BLUEFIELD, West Virgina -- At a special meeting of the Bluefield State College Board of Governors on July 11, 2013, the Board authorized President Krotseng to begin the application process for membership in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) by submitting a formal “Letter of Interest” to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Office.
The Great Midwest Athletic Conference has received official approval from the NCAA Division II Membership Committee (July 12, 2013), recognizing the Conference as an active NCAA Division II conference. Recently the G-MAC officially expanded to ten member institutions and with the recent advancement of Ursuline College into active DII status, the conference consists of eight active NCAA DII institutions.Active Members include: Alderson Broaddus University (Philippi, WV), Cedarville University (Cedarville, Ohio), Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio), Davis & Elkins College (Elkins, WV), Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY), Ohio Valley University (VieSalem International University (Salem, WV), and Ursuline College (Pepper Pike, Ohio).
Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, TN), who received news July 12, 2013 that they have moved into the Provisional Year of the NCAA Membership Process, and Georgetown College (Georgetown, KY), a G-MAC provisional member who will apply for NCAA Division II membership in February of 2014 wrap up the conference membership.
The NCAA Division II Bluefield State Blues are in search of a new conference as their current conference, the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) ends its 89 year rein this month. Nine of the WVIAC football playing members moved to form the Mountain East Conference. The other members like the Blues, are evaluating their options, elsewhere.
The college community will be provided updates in a timely manner as this process moves forward.
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