Centenary University President Dale Caldwell has been named to the NCAA Division III Presidents Council, the highest governing body in DIII athletics.
The appointment was effective Oct. 1 – and perhaps long overdue. Caldwell was a scholar-athlete himself, competing in tennis at Princeton. He also was the first Black president and CEO of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Eastern Section in 2006.
“As a former student-athlete, I understand the importance of ensuring that today’s student-athletes have all the support they need to succeed academically, athletically, and later, in the workplace,” he said.
The council establishes and implements policies that support the interests of the NCAA, educational institutions, and student-athletes who compete in DIII athletics at colleges and universities across the nation.
The Centenary Cyclones compete in the Atlantic East Conference and the University offers intercollegiate competition in a host of men’s and women’s sports. The most recent sport added at Centenary is a National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) women’s team, which will begin competition during the 2024-2025 academic year. Centenary is the first university in New Jersey to field an NCEA team, the highest level of competition offered for women riders through the NCAA. The new equestrian team complements the University’s existing co-ed Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) team. In addition, Centenary has introduced a women’s flag football team, which competed last year as a club sport.
