http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18400&ATCLID=205322100Oral Roberts University to Join Southland Conference
Courtesy: Southland.org
Release: 10/25/2011
ORU athletic program set to become Southland member on July 1, 2012FRISCO, Texas - The Southland Conference and Oral Roberts University announced Tuesday that the institution will become the newest member of the NCAA Division I league.
The Tulsa, Okla.-based university will become the 10th member of the Southland on July 1, 2012, and will begin competing for conference championships in the 2012-13 academic year.The ORU Golden Eagles will participate in 15 of the Southland's 17 sponsored championships, including men's sports basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. On the women's side, ORU will compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball.
"The Southland Conference, after a unanimous vote of its Board of Directors, is very pleased to extend an offer of membership to Oral Roberts University," said Dr. Baker Pattillo, Southland Board Chairman and the president at Stephen F. Austin State University. "Further, we are honored to learn of the institution's acceptance of our offer, and we are gratified by the approval of the ORU Board of Trustees, the leadership of President Mark Rutland and the diligent work of Athletic Director Mike Carter. The Southland presidents look forward to a beneficial partnership with ORU and its athletic program."...