Bob Jones University Director of Athletics, Dr. Neal Ring, announced today that the Bruins athletics department would be adding women's lacrosse as the next intercollegiate sport at BJU. With the addition of lacrosse, Ring also announced the suspension of adding a women's softball program.
"After announcing the addition of baseball and softball, we were excited to see how God would lead in building those programs," Ring said. "While the baseball program has begun to build a solid foundation, we continued to run into several obstacles in pursuing women's softball. As such, we feel it best to pursue another option in our Spring sport offerings."
In October of 2017, BJU announced their pursuit of NCAA DIII membership while maintaining their affiliation in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). One of the criteria to make the transition was for the program to add additional sports in the Spring.
The Bruins athletic department currently features fifteen varsity programs. The program had planned for the baseball and softball teams to play their first season in spring of 2020 but decided to use another exploratory year while making program adjustments.
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Bob Jones University (SC Pursing NCAA D3 Membership) Adds Women's Lacrosse
Sunday, October 27, 2019
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Penn College (D3 PA) Adds Men's Lacrosse
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Pennsylvania College of Technology will elevate men's lacrosse from a club sport to an intercollegiate program, it was announced Tuesday. The team will begin competition during the 2020-21 academic year and expands Penn College's sports offerings to 16 intercollegiate programs.
"We are very excited to elevate our men's lacrosse club team to NCAA Division III level," said Penn College Director of Athletics John D. Vandevere. "This is going to make a significant impact on our campus, our department, and it will create another great event for our community to attend for our growing fan base of Wildcat Athletics."
The national and regional popularity of lacrosse will allow Penn College to expand its recruiting footprint. Lacrosse is the fastest-growing sport in the country, according to U.S. Lacrosse, boasting a 24% increase in the number of high schools sponsoring the sport since 2012, while the college ranks have had approximately 140 new programs begin since 2014. Pennsylvania has 205 high schools that sponsor lacrosse and are sanctioned by the PIAA, while neighboring states New York and Maryland combine for approximately 500 high schools that sponsor the sport.
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Flagler College (D2 FL) Adds Lacrosse
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
ST. AUGUSTINE – The Flagler College administration and athletics department announced the addition of four NCAA athletics programs: men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's outdoor track and field, and women's outdoor track and field in the Flagler Room of the Ponce de Leon Hall Monday afternoon. These additions will bring the total number of Flagler College's sport offerings up to 20 and will begin officially in the Spring of 2022.
Flagler is in the early stages of implementation of its 2025 Strategic Plan, "A Life Well-Lived," and staff see this announcement as one important element in contributing to a plan goal of furthering a vibrant campus culture. The new athletics programs are the result of an exhaustive study conducted by the athletics administration and are in direct response to interest from campus leadership, student groups, and community members who want to see this type of NCAA competition level on campus.
As another effort to bridge more community relationships, this programming endeavor includes a partnership with St. Augustine High School. Flagler's track and field programs will practice and compete at the St. Augustine High facility while various sports teams from the high school will have the opportunity to play select games and matches at Flagler's athletics facilities. This partnership will be beneficial to many students at both schools and will provide further enhancement of the bond between Flagler College and the St. Augustine community.
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Warren Wilson College (D3 NC) Adds Lacrosse
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Warren Wilson College announced it will add lacrosse as a new varsity sport.
The college is beginning a nationwide search to hire coaches for both men's and women's lacrosse teams. The coaches will focus on recruiting full teams during this academic year and will begin to practice and compete in the 2020-2021 academic year.
"Adding lacrosse advances our vision of expanding athletic programming and increasing student athlete enrollment," said Joni Williamson, director of athletics and adventure sports at Warren Wilson College. "It's an exciting time for Warren Wilson athletics."
Warren Wilson's announcement comes as the college is in the process of joining the NCAA Division III membership. The NCAA has approved Warren Wilson's application for exploratory membership. The introduction of a new team sport will help satisfy membership requirements.
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Anderson University (D2 SC) Adds Men's Lacrosse
Saturday, August 10, 2019
ANDERSON, S.C. – Anderson University will be adding men's lacrosse to its expanding list of intercollegiate sports opportunities with the addition of men's lacrosse, as announced on Monday by Vice President for Athletics, Dr. Bert Epting, Jr.
Albert Mitchell has been named as the Trojans' head coach and will lead the program, beginning Monday.
The Black and Gold's inaugural season will be during the 2020-2021 academic year and will raise AU's varsity sports offerings to 19 sports, including the coed cheer squad.
The Trojans join nine other South Atlantic Conference members who currently offer men's lacrosse and with the addition of men's lacrosse in the Electric City, the SAC will boast 11 members sponsoring the sport (UVa Wise and Carson-Newman are the exceptions), including national powerhouse Limestone, which will join the league next year.
"We are very excited about the addition of men's lacrosse to Anderson University and I am certain the team will contribute to our legacy of athletic success," said President Evans Whitaker. "More importantly, the young men who join our program will receive an excellent education rooted in character development and intentional discipleship. We are looking forward to the future of Trojan athletics with great anticipation."
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