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Maryville College Set to Join USA South
(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - The USA South Athletic Conference is pleased to announce that Maryville College has accepted an invitation to join the Conference as a full member. The Maryville, Tennessee institution will begin USA South play during the 2012-13 academic year. Maryville is currently an affiliate member of the USA South, participating in football only.
“It is an exciting day as the USA South Athletic Conference welcomes Maryville College as our newest member," said Pamela Fox, President of Mary Baldwin and Chair, USA South Presidents Council. “Known for its academic rigor and focus on the liberal arts, Maryville College will be a strong partner with our institutions. They provide a well-rounded Division III collegiate experience for their student-athletes. We look forward to the upcoming years of competition with their coaches and student-athletes.”
"We proudly welcome Maryville College as a full member to the USA South Athletic Conference," stated Rita Wiggs, USA South Commissioner. "Their membership in the Conference as a football-only member has been a positive and competitive affiliation. We are excited to extend their relationship to full membership. Maryville’s tradition of athletic and academic excellence will enhance and strengthen the programs, competition and championships of the USA South. We look forward to working with their administrators, coaches, staff and student-athletes."
Currently, the Scots, competing as full members of the Great South Athletic Conference, offer seven men's sports (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer and tennis) and seven women's sports (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball). The USA South currently sponsors each of Maryville's sports with the exception of women's golf.
"On behalf of Maryville College, I am pleased to accept the invitation to join the USA South Athletic Conference as a full member in the year 2012," stated Maryville College President Dr. Tom Bogart. "We have enjoyed developing rivalries on the football field and look forward to continuing those rivalries in other sports. The opportunity to continue our previous relationship with LaGrange College and Piedmont College is an important attraction. Maryville College looks forward to being a constructive and engaged member of the conference."
"It will be exciting to be affiliated with the USA South Athletic Conference in all sports," shared Maryville College Athletics Director Kandis Schram. "We have enjoyed the rivalries created over the past six years that have been established in football and look forward to being a full member. As a full member in this prestigious league, we look forward to enhancing the student athlete experience with automatic bids and access to NCAA championships in all sports for men and women while constructing conference schedules that help reduce missed class time and allow each student-athlete to enjoy the NCAA Division III experience."
Maryville is the third institution in just over a month to announce its intentions to join the USA South. In April, both Piedmont College and LaGrange College accepted invitations to become full-members of the Conference.
Maryville College is a four-year, co-educational, liberal arts college. Founded in 1819, it is the 12th oldest institution of higher learning in the South and maintains an affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA). More than sixty, diverse fields of study are offered, with pre-professional programs such as pre-med, pre-law, business, pre-seminary, pre-dentistry, and pre-vet. Traditional liberal arts programs of study are at the core, such as fine arts, history, math, sciences, languages and literature.
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