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LACROSSE AT MEREDITH COLLEGEMeredith College will add lacrosse as a varsity sport for the 2012-13

athletics season. Meredith will be the first college or university in

Raleigh, N.C., to offer women’s lacrosse.

Meredith lacrosse players will have the opportunity to play on one of the

premier athletic facilities in the USA South Athletic Conference. Opened

in 2008, Meredith’s state-of-the-art Athletic Field and Track complex will

be the home field for the College’s lacrosse team. The complex includes

a lighted competition level track, a FieldTurf artificial playing surface

capable of supporting soccer and lacrosse games and a storage facility.

Future phases of the project will include a grandstand, hospitality areas,

support facilities, restrooms, brick arcade and locker rooms. The field

also supports Meredith’s soccer and cross country teams.

A WINNING TRADITION Athletics have been a part of the Meredith experience for more than

100 years. The first competitive games against other schools were

held in 1904. Since then, Meredith’s athletic teams have enjoyed

many successes. In 1952, the basketball and field hockey teams

pulled out impressive victories against the University of North Carolina

and Duke. In 1980, the golf team won the NCAIAW state champion-

ship while the tennis team took the conference title. The golf team

finished second in the AIAW Division III national tournament in 1981,

in Meredith’s first bid for a national championship.

In the mid-1980s, Meredith began expanding its varsity offerings.

Softball was added during the 1985-86 academic year. Soccer was

added in 1993, followed by the addition of cross country in 2005.

Meredith will field its first varsity lacrosse team in 2013.

In the last decade, Mer-

edith has seen an increase

in the competitiveness of

the athletics programs on

a regional and national

level. The program has had

seven NCAA tournament

bids across three differ-

ent sports since 2001 (basketball 2001, 2003; tennis 2003, 2007,

2009; and soccer 2007, 2008). The 2007-08 season marked the

first year of competition in the USA South Athletic Conference. Mer-

edith was the first single gender institution to win a conference title

with both tennis and soccer tournament wins in 2008-09. The soccer

team added a regular season title in 2009.

THE DIVISION III EXPERIENCE Meredith athletics teams participate in Division III of the National Col-

legiate Athletic Association. Division III athletics offers student-athletes

the opportunity to become well-rounded individuals who successfully

integrate athletics and academics while experiencing all aspects of

college life. Division III athletics feature athletes who can receive only

academic financial assistance and athletics departments that are staffed

and funded like any other department in the College.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEMeredith College’s commitment to academics is exemplified by its

athletics teams. Each year, the USA South Athletic Conference recog-

nizes its student-athletes’ hard work in the classroom by naming an

Academic All-Conference team. A student-athlete must have earned

a 3.0 GPA in each of the two semesters of a given year to be eligible.

The athletics department also offers a special Athletics Director’s

List that recognizes the athletes that receive a 3.5 each of the two

semesters. During the 2010-11 season, 45.8% of Meredith’s student

athletes finished with a 3.0 or higher and 18.8% received the Athlet-

ics Director’s award with a 3.5 or higher.

MEDICAL SERVICES Meredith’s athletic training staff provides excellent care for partici-

pants. The athletic training support staff consists of head athletic

trainer, Sharon Malley, student athletic trainers from the University of

North Carolina and on-call physicians. Some of the services and equip-

ment provided include a whirlpool, hydrocollator, ultrasound, injury ice

and electrical stimulation. Meredith College serves as a clinical site for

the UNC-Chapel Hill Undergraduate Athletic Training Program.

COMMUNITY SERVICE Members from each team are elected to the Student Athlete Advisory

Committee that organizes support for each sport and also coordinates

community service. Past volunteer work includes Special Olympics

of Wake County, Habitat for Humanity, Service Raleigh, and the USA

South Athletic Conference’s Cans Across the Conference and Pennies

for a Purpose.

MEREDITH COLLEGE ATHLETICS PROGRAM

Founded in 1891, Meredith College is one of the largest independent

women’s colleges in the U.S. Meredith offers comprehensive liberal

arts and professional studies for undergraduate women. Meredith also

offers coeducational M.B.A., M.A.T., M.Ed. and M.S. in Nutrition

programs and coeducational business, paralegal, dietetics and pre-

health certificate programs. In 2011, Meredith was cited as one of

the “best colleges” in the region and the country by U.S. News &

World Report, Princeton Review and Forbes.com. For more informa-

tion, visit www.meredith.edu.

ACADEMICS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS• Meredith offers 32 majors.

• The Undergraduate Research Program supports student/faculty

partnerships in the pursuit of research and creative activity in all

fields. College funds support these projects and underwrite travel

costs for students presenting their work at conferences. 41% of

Meredith students participate in undergraduate research with a

faculty member (the national average is 21%).

