Lone Star Conference Commissioner Stan Wagnon has
issued the following statement in regard to conference membership:
“The Lone Star Conference has been notified by University of the Incarnate Word
of its intentions to affiliate its athletic programs with the Southland
Conference, effective next year. We anticipate the school soon will take
official action to notify us of its intention to withdraw from LSC membership
with an effective date of June 30, 2013. We expect UIW to compete in all
approved LSC athletic competitions with other members up to the effective date,
as required by LSC policy.
Also, the league has been alerted
by Abilene Christian University that its board will consider at a meeting this
weekend a similar invitation to join the Southland. Should ACU choose the
Southland for its conference affiliation, we anticipate its school leaders will
notify us soon thereafter of ACU’s intention to withdraw from LSC membership
under the same parameters and timeline as UIW. Regardless, this week signals the
end of a lengthy chapter of speculation about these two schools reclassifying to
Division I.
The future starts now for the Lone Star
Conference. We’re a Division II conference, and a proud one at that. As a group,
we believe in the balance between academics and athletics that is afforded
student-athletes in Division II, along with the high-level competition we
provide. We’re committed to offering our constituents the very best aspects of
Division II membership. The LSC members that wish to build this league into the
NCAA’s premier Division II conference must remain unified and press forward. I
am confident we have core group of institutions that want to continue on the
path we’re pursuing, and I look forward to working with them as we add new
members and keep building upon the 81-year legacy of this conference.”
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