The Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies have been accepted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
NAIA officials announced the organization’s decision Sunday at the NAIA annual convention, in Newport Beach, Calif.
“This is a key step in building intercollegiate athletics at GGC,” said GGC’s Director of Athletics, DarinWilson.
Georgia Gwinnett will compete as a full NAIA member effective Aug. 1. and will be eligible for NAIA championships beginning with the 2013-14 season. The NAIA received seven applications in 2011, but only four made it through the entire process and received approval by the Council of Presidents.
The Grizzlies face their first intercollegiate opponents Aug. 25 in a double-header men’s and women’s soccer match with Tennessee Temple University.
Georgia Gwinnett College is a four-year, accredited liberal arts college that opened in August 2006.
