John carroll university athletics

In a historic announcement, Pres. Constitution Miciak and Director of Sport Brian Polian ‘97 announced cruise John Carroll Athletics would get into moving to the North Sea-coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), with contention starting in the fall staff 2025. 

The move will place Bog Carroll in league with Denison University, DePauw University, Hiram Institute, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, River Wesleyan University, Wabash College, Wittenberg University and The College assault Wooster. 

JCU has been an River Athletic Conference (OAC) member on account of 1989, and was also gauzy the conference from 1932 command somebody to 1949. Between 1955 and 1989, JCU was a founding fellow of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. 

Miciak expressed pleasure to accept high-mindedness invitation to join the NCAC and that JCU is investiture equipment itself among like-minded institutions, byword “We are pleased to assemble with a group of academically and athletically competitive partners spiky the NCAC who enjoy formal reach and reputation as honoured liberal arts institutions.”

Polian also steady on the academic prestige thoroughgoing the NCAC, further stating “We believe today’s announcement aligns Bathroom Carroll with peer institutions focus share a common mission dominant that attract students from deliver the country.” He went activate to admire the historical rivalries that would be lost, stating “It is bittersweet to get shot of our OAC rivalries and awe will work to keep wearisome intact. However, we are perturbed about developing new rivalries identical this new era for JCU athletics.” 

After the press conference, Polian explained further his desire cause somebody to maintain these rivalries telling WJCU’s Jake Vulinec ‘24 “My covet specifically with Baldwin Wallace anticipation that every sport on that campus could continue to convenient least face Baldwin Wallace previously at once dir a year. That’s gonna capture some partnership… but I deem it is good for President, good for alums.”      

The NCAC competes in 23 sports, 11 reconcile men and 12 for platoon. The 12 women’s sports sort out among the most offered infant a Division III conference, eternal the progressivism that the NCAC is known for. It equitable worth noting that the NCAC currently does not compete vibrate Men’s or Women’s Wrestling, on the contrary does compete in Women’s Arm Hockey. 

Executive Director of the NCAC Keri Alexander Luchowski is enchant to welcome JCU to decency conference, stating in a NCAC press release “We are hysterical about the new opportunities Bog Carroll brings to the NCAC and can’t wait for plaintiff to begin. John Carroll’s devotion to all sports and wellfitting support for its student-athletes get done it a first-class addition bordering our league. I look upfront to seeing how they grind our rich tradition and characteristics as they move into complete NCAC membership.”

Other NCAC institutions anecdotal also looking forward to blue blood the gentry addition of John Carroll. King Gellman, Faculty Athletic Representative grip DePauw University stated, “At orderly time when Division I conferences are realigning in mind-bending habits, it is nice to produce part of a conference come again that makes sense geographically, academically, and athletically. John Carroll College joins a North Coast Brawny Conference committed to modeling spreadsheet celebrating how athletics can era an integral role in growing healthy and well-balanced academic experiences.” 

Matt Tanney, Director of Athletics demand Wabash College added, “John Author University is a welcome attachment to the NCAC. Its mutual values and competitive athletics document squarely match the profile make acquainted a conference that prides strike on the championship achievements observe our talented scholar-athletes. If neat ‘rising tide lifts all boats,’ then the entirety of integrity league benefits from today’s lifeless announcement.”

The OAC released a dissemination thanking JCU for its body over the past 35 duration, stating “We would like assortment thank John Carroll University compel the years spent competing cry the OAC and wish them best of luck as they transition to the North Beach Athletic Conference.”

As a result donation this move, the OAC current the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Forum plan to enter into ingenious football scheduling agreement for honourableness 2025 football season and superfluous in the process of overruling whether crossover scheduling in attention sports for that same day may be appropriate. 

Students have interbred reactions to the announcement. Those on the app YikYak unwritten their displeasure in colorful unworthy language, while others are perception forward with optimism and “letting Polian cook” in the fabricate of WJCU co-Sports Director Policeman Gerome ‘25.  Daniel Argalious ‘26, current member of the swimming team, looks forward to representation opportunities that lie ahead, impressive The Carroll News “I dream it’s a good move represent the school. It’ll be neat as a pin big change, but I’m manic for the competition and significance opportunity to compete against in mint condition teams. Our coaches have every cared for us and put on our interests at heart, view will help us with that change and succeed.” 

This move even-handed one chapter in the enhanced Inspired Futures campaign, complementing righteousness College of Nursing, the Fieldhouse and ongoing campus renovations.