University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Baseball to Join Summit League as Affiliate Member
7/14/2020 10:27:00 AM | Baseball
UNC baseball accepted an invitation to the Summit League as an affiliate member starting with the 2022 season
GREELEY – The University of Northern Colorado's baseball team is on the move. The Bears will leave the Western Athletic Conference after the 2021 season to become an affiliate member of the Summit League. The move goes into effect on July 1, 2021.
"I want to thank the Western Athletic Conference and Commissioner Jeff Hurd for being great partners for the past eight years. His leadership during these challenging times has been greatly appreciated. We are looking forward to one final baseball season in the WAC. We have been proud of our affiliate membership as a part of WAC baseball," Director of Athletics Darren Dunn said. "I want to also thank the Summit League and Commissioner Tom Douple for the invitation into the league as an affiliate member."
The move from the WAC to Summit League helps the UNC baseball program align itself within a similar geographic footprint as its competition. By entering the Summit League it also helps reduce travel costs and the overall operation of the program.
In July 2021, Northern Colorado will join Omaha, Oral Roberts, North Dakota State, South Dakota State and Western Illinois in the Summit League for baseball.
About the Summit League
Through 38 years of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of around 100,000 at nine institutions, including four located in the top 60 U.S. metropolitan populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: the University of Denver, University of Missouri-Kansas City, University of North Dakota, North Dakota State University, University of Nebraska Omaha, Oral Roberts University, University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. The Summit League was previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference before undergoing a rebrand in 2007.
To stay up to date on all things UNC Baseball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook and Twitter.
"I want to thank the Western Athletic Conference and Commissioner Jeff Hurd for being great partners for the past eight years. His leadership during these challenging times has been greatly appreciated. We are looking forward to one final baseball season in the WAC. We have been proud of our affiliate membership as a part of WAC baseball," Director of Athletics Darren Dunn said. "I want to also thank the Summit League and Commissioner Tom Douple for the invitation into the league as an affiliate member."
The move from the WAC to Summit League helps the UNC baseball program align itself within a similar geographic footprint as its competition. By entering the Summit League it also helps reduce travel costs and the overall operation of the program.
In July 2021, Northern Colorado will join Omaha, Oral Roberts, North Dakota State, South Dakota State and Western Illinois in the Summit League for baseball.
About the Summit League
Through 38 years of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of around 100,000 at nine institutions, including four located in the top 60 U.S. metropolitan populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: the University of Denver, University of Missouri-Kansas City, University of North Dakota, North Dakota State University, University of Nebraska Omaha, Oral Roberts University, University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. The Summit League was previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference before undergoing a rebrand in 2007.
To stay up to date on all things UNC Baseball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook and Twitter.
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