chas@creighton.edu

Golf - Chris Wiemers, (402) 280-5813, chriswiemers@creighton.edu

Soccer - Elmar Bolowich, (402) 280-2720, ebolowich@creighton.edu

Tennis - Tom Lilly, (402) 280-2490, tomlilly@creighton.edu

Women's Athletics Coaches

Basketball - Jim Flanery, (402) 280-4741, flan@creighton.edu

Crew - Dan Chipps, (402) 280-1817, dchipps@creighton.edu

Cross Country - Chas Davis, (402) 280-3611, chas@creighton.edu

Dance Team - Alynne Wize (402) 280-3788, awize@creighton.edu

Golf - Debbie Conry, (402) 280-1722, dmcbluejaygolf@aol.com

Soccer - Bruce Erickson, (402) 280-5553, erickson@creighton.edu

Softball - Brent Vigness, (402) 280-2949, bvigness@creighton.edu

Tennis - Tom Lilly, (402) 280-2490, tomlilly@creighton.edu

Volleyball - Kirsten Bernthal Booth, (402) 280-5794, kbooth@creighton.edu

The men's basketball team is the most popular athletic program at Creighton. The Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team has led the Missouri Valley Conference in attendance each of the last seven years, while ranking in the top-15 nationally each of the past four campaigns. They play all home games at CenturyLink Center. Greg McDermott is the program's current head coach. Famous basketball alums include Paul Silas, Kyle Korver and Benoit Benjamin, while famous former Bluejay coaches include Eddie Sutton and Willis Reed.

In addition, the women's basketball team won the WNIT championship in 2004. They play all home games on campus at D. J. Sokol Arena.

The men's soccer team maintained an impressive streak of 17 straight NCAA tournament appearances, between 1992 and 2008, before the streak was snapped in 2009. During that time, the Bluejays made three College Cup appearances, including one championship game appearance (2000). They play all home games on campus at Morrison Stadium. Johnny Torres was a two-time National Player of the Year with the Bluejays.

Creighton's baseball team has one appearance in the NCAA College World Series (1991). Creighton also serves as the annual host institution of this event. They play all home games at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. Jim Hendry, the current general manager of the Chicago Cubs, was Creighton's head coach for its 1991 CWS appearance. The program's most famous alumni is Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson.

The women's softball team has two appearances in the Women's College World Series (1982 & 1986), and has appeared in six of the past eight NCAA Tournaments. Tara Oltman (2007 - 10), the best pitcher in MVC history, was a three-time league Pitcher of the Year and finished her career with conference records for wins, innings pitched, starts, appearances, strikeouts and complete games. She remains the only student-athlete in Bluejay history to earn first-team all-conference honors in four consecutive seasons.

In addition to its success on the court/field/course, Creighton is well-known for its student-athlete success in the classroom as well. The program has won the MVC All-Academic Award in five of the past six years, and the school boasts 30 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans all-time.

Students Get In Free

Admission to all home games is free for Creighton students!  For more information on team rosters and schedules visit Creighton Athletics.

The Birdcage - Student Fans of a Feather

Do you find that on game day your right hand is suddenly a foam bird claw? Do you bleed blue? Then, maybe the Birdcage is for you. The Birdcage is the student group that promotes school spirit and attends many different athletic events throughout the year, accompanied of course by Billy Bluejay. These fans are known to travel far and wide to support the Bluejays at any event and are even seen on ESPN and Fox Sports Net as the screaming blue and white blob behind the anchors! For more information, contact the Student Activities Office at (402) 280-1716.

Dance Team (Jays Dancers)

The Jays Dancers are present at Women's Volleyball, select Women's and Men's Soccer and all home Basketball games while Creighton University classes are in session, on the court and perform at select halftimes

Recreation and Fitness

Varsity sports not for you? Creighton has 12 sport clubs including the Club Hockey Team, The Rowing Association and the Bluejay Lacrosse Club and hundreds of intramural teams including 4 on 4 volleyball and flag football. Grab your sweatband and your running shoes and get ready to have fun!

If you just want to work out, check out the Kiewit Fitness Center (KFC), located in the center of campus next to the Skutt Student Center. KFC is fully equipped with basketball courts, an indoor track, and racquet ball courts, plus aerobics classes, treadmills, ellipticals, weights and more!