ABILENE – McMurry officially joined the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference last week as the 10th member of the 12-team league.
McMurry, Concordia (Austin) and the University of the Ozarks (Clarksville, Ark.) officially became members of the SCAC on July 1. The remainder of the 12-team conference includes Austin College (Sherman), Centenary (Shreveport, La.), Colorado College (Colorado Springs, Colo.), the University of Dallas, Schreiner (Kerrville), Southwestern (Georgetown), St. Thomas (Houston), Texas Lutheran (Seguin) and Trinity (San Antonio).
"I'm excited about the fresh start for us in the SCAC," said McM director of athletics Larry Dockery. "The SCAC has prestige and tradition and we share many of the same values. I like the commissioner, Dwayne Hanberry, and I've enjoyed meeting the athletic directors. Having all of our sports under one umbrella in the SCAC is going to be better for us."
McMurry transferred to the SCAC from the American Southwest Conference, where it resided since 2014. McM was a founding member of that league in 1996.
"McMurry will fit seamlessly within our current structure – both geographically and culturally – and It's always flattering when a quality institution wants to be a part of what you are doing," said Hanberry.
About the SCAC
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) was formed to provide an association through which the member institutions may encourage organized competition in intercollegiate sports among teams representative of their respective student bodies. Members of this conference share a commitment to priority of the overall quality of academic standards and quality educational experiences.
SCAC member institutions are committed to sponsoring a variety of varsity sports to maximize opportunities for student participation. SCAC schools also operate under the principle that participation in sports should be solely from student interest and enjoyment of athletic competition and that no financial aid shall be given to any student which is conditional upon athletic ability or participation in intercollegiate sports.
SCAC member institutions support students in their efforts to reach high levels of performance by providing them with adequate facilities, competent coaching and appropriate competitive opportunities with students from similar institutions.
The SCAC office is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.
