INDIANAPOLIS -- IUPUI will join the Horizon League on July 1 following a vote Wednesday morning by the league's board of directors to approve the university's application for membership.
IUPUI will leave the Summit League and begin competition in the Horizon League during the 2017-18 academic year.
"Horizon League will offer our student-athletes new opportunities for competition and will help our campus strengthen the sense of community that grows out of the very best athletic contests and that plays such an important role in fostering student success, one of our campus's strategic priorities," said IUPUI Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar.
Other league members include Cleveland State University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Northern Kentucky University, Oakland University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University.
It's official, IUPUI will join @HorizonLeague, effective July 1. Will compete in HL this coming fall. More to come. pic.twitter.com/5tRxh7lm5Y
— IUPUI Jaguars (@IUPUIJaguars) June 28, 2017
The Jaguars compete in 18 of 19 Horizon League sports: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross-country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field (indoor and outdoor), softball, and volleyball.
"It is clear that the vision, values and mission of IUPUI are clearly aligned with those that we champion in the Horizon League. The addition of IUPUI will affirm our commitment to excellence in promoting the student-athlete experience and impact at all of our Horizon League institutions," said George W. Hynd, Chairman of the Horizon League Board of Directors.
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