USA South Athletic Conference
| USA South Athletic Conference | |
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| USA South Athletic Conference logo | |
| Established | 1963 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 13 |
| 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 |
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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.
Member teams compete in women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball and men's baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer and tennis.
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Member schools
During the 2010-2011 season, 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 will be leaving the Great South Athletic Conference and joining the USA South beginning in the 2016-2017 season.[3]
Current members
- Note
† - 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.
^ - Non-football member
Future members
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joining | Present Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Scott College† | Decatur, Georgia | Scotties | 1889 | Private/Presbyterian | 914 | 2016-17 | GSAC |
| Salem College† | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Spirits | 1772 | Private/Moravian | 565 | 2016-17 | GSAC |
| Wesleyan College† | Macon, Georgia | Wolves | 1836 | Private/Methodist | 550 | 2016-17 | GSAC |
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† - Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports.
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
| School | Football | Basketball | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Capacity | Arena | Capacity | |
| Averett | Cougars Den | 5,000 | Grant Center | 2,500 |
| 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 College | 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[4] | 5,000 | Everett Gymnasium | 800 |
| Piedmont | Non-football school | -- | Johnny Mize Athletic Center and Cave Arena[5] | 1500 |
| William Peace | Non-football school | -- | Hermann Center | 1,000 |
References
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