MW Expands Sports activities Sponsorship with the Addition of Men’s Soccer and Men’s Swimming and Diving in 2026-27 – Mountain West Conference

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West introduced in the present day a big enlargement of its sport sponsorship portfolio with the addition of males’s soccer and males’s swimming and diving because the league’s twentieth and twenty first sponsored sports activities, starting within the 2026-27 tutorial 12 months. In conjunction with this enlargement, Utah Tech University will be a part of the Mountain West as an affiliate member in each baseball and males’s soccer.

“The addition of men’s soccer and men’s swimming and diving to the Mountain West represents a bold step forward in our commitment to broad-based excellence,” mentioned MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. “These sports not only elevate our competitive profile but also reflect the growing interest and investment from our member institutions. We’re proud to support student-athletes in these disciplines and excited to see the impact they’ll have on our Conference’s future.”

The Mountain West turns into the primary NCAA Division I convention so as to add males’s soccer because the Ohio Valley Conference in 2023 and the Sun Belt Conference’s reinstatement in 2022. The inaugural MW males’s soccer lineup will function the United States Air Force Academy; University of California, Davis; Grand Canyon University; San José State University; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and Utah Tech University.

Men’s swimming and diving returns to the Mountain West for the primary time since 2011, with the next establishments set to compete: the United States Air Force Academy; Grand Canyon University; University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and University of Wyoming.

The addition of Utah Tech will convey the overall of MW baseball applications to 9 and embody the United States Air Force Academy; University of California, Davis; Grand Canyon University; University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; University of Nevada, Reno; University of New Mexico; San José State University; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and Utah Tech University. 

“Welcoming Utah Tech as an affiliate member in baseball marks an exciting milestone for the Mountain West,” mentioned Nevarez. “Their dedication to competitive excellence and institutional growth aligns seamlessly with our strategic vision. This addition not only deepens our baseball lineup but also reinforces our commitment to providing elite opportunities for student-athletes across the Conference.”

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