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Coppin State University competes at the highest level of collegiate athletics: NCAA Division I. Coppin State is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, along with such schools as Bethune-Cookman, Delaware State, Florida A&M, Hampton, Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State, North Carolina A&T State, North Carolina Central, Norfolk State, Savannah State and South Carolina State.
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its 46th year of intercollegiate competition heading into the 2015-16 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 13 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline. The MEAC sponsors 16 Division I (FCS) sports with automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason competition in baseball, bowling, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, softball, volleyball and men's golf.
MEAC student-athletes excel on and off the field and several have been recognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and All-District teams. The conference sponsors All-Academic teams in each of its sports and awards two post-graduate scholarships of $5,000 each annually to one male and one female student-athlete who have excelled academically and athletically and are in their final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility and competition under MEAC and NCAA regulations. Â
The mission of the Coppin State athletics department is to provide student-athletes with an opportunity to compete at the Division I level while receiving a quality education consistent with the mission of the University. The athletics experience is an extension of the educational process whereby student-athletes acquire the skill, characteristics and self-confidence that will enable them to reach their full potential, both in athletics and in life.
Coppin State currently competes in 14 varsity sports at the Division I level, including:
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