Vanguard University shifting to NCAA Division II and PacWest Conference

Orange County's college-bound athletes will soon have another option at the Division II level. Vanguard University in Costa Mesa announced Thursday...

July 14, 2023
12:20 PM

Orange County's college-bound athletes will soon have another option at the Division II level. Vanguard University in Costa Mesa announced Thursday that it has been accepted to join the NCAA Division II and the PacWest Conference. Vanguard will remain a member of the NAIA Golden State Athletic Conference this upcoming school year before joining the PacWest in the fall of 2024. The PacWest consists of four-year schools from California and Hawaii, including Concordia, Biola and Azusa Pacific among others.

Dan Albano