The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent Gardner–Webb University, located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

In April 2022, after eight-months of research and integration, the university launched its current mark, which serves as both a tribute to previous logos and a companion piece to our live masco "Bo.

"[2] Gardner–Webb has also produced many notable athletes and coaches, including: Artis Gilmore, Gerry Vaillancourt, John Drew, Eddie Lee Wilkins, Jim Washburn, Blake Lalli, Jim Maxwell, Gabe Wilkins, Cara Saunders, and Brian Johnston.

A member of the Big South Conference, Gardner-Webb sponsors teams in eleven men's and eleven women's NCAA sanctioned sports, with the swimming and diving teams competing in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association and wrestling in the Southern Conference.

Gardner-Webb has been featured on ESPN because of their games against teams such as Duke, UNC, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma.

They defeated Kentucky in their 2007–2008 campaign in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, considered by many, one of the greatest regular season upsets ever, and gaining them recognition from Dick Vitale.

Reeves left the program at the end of the 2017–2018 season and was replaced by Alex Simmons, an assistant coach from Ole Miss.

The Women's Team Placed Third overall, after Florida Gulf Coast and Davidson respectively, and earned six NCAA "B" cuts.

Gardner-Webb men, Nathan Lile and Connor Bos, made history by being the first GWU male swimmers to make the United States Olympic Time Trials in Omaha, NE.

The Gardner Webb Men's Swim Team took home a runner-up trophy at the 2017 CCSA Conference meet.

The Women's Swim Team placed third at the 2017 CCSA conference meet, narrowly missing the runner-up finish.