PRESS RELEASE Allen University to Re-Join Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2020 CONTACTS: Anika (Cobb) Thomas, MS Director of Marketing and Communications, Allen University [email protected] | (803) 376-5717 Tyler Williams Associate Commissioner of Communications Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [email protected] | 404-221-1041 (Columbia, S.C.) – Allen University (AU) has officially re-joined the SIAC. The unanimous vote of the Council of Presidents to admit Allen is a biproduct of the NCAA membership committee’s decision to admit Allen University as year-one provisional member of the NCAA. Allen University was once a powerhouse in the SIAC during its membership from 1947-1968. Many alumni remember the time fondly and are excited to see the football program being restored to the status it once had. The University is excited to join the SIAC and looks forward to not only the healthy competition to come, but the caliber of students to compete. With a dedicated athletics staff and a healthy pool of student- athletes, the institution is well on its way to an athletic renaissance. Allen sponsors thirteen intercollegiate programs. Affectionately referred to as the Yellow Jackets, student-athletes compete in men’s football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track & field, and women’s volleyball, women’s softball, men’s soccer and men’s wrestling. For more information about the SIAC, visit: www.thesiac.com. For more information about Allen University, visit: www.allenunviersity.edu /www.auyellowjackets.com. ### About Allen University Allen University is a Christian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Columbia, South Carolina. Allen provides an environment of academic excellence to heighten students’ chances of succeeding in a culturally diverse and economically global world. Allen maintains accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. The university also holds membership with the United Negro College Fund. About the SIAC The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 14 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous six-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com. .