Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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| Established | 1912 |
| Members | 13 |
| Sports fielded | 14 (7 men's, 7 women's) |
| Region | South Atlantic States |
| States | 4 - Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | Hampton, Virginia |
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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is a college athletic conference, mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities. Recent addition Chowan University is the first non-HBCU to play in the conference. Conference teams participate in the NCAA's Division II. Teams in the conference are mostly from North Carolina and Virginia, though there is one each from Pennsylvania and Maryland. The CIAA is divided into Northern and Southern Divisions in all of the sports except track and field/cross country and baseball, and sponsors 16 annual championships.
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[edit] History
The CIAA, founded on the campus of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in 1912, is the oldest African-American athletic conference in the United States. It was originally known as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Its founders were Allen Washington and C.H. Williams of Hampton Institute; Ernest J. Marshall of Howard University; George Johnson of Lincoln University, PA ; W.E. Atkins, Charles Frasher and H.P. Hargrave of Shaw University; and J.W. Barco and J.W. Pierce of Virginia Union University.
The original members were Bowie State College, Elizabeth City College, Fayetteville State College, St. Augustine's College, St. Paul’s College, Shaw University, Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and Virginia Union University.
The CIAA's legacy dates back to 1892 when Livingstone College and Biddle University, now Johnson C. Smith University played in the first football game between two African-American colleges. St. Paul's College's football program was disbanded after the 1987 season. In 2002 it was revived for 3 seasons until its 2005 reestablishment of it football program in NCAA play. St. Augustine's football program was gone for nearly three decades before it was reinstated in 2002. Shaw University reinstated its football program in 2003 after 24 years without one. Lincoln University, a charter member, added varsity football in 2008 and was re-admitted into the CIAA. Chowan University joined the CIAA in 2008 for football only. On October 14, 2008, the CIAA Board of Directors admitted Chowan as a full member effective July 1, 2009.
[edit] Sports
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Men's Championships
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Women’s Championships
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[edit] Conference membership
[edit] Current members
[edit] Former members
[edit] Conference facilities
| School | Football | Basketball | ||
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| Stadium | Capacity | Arena | Capacity | |
| Bowie State | Bulldog Stadium | 6,000 | A.C. Jordan Arena | 2,200 |
| Chowan | Garrison Stadium | 5,000 | Helms Center | 3,500 |
| Elizabeth City State | Roebuck Stadium | 6,500 | R. L. Vaughn Center | 5,000 |
| Fayetteville State | Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium | 5,520 | Felton J. Capel Arena | 4,000 |
| Johnson C. Smith | Irwin Belk Complex | 4,500 | Brayboy Gymnasium | 2,316 |
| Lincoln | Avon Grove High School (Temporary) | 3,000 | Manuel Rivero Hall | 3,000 |
| Livingstone | Alumni Memorial Stadium | 5,500 | William Trent Gymnasium | 1,500 |
| St. Augustine's | Capital Stadium | 3,000 | Emery Gymnasium | 1,000 |
| Shaw | Durham County Stadium | 8,500 | C.C. Spaulding Gym | 1,500 |
| St. Paul's | St. Paul’s Athletic Field | 3,000 | Taylor-Whitehead Gym | 1,500 |
| Virginia State | Rogers Stadium | 13,500 | Daniel Gymnasium | 3,454 |
| Virginia Union | Hovey Field | 10,000 | Barco-Stevens Hall | 2,000 |
| Winston-Salem State | Bowman Gray Stadium | 22,000 | C.E. Gaines Center | 3,200 |
[edit] Basketball Tournament
The CIAA annual Basketball Tournament is the third most attended athletic event in collegiate sports after the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big East tournaments.[citation needed] It was the first NCAA Division II conference to have its tournament televised as part of Championship Week on ESPN. Over 165,000 fans attended the 2007 CIAA tournament.[citation needed]
[edit] Cheerleading
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The CIAA cheering squads practice Stomp 'N Shake that incorporates voice, gymnastics, and dance. Over the past few decades, S-N-S has evolved into a more technical style, priding itself of precision, accuracy, and creativity. Included in this style are the techniques of up-stomp, up-step, down-stomp, kick, side-kick, roll, roll-break, power-arms, slpaz-hand, clasp, blade, and the shakes(car-wash shake, single shake, double shake, hit-shake, and jiggle-pop).
- SQUADS
| Institution | Squad name |
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| Bowie State University | Golden Girls |
| Chowan University | Sapphires |
| Elizabeth City State University | Dee-Lite Cheerleaders |
| Fayetteville State University | Cheer Phi Smoov Cheerleaders |
| Johnson C. Smith University | Luv-A-Bull Cheerleaders |
| Lincoln University | Cheerleaders |
| Livingstone College | La La's Cheerleaders |
| St. Augustine's College | BlueChip Cheerleaders |
| St. Paul's College | Finesse Cheerleaders |
| Shaw University | Chi Chi Cheerleaders |
| Virginia State University | Woo Woo Cheerleaders |
| Virginia Union University | Rah Rah Cheerleaders |
| Winston-Salem State University | Cheer Phi Cheerleaders |
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