L-R Athletics Ranks Nationally in Community Service L-R Athletics Ranks Nationally in Community Service July 20, 2021 For the third straight year, the Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics Department reached new heights when giving back to the community. After finishing 18th in the nation in terms of hours of community service each of the past two years, the Bears ranked 15th out of 316 NCAA Division II athletic programs in community service this past year as determined by Helper Helper, the official partner of NCAA Team Works. Working through a pandemic, LR totaled 4,419 hours of community service and volunteered at 34 different organizations. In total, 751 Lenoir-Rhyne student-athletes volunteered their time to help out the local community.