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Orange County’s Vanguard University Bound for NCAA Division II

Orange County’s Vanguard University Bound for NCAA Division II
An artist's rendering of the Freed Center, which is under construction at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif. Courtesy of Vanguard University
Dan Wood
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Word that Vanguard University has received approval to begin the process of becoming a National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division II member has created a good deal of excitement on the school’s Costa Mesa, California, campus.

Long a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) member, Vanguard has enjoyed plenty of athletic success, particularly in recent years. The move to NCAA Division II is expected to be complete come the 2026–27 academic year.

Dan Wood
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Dan Wood is a community sports reporter based in Orange County, California. He has covered sports professionally for some 43 years, spending nearly three decades in the newspaper industry and 14 years in radio. He is an avid music fan, with a strong lean toward country and classic rock.
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