Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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Established	1912
Members	10
Sports fielded	14 (7 men's, 7 women's)
Region	South Atlantic States
States	3 - Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
Headquarters	Hampton, Virginia
Locations
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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is a college athletic conference made up of historically black colleges in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II. Its annual basketball tournament is one of the most successful events in the nation. The CIAA Basketball Tournament is the third most attended athletic event in collegiate sports after the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big East tournaments; and is the first NCAA Division II conference to have its tournament televised as part of Championship Week on ESPN. Overall attendance at official CIAA events topped 165,000 people in 2007 – up from about 155,000 for last year’s event. Several of the teams have claimed national championships in their respective sports. Virginia Union University has claimed the National Championship in Basketball (Division II) on three occasions. St. Augustine's College is also a national power in the sport of Track and Field.

1 History
2 Sports
3 Member schools
4 Cheerleading
5 Conference Facilities
6 External links

[edit] History

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is the oldest African-American athletic conference in the United States. Founded in 1912 on the campus of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University), the CIAA embodies a history rich in tradition, which epitomizes the fortitude of its 10 colleges and universities. When the conference was founded, it was originally known as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Its founding fathers were Allen Washington and C.H. Williams of Hampton Institute; Ernest J. Marshall of Howard University; George Johnson of Lincoln University, PA ; W.E. Atkins, Charles Frasher and H.P. Hargrave of Shaw University; and J.W. Barco and J.W. Pierce of Virginia Union University. The conference’s football legacy dates back to 1892. That year Livingstone College and Johnson C. Smith University (then Biddle University) played in the first football game between two African-American colleges. The athleticism and sportsmanship the teams exhibited on that rainy afternoon set the standard for the CIAA’s member institutions: Bowie State University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Livingstone College, St. Augustine's College, St. Paul’s College, Shaw University, Virginia State University, and Virginia Union University.

Lincoln University, PA, a charter member of the CIAA is adding a varsity football team and looking to reclassify their athletic program to NCAA Division II from NCAA Division III and is currently seeking re-admission into the CIAA. Chowan University will join the CIAA in 2008 for Football only.

[edit] Sports

The CIAA is divided into Eastern and Western Divisions in all of the sports except track and field/cross country and baseball, and sponsors 16 annual championships.

Men's Championships

football
cross-country
basketball
golf
track and field
baseball
tennis

Women’s Championships

volleyball
cross-country
basketball
bowling
track and field
softball
tennis

[edit] Member schools

Eastern Division

Western Division

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Varsity Sports	Joined
Bowie State University	Bowie, Maryland	1865	Public	5,454	Bulldogs	11	1979
Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, North Carolina	1891	Public	3,025	Vikings	10	1957
Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville, North Carolina	1867	Public	6,085	Broncos	10	1954
Johnson C. Smith University	Charlotte, North Carolina	1867	Private/Non-sectarian	2,500	Golden Bulls	13	1926
Livingstone College	Salisbury, North Carolina	1879	Private/African Methodist Episcopal Zion	1,100	Blue Bears	11	1931
St. Augustine's College^†	Raleigh, North Carolina	1867	Private/Episcopal	1,700	Falcons	14	1933
Saint Paul's College^†	Lawrenceville, Virginia	1888	Private/Episcopal	750	Tigers	14	1923
Shaw University^†	Raleigh, North Carolina	1865	Private/Baptist	2,500	Bears	13	1912
Virginia State University	Petersburg, Virginia	1882	Public	4,300	Trojans	14	1920
Virginia Union University	Richmond, Virginia	1865	Private/Baptist	1,525	Panthers	12	1912

[edit] Associate Members

Chowan University - Football Affiliate

[edit] †

Saint Augustine's football program was gone for nearly three decades before it was reinstated in 2002.
Saint Paul's College's football program was disbanded after the 1987 season. In 2002 it was revived for 3 seasons until its 2005 reestablishment of it football program in NCAA play.
Shaw University had their football program reinstated in 2003 after 24 years without one.

[edit] Former members

Lincoln University
Virginia Seminary

[edit] Current members of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

[edit] Current members of West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[edit] Cheerleading

The CIAA cheering squads practice Stomp 'N Shake that incorporates voice, gymnastics, and dance. Over the past few decades, S-N-S has evolved into a more technical style, priding itself of precision, accuracy, and creativity. Included in this style are the techniques of up-stomp, up-step, down-stomp, kick, side-kick, roll, roll-break, power-arms, slpaz-hand, clasp, blade, and the infamous shakes(car-wash shake, single shake, double shake, hit-shake, and jiggle-pop).

SQUADS

Bowie State University - Cheerleaders
Elizabeth City State University - Dee-Lite Cheerleaders
Fayetteville State University - Cheer Phi Smoov Cheerleaders
Johnson C. Smith University - Luv-A-Bull Cheerleaders
Livingstone College - Cheerleaders
St. Augustine's College - BlueChip Cheerleaders
St. Paul's College - Finesse Cheerleaders
Shaw University - Chi Chi Cheerleaders
Virginia State University - Woo Woo Cheerleaders
Virginia Union University - Rah Rah Cheerleaders

[edit] Conference Facilities

School	Football		Basketball
School	Stadium	Capacity	Arena	Capacity
Bowie State	Bulldog Stadium	6,000	A.C. Jordan Arena	2,200
Chowan	Garrison Stadium	5,000	football-only member	n/a
Elizabeth City State	Roebuck Stadium	6,500	R. L. Vaughn Center	5,000
Fayetteville State	Luther Nick Jerald’s Stadium	6,100	Felton J. Capel Arena	4,000
Johnson C. Smith	Irwin Belk Complex	4,500	Brayboy Gymnasium	2,316
Livingstone	Alumni Memorial Stadium	5,500	William Trent Gymnasium	1,500
St. Augustine's	Capital Stadium	3,000	Emery Gymnasium	1,000
Shaw	Durham County Stadium	8,500	C.C. Spaulding Gym	1,500
St. Paul's	St. Paul’s Athletic Field	3,000	Taylor-Whitehead Gym	1,500
Virginia State	Rogers Stadium	13,500	Daniel Gymnasium	3,454
Virginia Union	Hovey Field	10,000	Barco-Stevens Hall	2,000

[edit] External links

Official Web site of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

v • d • e Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)
Bowie State • Elizabeth City State • Fayetteville State • Johnson C. Smith • Livingstone • St. Augustine's • St. Paul's • Shaw • Virginia State • Virginia Union