LATHAM, N.Y. - Penn State Brandywine becomes an official member of the United East as announced by the conference office on July 1, 2024. The Nittany Lions will bring the conference’s total core members to 18.
Located in Media, Pa., Brandywine brings with them 12 athletic programs, all of which are sponsored by the United East. In the fall, the Nittany Lions will compete in men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. Winter sees the newest member compete in men’s and women’s basketball while spring has Brandywine set to compete in baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s golf.
“We are truly excited to have Penn State Brandywine become the 18th member of the United East this fall,” added United East Commissioner, Stephanie Dutton. “Throughout the application process, Penn State Brandywine showed tremendous commitment to their pursuit of Division III membership and the values that we embrace as a division and a conference. We look forward to welcoming their student-athletes, coaches, and staff as full members of the United East, which is a conference that remains committed to evolving and finding ways to pave a new path as the largest conference in Division III.”
Formerly part of the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC), the Nittany Lions competed under the umbrella of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). Penn State Brandywinehas currently completed its exploratory year into full NCAA Division III membership and will enter its first of three provisional years in the 2024-25 academic year.
“Joining the United East Conference marks a new era for Brandywine Athletics and is an essential milestone in our NCAA DIII exploratory year,” remarked Bobbi Caprice, Athletic Director at Penn State Brandywine. “We are very excited to be joining the United East Conference and extremely grateful for the invitation to join a strong group of regional public and private colleges and universities that share similar missions. We look forward to being active and engaged members within the United East Conference.”
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The United East boasts 18 NCAA Division III full member institutions which include: Bryn Athyn College, Cairn University, Cedar Crest College, Clarks Summit University, Gallaudet University, Keystone College, Lancaster Bible College, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Penn College, Penn State Abington, Penn State Berks, Penn State Brandywine, Penn State Harrisburg, Rosemont College, Saint Elizabeth University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, University of Valley Forge, and Wilson College. For more information, please visit gounitedeast.com.