Virginia–Wise Cavaliers

The Virginia–Wise Cavaliers (also UVA Wise Cavaliers), nicknamed the "Highland Cavaliers" before 2017, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Virginia's College at Wise, located in Wise, Virginia, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Cavaliers compete as members of the South Atlantic Conference for all 13 varsity sports, having joined that league from the Mountain East Conference in 2019.[1] UVA Wise has also been a past member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

Virginia–Wise Cavaliers
UniversityUniversity of Virginia's College at Wise
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Conference
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorKendall Rainey
LocationWise, Virginia
Varsity teams13
Football stadiumCarl Smith Stadium
Basketball arenaDavid J. Prior Convocation Center
Baseball stadiumBurchell Stallard Field
NicknameHighland Cavaliers
ColorsRed and Grey
   
Websitewww.uvawisecavs.com

Classifications
Years Classification Seasons
2013–14 to present NCAA Division II 5
2012–13 NAIA & NCAA Division II 1
1968-69 to 2011–12 NAIA 45

Conference affiliations
Years Conference Seasons
2019–20 to present South Atlantic 1
2013–14 to 2018–19 Mountain East 6
2012–13 Great Midwest (G-MAC) 1
1995–96 to 2012–13 Mid-South 18
  • UVA Wise had dual membership within the Mid-South of the NAIA and the G-MAC of NCAA Division II (provisional status) during the 2012-13 season.

Varsity teams

History

On April 23, 2012, the college was accepted as a provisional member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) and announced it would begin competition as the G-MAC's seventh full member in the 2013-2014 academic year.[2] UVA Wise also announced it planned to submit the NCAA application prior to June 1, 2012. Once accepted by the NCAA, the college will begin the official transition from NAIA to NCAA and if the requirements are met would become an active NCAA Division II member for the 2015-16 academic year.[3] However, UVA Wise would play in the G-MAC for only one season; it announced on August 20, 2012 that it would become a charter member of the new Mountain East Conference, a conference made up mostly of former members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference that ultimately launched in the 2013–14 academic year.[4]

List of teams

References
  1. "The University of Virginia's College at Wise to Join South Atlantic Conference in 2019-20" (Press release). South Atlantic Conference. April 13, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  2. Staff (April 23, 2012). "UVa-Wise Granted Provisional Membership into NCAA Division II G-MAC Conference". Hazard, Kentucky: WYMT-TV. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  3. Staff (April 24, 2012). "LOCAL COLLEGE: UVA-Wise set to join G-MAC". TriCities.com. Bristol, Virginia: Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  4. "UVa–Wise Accepts Charter Membership in Mountain East Conference". Hazard, Kentucky: WYMT-TV. August 20, 2012. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
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