The CIAA is on the
cutting edge of quality
in athletics
The conference holds championships annually
in Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Men's
and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's
Indoor and Outdoor Track, Tennis, Golf,
Baseball and Softball. In 1989, the CIAA held
five (5) national championship titles: Men's
Indoor and Outdoor Track (Saint Augustine's
College), Tennis ( Hampton University), Men's
Basketball (North Carolina Central University)
and Golf (Livingstone College). Virginia Union
University was also the Division II National
Champion in Basketball in 1980.
Of the seven (7) Division II athletes currently
in the National Basketball Association, five (5)
came from the CIAA. The CIAA is proud of the
many athletes drafted into the National
Football League. The CIAA is also proud of
the fact that one of its coaches, C.E.
"Bighouse" Gaines of Winston-Salem State
University, is the winningest active coach in
the history of NCAA.
Founded in 1912, the
CIAA is the oldest
Black Athletic conference
in the nation.
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