Athletics department going NCAA Division III

North Central Athletics began the NCAA Division III membership process in 2005 and is currently in the third year of that procedure. It is a four-year course of action that asks the new school to raise its department to the standards and requirements of the association, including the number of sports it offers, academic eligibility requirements, recruiting policies, financial aid reports and equality standards. Schools that get accepted into their third year generally are able to pass into the fourth year and become a full member with no problems.

The NCAA is the largest and most widelyknown collegiate sports association. Division III, the level at which NCU is seeking membership, is the group set up for small, non-sports scholarship schools. Their emphasis is on preserving the amateur status of the student athlete and ensuring that each is able to receive their degree while wholly involving themselves in their campus and their sport.

The requirements of the NCAA will ask NCU to be fully supportive in finance as well as administration of each of its athletic offerings ensuring student athletes the highest level of support available for schools of like mind and size.

NCU strives for the best way to serve the Lord and their constituents. The Athletics department believes that becoming an NCAA member will allow North Central to broaden the competitive arena while also using the membership requirements to ensure the students are receiving the best possible experience.

In this momentous time, North Central firmly believes that this process aligns with the goal of making God’s plan for students’ lives a daily mission. Since NCU also believes that an athlete’s gifting in sports is deeply connected to what God has in store for their lives, the mission is also bound to facilitate the best possible outlet for those talents and passions. With those feelings in mind, the “D-III process” has become more than an operations check list; it has refined what North Central does and opened another level of accomplishing the unique calling of North Central’s mission.

Trey Meadows