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July 29, 2010
Northeastern State University fields 10 sports – baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and women’s tennis. NSU’s main campus is located in Tahlequah, Okla., and the university also has two other campuses in Muskogee and Broken Arrow. NSU has an all-campus enrollment of nearly 10,000 students.
If UCO and NSU accept the invitations to join the MIAA, work will begin in the next few weeks on timelines and transition issues.
The MIAA is also in the process of considering an application submitted by Lindenwood University, located in St. Charles, Mo.
The MIAA CEO Council voted in June to actively pursue expansion to 16 conference members.
MIAA Extends Invitations to UCO, NSU
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Official invitations
to join the MIAA have been extended to the University of Central
Oklahoma (UCO) and Northeastern State University (NSU), the
conference office announced Thursday. UCO and NSU are both
currently members of the Lone Star Conference.
“The MIAA is excited about the prospects of expansion,”
MIAA CEO Council Chair Dr. Pat Taylor said. “Central Oklahoma
and Northeastern State are two terrific universities, and they
would be great additions to the league.”
The University of Central Oklahoma, located in Edmond, Okla.,
offers 14 sports – baseball, men’s and women’s
basketball, women’s cross country, football, men’s and
women’s golf, women’s rowing, women’s soccer,
softball, women’s tennis, women’s volleyball,
women’s track & field and men’s wrestling. UCO has
an enrollment of nearly 16,000 students.
Northeastern State University fields 10 sports – baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and women’s tennis. NSU’s main campus is located in Tahlequah, Okla., and the university also has two other campuses in Muskogee and Broken Arrow. NSU has an all-campus enrollment of nearly 10,000 students.
If UCO and NSU accept the invitations to join the MIAA, work will begin in the next few weeks on timelines and transition issues.
The MIAA is also in the process of considering an application submitted by Lindenwood University, located in St. Charles, Mo.
The MIAA CEO Council voted in June to actively pursue expansion to 16 conference members.
