The Fayette Tribune, Oak Hill, W.Va.

Sports

September 5, 2012

Mountain East set for 2013-14

The presidents of 12 universities — nine in West Virginia, two in Ohio and one in Virginia — recently announced the formation of a new all-sports collegiate athletic conference to be named the Mountain East Conference.

The new 12-team league’s charter membership will include: Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Shepherd University, The University of Charleston, West Liberty University, West Virginia State University, Wheeling Jesuit University and West Virginia Wesleyan College, all in West Virginia; Notre Dame College and Urbana University, in Ohio; and The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Virginia.

“The goal of this effort has been to align like-minded institutions with similar budgets and goals across a regional footprint,” spokesperson Reid Amos said on behalf of the 12 presidents of the new alliance.

The Mountain East Conference intends to commence competition for the 2013-14 academic year, but will remain active with our current conference affiliation until such time as they would be able to compete as a conference within the NCAA. The move will not affect any athletic schedules for 2012-13.

The West Virginia institutions are currently members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC).

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