Two Darton State College sports teams to survive consolidation with ASU

ALBANY, Georgia — Darton State College’s Athletic Department on Friday announced the future of its athletic sports teams. Following the Fall 2016 season, and as a part of the consolidation process with Albany State University, two sports from Darton — men’s golf and women’s soccer — will be added as part of the new Albany State Athletic Department.

Darton’s Women’s Soccer program will continue to compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) through the Fall 2016 season as Darton State College. Following the conclusion of the Fall 2016 season, Women’s Soccer will become a part of the new Albany State University Athletic Department.

Darton’s men’s golf program will be added to the Albany State University Athletic Department beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year and will compete as a part of the NCAA Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Darton’s golfers will be eligible to compete as Albany State University athletes in the fall.

“This is the best news we could have hoped for. We’ll compete in the GCAA for another season, and the year after that we’ll look around and see where we can compete,” said a parent of of a women’s soccer player who asked not to be identified. “We are hoping for the best in the future because Darton soccer has always been a jewel. We have two regulation soccer fields on campus and you can’t find that anywhere else in southwest Georgia.

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