ATHENS, W.Va. – Throughout the fall semester, the Concord University Sports Information Department will be looking back at different events and games that has shaped Concord Athletics to what it is today in a "On This Day" segment.
On this day in 2012, Concord and 11 other institutions in West Virginia, Ohio and Virginia announced formal membership to the Mountain East Conference.
"We are extremely pleased to announce the formation of the Mountain East Conference," stated then-spokesperson and now MEC Commissioner Reid Amos. "The goal of this effort has been to align like-minded institutions with similar budgets and goals across a regional footprint. We strongly believe that our charter membership creates a solid foundation that provides mutual benefit and secures the athletic future for our institutions. We will collectively make every effort to provide a high-quality experience for our student-athletes in Mountain East competition."
Since starting athletic competition in the MEC prior to the 2013-14 academic year, Concord has won nine conference championships across six sports. Additionally, nine more student-athletes from CU have been conference players of the year over the last seven years, and Concord coaches have landed 10 different MEC Coach of the Year awards.
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