RAPID CITY, SD -- National American University in Rapid City has replaced its president and eliminated its remaining athletics programs...The admissions department said there are about 450 students enrolled for the spring semester in Rapid City . NAU dropped its volleyball and rodeo programs and will not accept any more students in its equine management program. The school eliminated baseball, soccer and softball programs six years ago.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (March 14, 2008) – Oklahoma Christian University will launch a varsity program for women’s volleyball in 2009-10, school officials announced today.

The university will hire a new head coach by the start of the upcoming school year in order to begin putting together a team and staff for the program’s debut in fall 2009.

“We are excited to add a seventh women’s sport here at Oklahoma Christian,” OC athletic director DeWayne Hall said. “We really saw a groundswell of support for volleyball. It’s a fast-paced and fan-friendly sport, and it’s going to be a great addition to our athletic department.”

Oklahoma Christian previously had an intercollegiate volleyball program from 1976 to 1983. The Lady Eagles competed in the Oklahoma Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women before moving to the Sooner Athletic Conference and NAIA District IX.