Centenary to leave Summit League

[dbackjon]

Apparently Centenary's love affair with The Summit league, formerly known as the Mid-Con, is over

Summit officials said on Tuesday that they received paperwork from outgoing Centenary President Ken Schwab in May notifying the league it will leave in 2011. Unless a significant upfront payment is made, schools must give two years notice to leave the league.

Although Schwab couldn't be reached for comment on Tuesday, Centenary interim president Michael Easton confirmed the move and said the decision was permanent.

"The main reasons were financial and to find a conference more geographically appropriate," Easton said.

The country's economic downturn has led Centenary officials to seek ways to save money. Centenary's endowment is down 20 percent and the school is seeking implementation of $1.5 million in budget reductions. Some Board of Trustee members are pushing for a drop to Division III competition in athletics as a way to save even more money.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/ ... 6/SPORTS02

[dbackjon]

This puts the Summit at 10. UND would be 11. Any other targets?