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NCATA Welcomes 48th Member Francis Marion University
9/20/2022 1:30:00 PM | Acrobatics & Tumbling
Fastest Growing Women's Collegiate Sport Announces FMU Addition
ST. FLORENCE, South Carolina - Francis Marion University Director of Athletics Murray Hartzler announced on Monday (Sept. 19) that the university will add Acrobatics & Tumbling as its 15th intercollegiate sport with competition beginning during the 2023-24 school year.
The new program will compete under National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) affiliation. Francis Marion University will be the 48th NCAA member institution to sponsor Acrobatics & Tumbling, joining NCAA founding member Quinnipiac University and 46 others.
"Knowing that so many competitive cheer athletes and gymnasts are finding a genuine collegiate experience in the fasting growing sport for women is so very rewarding," Quinnipiac Head Coach Mary Ann Powers said. "I am so very proud of our University's dedication as an original founding member of the NCATA, and I can't wait to see how much our sport continues to grow in the future."
The NCATA is comprised of members across NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, with now 48 sponsoring programs nationwide. Conference Carolinas and the Mountain East Conference are the only NCAA conferences to presently sponsor the sport of acrobatics & tumbling. It was adopted as a NCAA emerging sport in all three divisions effective August 1, 2020.
Teams compete in meets from February to April to determine seeding for the NCATA National Championships.
Francis Marion Release: https://fmupatriots.com/news/2022/9/19/general-fmu-to-add-acrobatics-tumbling-as-15th-sport.aspx
NCATA release: https://thencata.org/news/2022/9/19/francis-marion-adds-acrobatics-tumbling.aspx
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The new program will compete under National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) affiliation. Francis Marion University will be the 48th NCAA member institution to sponsor Acrobatics & Tumbling, joining NCAA founding member Quinnipiac University and 46 others.
"Knowing that so many competitive cheer athletes and gymnasts are finding a genuine collegiate experience in the fasting growing sport for women is so very rewarding," Quinnipiac Head Coach Mary Ann Powers said. "I am so very proud of our University's dedication as an original founding member of the NCATA, and I can't wait to see how much our sport continues to grow in the future."
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— NCATA (@theNCATA) September 19, 2022
The NCATA is comprised of members across NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, with now 48 sponsoring programs nationwide. Conference Carolinas and the Mountain East Conference are the only NCAA conferences to presently sponsor the sport of acrobatics & tumbling. It was adopted as a NCAA emerging sport in all three divisions effective August 1, 2020.
Teams compete in meets from February to April to determine seeding for the NCATA National Championships.
Francis Marion Release: https://fmupatriots.com/news/2022/9/19/general-fmu-to-add-acrobatics-tumbling-as-15th-sport.aspx
NCATA release: https://thencata.org/news/2022/9/19/francis-marion-adds-acrobatics-tumbling.aspx
FOLLOW US
To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @QU_AcroTumbling.
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