DIVISION II MEANS
achieving balance
n Division
II students have an excellent
opportunity to be highly skilled and highly
decorated athletes, but the balanced approach
allows them to become marketable in their
career because they’ll have time to focus on their
academic pursuits, their grades, their internships,
and whatever else it takes to prepare themselves
for life after graduation.
n At
the Division II level, students are able to
play sports, be integrated in student life, do well
in the classroom and graduate with distinction.
They are able to have a much more well-rounded
experience, because their seasons don’t last
all year long. They have time to complete
internships, get jobs and participate in other
campus activities, in addition to undertake their
athletics pursuits.
n The
Division II philosophy includes a
commitment to regionalization that encourages
member institutions to schedule games close
to campus and discourages long-distance
travel for regular-season nonconference
matchups. The result is less missed class time
for Division II student-athletes and lower travel
costs for Division II schools.
DID YOU KNOW?
In a recent survey of current Division II
student-athletes, the overwhelming
majority spoke positively of their
collegiate experience:
95
%
93 %
said they would
recommend a
Division II experience to a
prospective student-athlete
of student-athletes
10 years removed from their
DII athletics experience said they would
recommend Division II to a prospective
student-athlete
“You’re playing the sport because you love it,
and you’re not in it for yourself or for proving that you are the
superstar. Everyone is chipping in something to be a part of the team,
which makes for strong and often lifelong relationships.”
– Pennie Parker, Director of Athletics,
Rollins College