• Study abroad options include faculty-led summer programs in

Italy, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Iceland, France, Spain and the

United Kingdom. Meredith offers a semester study abroad program

in Sansepolcro, Italy; students can also choose from a variety of

semester and year-long travel opportunities throughout the world.

Semester programs at the United Nations in New York City or in

Washington, D.C., are also available.

FACULTY• The undergraduate student-faculty ratio is approximately 11:1.

The average class size is 17.

• Of the 124 full-time faculty members, 91% have earned doctoral

or terminal degrees. Sixty-six percent of the full-time faculty is

female and 34% is male.

CAMPUS AND FACILITIES• Meredith’s 225-acre campus includes a 1,200-seat amphitheater

on a lake, seven residence halls, a music library, art galleries, a

research greenhouse, music practice rooms, auditoriums, a theater,

concert halls, a student center, computer labs, a child care lab, a

learning center, an autism lab, an astronomy observation deck, an

indoor swimming pool, a fitness center, a dance studio, lighted ten-

nis courts, a putting green, an athletic field and track complex and

two miles of greenway connecting our campus to the community.

CAMPUS LIFE• Total enrollment for 2011-12 is 1,982, which includes 1,709

undergraduate students and 273 graduate students.

• Meredith sponsors juried student exhibitions, an active concert

schedule, visiting artists and exhibitions featuring professional

artists.

• Students participate in theatre and dance performance troupes

and a variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles.

• Meredith students advance their leadership skills in programs such

as the Emerging Leader Seminar Series, Officer and Advisor Train-

ing, Sophie Lanneau Women’s Leadership Development Program

and the LeaderShape® Institute.

ABOUT MEREDITH

ABOUT RALEIGHWith a population of more than 350,000, Raleigh, N.C.,

consistently ranks among the best places to live and start a

career. In 2011, Raleigh was named “America’s Best City,” the

second best place nationally for young professionals, and the

number one best place for business and careers.

• Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina, is located 150

miles west of the Atlantic Ocean and 190 east of the Great

Smoky Mountains.

• Raleigh has an annual average high of 70 degrees and low

of 47.

• Raleigh is a true college town; in addition to Meredith, it

is home to NC State University, William Peace University,

St. Augustine’s College and Shaw University. NC Central

University, UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University are also

located within 30 minutes of Meredith’s campus.

• Area sports teams include Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) Caro-

lina Mudcats (AA baseball), Durham Bulls (AAA baseball)

and Carolina Railhawks (USL-1 soccer).

• Raleigh is home to entertainment venues including the RBC

Center, Time Warner Cable Music Pavillion and the Progress

Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Some recent artists:

Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay and John Mayer.

• Raleigh’s active arts scene is supported by the N.C. Mu-

seum of Art, which is connected to Meredith by a greenway

that runs through campus. Other museums include the

North Carolina Museum of History and the North Carolina

Museum of Natural Sciences.

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MEDIA INFORMATION

All inquiries about interviews, press credentials, broadcasting

requests, and other related sports information areas should be sent

to Greg Jarvis, sports information director, at jarvisgr@meredith.edu,

(919) 760-8811.

BROADCASTING INFORMATION

The 2011-12 sports season will feature at least 45 Meredith College

athletics events to be broadcast live and archived on the athlet-

ics website. Meredith’s athletics broadcasting team is made up of

faculty member Michael Novak and guest broadcasters. All broad-

casts can be found on Meredith’s official athletics web site at www.

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WWW.GOAVENGINGANGELS.COMFollow the Avenging Angels on Meredith’s official athletics website at

www.goavengingangels.com. The site features game notes, schedules,

rosters, player and coaches’ bios, game recaps and special news related

to the program.

SPORTS INFORMATION

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USA SOUTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

The USA South Athletic Conference is home to 13 institutions,

five in Virginia, five in North Carolina, two in Georgia and one

in Tennessee. The conference consists of Averett University,

Christopher Newport University, Ferrum College, Greensboro

College, William Peace University, Shenandoah University,

Methodist University, Mary Baldwin College, Meredith College

and North Carolina Wesleyan College. The two Georgia institu-

tions, Agnes Scott College and LaGrange College, became compet-

ing members of the conference in the fall of 2009 as women’s

lacrosse only members. The lone Tennessee institution, Maryville

College, entered the conference in 2005 as a football-only mem-

ber. The 2012-13 season will see the departure of Shenandoah

University and the addition of Maryville College, LeGrange College

and Piedmont College as full members.

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