New Haven University accepted the invitation to attend the Northeast Conference on 1 July and II.
“We are excited to invite New Haven University to the Northeast Conference family,” Nec Commissioner Noreen Morris said on Tuesday. He said. “It was a bold step to switch to Chapter I, and we are honored to choose to take this step with us. From the beginning, it was clear that they shared our academics, competitive excellence and student-efficiency experience.”
The addition of New Haven, the school Central Connecticut, Chicago State, Fairleight Dickkinson, Le Moyne, Long Island, Mercyhurst, Saint Francis, Stonehill and Wagner will bring NEC membership up to 10. However, Saint Francis, after 2025-26 academic year III.
New Haven was a member of the Northeast-10 Conference and sponsored 20 Varsity Sports. Most importantly, Chargers will compete in football, male and female basketball, baseball and volleyball, field hockey, female lacros, women's tennis and male and female golf.
Nec, New Haven's athletic programs for 2025-26 except for football will be integrated into the athletic programs, he said.
As a re -classification school, New Haven will be allowed to participate in the Cross -Cross -Country and Outdoor athletics NEC championships. Other sports will be allowed to compete for the NEC Championship at 2026-27 or 2027-28. Chargers will not be entitled to qualify for NCAA championships until 2028-29 at the end of the three-year re-classification periods.
New Haven Women's Basketball won the Division II championship in 1987, and the Men's Basketball Team recently advanced to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals until 2023.
“This is about positioning ourselves at the highest level.” He said. “The leadership of Frederiksen under the president of the New Haven University (Jens), naturally compatible with our transition to NCAA Division I and the Northeast Conference. Blue and Gold deserve it.”
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