Posts Tagged ‘NCCAA’

The Cougar Countdown: Day 21

athletics Tuesday, August 21st, 2012

DAY 21 (Aug. 21): The NCCAA And What It Means For Azusa Pacific

After decades of competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Azusa Pacific has a two-year “waiting period” before becoming eligible to compete as a full member of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division II postseason. However, in the meantime the Cougars will compete in the National Christian College Athletics Association (NCCAA), an organization which Azusa Pacific was a founding member of in 1968 and which currently sponsors 23 championship events.

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The Cougar Countdown: Day 8

athletics Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

DAY 8 (Aug. 8): Football Introduces New Look

What do you do when your helmet is dubbed “the coolest helmet in NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) College Football” by an independent blog?

If you’re Azusa Pacific, you introduce a brand-new alternate lid for road games, unveiling them for the first time on a Thursday night in August for a season-opening visit to NCAA Div. I UC Davis.

Azusa Pacific's new "stealth black" helmet (left) will be worn on the road, while the traditional brick red helmet seen on the right will continue to be worn at home.

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