“We want to thank the WAC Board of Directors, Commissioner Jeff Hurd and all the member institutions for the opportunity to join this prestigious league and we look forward to working with them to maintain and strengthen the level of sportsmanship and competition for which the WAC is known,” added Evans. Currently, the UIW football team is ranked 20th nationally and in line for an automatic qualification to the FCS playoffs. UIW has been an affiliate member of the WAC in men’s soccer since the Cardinals began the transition to NCAA Division I in 2014. The Cardinals will become the only member to sponsor all 20 sports in which the WAC sponsors. Southland Conference Director of Broadcast and Digital Media Madi Morris and other conference officials were among those present on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce for today's announcement of the athletics program's move into NCAA Division 1.
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A move to the WAC at this time puts our student-athletes in the best position to succeed academically and competitively.’ “The University of the Incarnate Word is committed to prioritizing what is best for our student-athletes and the mission of the university. Founded in 1963, the Southland Conference sponsors 19 Division I sports, including FCS football, and serves more than 4,200 student-athletes at its 13. “As we have witnessed over the past several months, division one athletics can be a changing landscape and with that change will come opportunity,” said UIW President Dr.
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UIW was founded by and is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. With a beautiful main campus in San Antonio, UIW has locations throughout the city, and South and Central Texas as well as two campuses in Mexico and a European Study Center in Strasbourg, France. UIW is the largest Catholic university in Texas and the fourth largest private university in Texas.