FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2006
Contact:  Dwayne Hanberry, SCAC Associate Commissioner

COLORADO COLLEGE BECOMES 11TH MEMBER OF THE SCAC

SUWANEE, Ga. – Colorado College has accepted membership into the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), becoming the 11th member of the NCAA Division III league, comprised of some of the most prestigious liberal arts colleges and universities in the nation.

The membership will be effective for the 2006-07 academic year for the sports of cross country, swimming and diving, tennis and outdoor track and field. Additionally, Colorado College will begin future participation in basketball, football, men's soccer, softball and volleyball.

AT A GLANCE

Formed as the College Athletic Conference in 1962, the league changed its name to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1991. 2006-07 SCAC MEMBERSHIP ►Centre College - Danville, Ky. (1962) ►Rhodes College - Memphis, Tenn. (1962) ►Univ. of the South - Sewanee, Tenn. (1962) ►Millsaps College - Jackson, Miss. (1989) ►Trinity University - San Antonio, Texas (1989) ►Oglethorpe University - Atlanta, Ga. (1991) ►Hendrix College - Conway, Ark. (1992) ►Southwestern University - Georgetown, Texas (1994) ►DePauw University - Greencastle, Ind. (1998) ►Austin College - Sherman, Texas (2006) ►Colorado College - Colorado Springs, Colo. (2006) (First year of participation in parenthesis)

A private, four-year liberal arts college, Colorado College is located on a 90-acre campus in downtown Colorado Springs near the base of the 14,110-foot Pikes Peak and about an hour from Denver. The College is consistently ranked in the top tier in U.S. News & World Report for its academic excellence.

"Colorado College's entry into the SCAC represents a commitment by our current member schools to align with similar academic institutions while maintaining quality intercollegiate athletics programs that support our student-athletes," said SCAC commissioner Steve Argo. "We are certain that Colorado College's student-athletes will value their competition in the SCAC and the experiences that are offered throughout the conference."

"Joining the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference is an exciting and new challenge for our athletic programs in general," said Colorado College Athletics Directory Julie Soriero. "I am especially pleased for the opportunities this will provide our student-athletes and appreciate our affiliation with institutions that share a similar philosophy and a tradition of success."

With limited participation in 2006-07, Colorado College joins Austin College as the newest members of the SCAC.

Austin, currently a member of the American Southwest Conference, with begin participation in the fall of 2006. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will conclude conference participation following the 2005-06 season.

Colorado College, whose mascot is the Tiger, also has Division III varsity men's and women's lacrosse teams as well as women's water polo and plays Division I men's ice hockey and women's soccer.

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