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University of St. Thomas Allowed to Move Up to Division I

On Wednesday the news broke that the University of St. Thomas would be allowed by the NCAA to reclassify from Division 3 to Division 1 and become the second Division 1 school in the state of Minnesota.

"Today, we received long-awaited news from the @NCAA that St. Thomas has been approved to begin reclassification to Division I athletics." –President Julie Sullivan https://t.co/OIrvT0mtAs

— University of St. Thomas (@UofStThomasMN) July 15, 2020

Beginning in the 2021-2022 season the Tommies will no longer be a member of the Division 3 MIAC but will begin play in Division 1 in at least three and most likely four different conferences depending on the sport.