USA South Athletic Conference

USA South Athletic Conference
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

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

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined
Agnes Scott College Decatur, Georgia Scotties 1889 Private/Presbyterian 914 2016
Averett University^ Danville, Virginia Cougars 1859 Private/Non-sectarian 2,719 1978
Covenant College Lookout Mountain, Georgia Scots (men's)
Lady Scots (women's)
1955 Private/Presbyterian 1,282 2013
Ferrum College^ Ferrum, Virginia Panthers 1913 Private/Methodist 1,100 1988
Greensboro College^ Greensboro, North Carolina Pride 1838 Private/Methodist 1,233 1966
Huntingdon College^ Montgomery, Alabama Hawks 1854 Private/Methodist 900 2013
LaGrange College^ LaGrange, Georgia Panthers 1831 Private/Methodist 1,137 2012
Mary Baldwin College Staunton, Virginia Fighting Squirrels 1842 Private/Presbyterian 2,242 2007
Maryville College^ Maryville, Tennessee Scots 1819 Private/Presbyterian 1,103 2012
Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina Avenging Angels 1891 Private/Non-sectarian 1,990 2007
Methodist University^ Fayetteville, North Carolina Monarchs 1956 Private/Methodist 2,215 1963
North Carolina Wesleyan College^ Rocky Mount, North Carolina Battling Bishops 1956 Private/Methodist 900 1963
Piedmont College Demorest, Georgia Lions 1897 Private/Congregationalist 2,640 2012
Salem College Winston-Salem, North Carolina Spirits 1772 Private/Moravian 565 2016
Wesleyan College Macon, Georgia Wolves 1836 Private/Methodist 550 2016
William Peace University Raleigh, North Carolina Pacers 1857 Private/Presbyterian 950 2003
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

Institution Location Nickname Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left Current Conference
Chowan University Murfreesboro, North Carolina Hawks 1848 Private 1260 2000 2004 CIAA
(NCAA Division II)
Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia Captains 1960 Public 4,793 1972 2013 Capital
College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Cougars 1770 Private 11,320 1963 1970 CAA
(NCAA Division I)
Lynchburg College Lynchburg, Virginia Fighting Hornets 1903 Private 2500 1963 1976 ODAC
Shenandoah University Winchester, Virginia Hornets 1875 Private 1767 1992 2012 ODAC
St. Andrews Presbyterian University Laurinburg, North Carolina Knights 1958 Private 600 1963 1988 AAC
(NAIA)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina 49ers 1961 Public 25,227 1963 1970 C-USA
(NCAA Division I)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Spartans 1891 Public 18,502 1968 1988 SoCon
(NCAA Division I)
Virginia Wesleyan College Norfolk, Virginia Marlins 1961 Private 1446 1970 1989 ODAC

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

Pfeiffer University Brevard College Berea College Wesleyan College Salem College Huntingdon College Covenant College Piedmont College Maryville College LaGrange College Agnes Scott College Meredith College Mary Baldwin College William Peace University Chowan University Shenandoah University Ferrum College Averett University Christopher Newport University Virginia Wesleyan College University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro College North Carolina Wesleyan College St. Andrews University (North Carolina) Methodist University Lynchburg College University of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Charleston

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

  1. McCormack, Timmy (11 April 2011). "Piedmont College Announces Plan To Join USA South Athletic Conference". Piedmont College Athletics. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. "LaGrange College accepts invitation to join USA South Athletic Conference". LaGrange Panthers. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. "Agnes Scott, Salem and Wesleyan Set to Join USA South". May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. "Brevard College Set to Join USA South" (Press release). USA South Athletic Conference. December 9, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  5. "Berea College and Pfeiffer University Set to Join USA South" (Press release). USA South Athletic Conference. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  6. http://ncwesleyan.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/201307313ogh1r
  7. "Johnny Mize Athletic Center with Video". Piedmont Lions. Piedmont College. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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