USA South Athletic Conference
| USA South Athletic Conference | |
|---|---|
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| Established | 1963 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 16 |
| Sports fielded | 14 (men's: 7; women's: 7) |
| Region | South Atlantic |
| Former names |
Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Dixie Conference |
| Headquarters | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Commissioner | Rita Wiggs |
| Website | usasouth.net |
| Locations | |
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The USA South Athletic Conference (formerly the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference or the Dixie Conference) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member schools are located in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. Kentucky will be added to the roster of states represented in 2017.
Member teams compete in women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball and men's baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis.
Member schools
During the 2010–11 school year, changes to the membership of the USA South were announced. Three colleges announced plans to join the USA South Conference beginning in the 2012-2013 season while one will depart the league. Piedmont College,[1] LaGrange College [2] and Maryville College left the Great South Athletic Conference on July 1, 2012.
Shenandoah University left the USA South on July 1, 2012, to become a full member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, a league in which it held associate membership in several sports.
Christopher Newport University left the USA South after the 2012-2013 season to join the Capital Athletic Conference in all sports except for football which will remain a USA South affiliate member through the 2015 season.
On May 10, 2012, Covenant College and Huntingdon College announced plans to leave the Great South and join USA South Athletic Conference beginning in the 2013-2014 season.
On May 6, 2015, the USA South announced that Agnes Scott College, Salem College, and Wesleyan College would leave the Great South Athletic Conference and join the USA South beginning in the 2016–17 school year.[3] The conference announced the future arrival of three more schools during the 2015–16 school year. First, it announced on December 9, 2015 that Brevard College, transitioning from the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference to Division III, would join for 2017–18 and beyond.[4] Then, on May 4, 2016, two more incoming members were announced: Berea College, nearing completion of a transition from the NAIA to Division III, and Pfeiffer University, transitioning from the Division II Conference Carolinas to Division III. Both are set to join in 2017–18 as well.[5]
Current members
- Notes
† - Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports.
‡ - William Peace, formerly known as Peace College, began admitting men for the Fall 2012 semester and is currently sponsoring men's sports.
^ - Football-playing member
Future members
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joining | Present Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea College | Berea, Kentucky | Mountaineers | 1855 | Private/Christian (unaffiliated) | 1,613 | 2017–18 | NCAA D-III independent |
| Brevard College^ | Brevard, North Carolina | Tornados | 1853 | Private/Methodist | 708 | 2017–18 | South Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division II) |
| Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer, North Carolina | Falcons | 1885 | Private/Methodist | 1,200 | 2017–18 | Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II) |
- Notes
^ - Football-playing member.
Former members
Former associate members
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Primary Conference |
USA South Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Scott College | Decatur, Georgia | Scottish Terriers | 1889 | Private | 998 | 2009-10 | 2013-14 | GSAC | women's lacrosse |
Membership timeline
Conference facilities
Future members listed in gray.
| School | Football | Basketball | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Capacity | Arena | Capacity | |
| Agnes Scott | Non-football school | -- | Woodruff Athletic Complex | -- |
| Averett | Cougars Den | 5,000 | Grant Center | 2,500 |
| Berea | Non-football school | -- | Seabury Center Arena | 2,000 |
| Brevard | Brevard Memorial Stadium | 5,000 | Boshamer Gymnasium | 1,000 |
| Covenant | Non-football school | -- | Barnes Physical Education Center | 650 |
| Ferrum | W. B. Adams Stadium | 5,500 | Swartz Gymnasium | 1,200 |
| Greensboro | Jamieson Stadium | 10,000 | Hanes Gymnasium | 850 |
| Huntingdon | Charles Lee Field at Samford Stadium | 2500 | Catherine Dixon Roland Arena | 976 |
| LaGrange | Callaway Stadium | 5,000 | Mariotti Gymnasium | 500 |
| Maryville | Lloyd L. Thornton Stadium | 3,000 | Boydson-Baird Gymnasium | 2,000 |
| Mary Baldwin | Non-football school | -- | MBC Physical Activities Center | -- |
| Meredith | Non-football school | -- | Weatherspoon Gymnasium | 500 |
| Methodist | Monarch Field | 1,500 | March F. Riddle Center | 1,200 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan | Rocky Mount Athletic Stadium[6] | 5,000 | Everett Gymnasium | 800 |
| Pfeiffer | Non-football school | -- | Merner Gymnasium | 1,500 |
| Piedmont | Non-football school | -- | Johnny Mize Athletic Center and Cave Arena[7] | 1500 |
| Salem | Non-football school | -- | Spirit Center | -- |
| Wesleyan | Non-football school | -- | Porter Gymnasium | -- |
| William Peace | Non-football school | -- | Hermann Center | 1,000 |
References
- ↑ McCormack, Timmy (11 April 2011). "Piedmont College Announces Plan To Join USA South Athletic Conference". Piedmont College Athletics. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "LaGrange College accepts invitation to join USA South Athletic Conference". LaGrange Panthers. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Agnes Scott, Salem and Wesleyan Set to Join USA South". May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Brevard College Set to Join USA South" (Press release). USA South Athletic Conference. December 9, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Berea College and Pfeiffer University Set to Join USA South" (Press release). USA South Athletic Conference. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ http://ncwesleyan.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/201307313ogh1r
- ↑ "Johnny Mize Athletic Center with Video". Piedmont Lions. Piedmont College. Retrieved 12 April 2014.