NCAA Division II Location Wise, VA | Athletic director Danny Sterling Varsity teams 13 | |
University University of Virginia's College at Wise Conference Mountain East Conference | ||
The Virginia–Wise Highland Cavaliers (also UVA–Wise) 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 Highland Cavaliers compete as members of the Mountain East Conference for all 13 varsity sports. UVA-Wise has been a member of the conference since 2013, joining from the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
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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. 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. However, UVa–Wise will 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 plans to launch in the 2013–14 academic year.