Warriors Gain Full NCAA DII Membership

Westmont Athletics has been granted full membership into NCAA Division II… a year early. The NCAA Division II Membership Committee told President Gayle D. Beebe and Robert Ruiz, director of athletics, that the Warriors had successfully completed year two of the NCAA probationary period and had been granted a waiver for year three of the transition process and has immediately been granted full membership. 

As a result, Warrior teams will be eligible for postseason play beginning with the 2024-25 season in both the PacWest and NCAA Division II championships. Additionally, Westmont student-athletes and coaches are eligible for awards and honors, and teams become eligible for regional and national rankings. 

“I’m so excited for what this means for our student-athletes and for Westmont,” Ruiz said. “It’s such a remarkable moment in the college’s history and our athletic department’s history. So much hard work has been put into this process. To see that work come to fruition with the announcement that we’re moving into full membership today is a bit surreal, but it just feels so rewarding because of what it will mean to each of our student-athletes and each of our programs on this campus.”