Meredith College is adding lacrosse as its seventh varsity sport. The Avenging Angels newest team will begin play in the 2012-13 academic year. Meredith is the first college or university within the City of Raleigh to offer women’s lacrosse as a varsity sport.

 

The team will compete at the Meredith Athletic Field and Track Complex, where President Jo Allen made the announcement on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. Built in 2009, the complex includes a state-of-the-art soccer and lacrosse facility with a FieldTurf surface and Daktronics scoreboard.

 

“What athletics brings to us is an ongoing story of power, especially for women,” Allen said. “The addition of this new sport at Meredith allows us to build on our strengths.”

 

Women’s Lacrosse is increasingly popular in the area. Sixty-four high schools in North Carolina now offer Girls Lacrosse. Twenty-one of those sixty-four high schools are located in Apex, Raleigh, Chapel Hill or Durham.  

 

USA South Commissioner Rita Wiggs, student athletes and other campus dignitaries participated in the announcement, which was attended by students, faculty, staff and other Meredith community members.

 

Wiggs explained that lacrosse became a USA South conference sport in 2003. With the addition of Meredith College, the number of competitors will grow to nine.

 

“The addition of another team will enhance that competition,” Wiggs said. “Meredith’s athletic facility will provide a wonderful home for this team.”

 

The Board of Trustees approved the addition of the new sport at their fall 2011 meeting. The addition of lacrosse will “allow Meredith to take full advantage of the athletic field, a resource we already have,” said President Allen.

 

By Friday, November 11, the College had already received applications from two students interested in lacrosse. The sport will also increase Meredith’s recruiting potential in the Northeast.

 

Visit http://goavengingangels.com for additional information.

 

In this Issue:

Meredith to Offer Varsity Lacrosse in 2013
Meredith College Launches Its Own Teaching Fellows Program
Wanted: Avenging Angels Who Desire an Excellent Education
Faculty Member Jane Barnes Finds Success on the Fast Track

Meredith Team to Represent the U.S. in Model UN

Fashion Instructor, Student Earn Awards in International Competition

Summer School at Meredith Continues to Evolve
Faculty/Staff Accomplishments
Upcoming Events
News Briefs

 

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