The end of the workweek marked the start of a new era for Old Dominion. Friday was the Monarchs' first day as official members of the Sun Belt Conference after leaving Conference USA a year early. ODU joins the Sun Belt in all sports the conference offer s, including baseball, men's basketball, football, men's soccer, men's golf, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's golf, women's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball. James Madison, Southern Miss and Marshall also joined the Sun Belt on Friday, maki ng the league a 14-member conference. The four schools join the 10 standing members: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana, Louisiana Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy.ODU will be in the Sun Belt East Division with Marshall, JMU, Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern and Georgia State. The Sun Belt, ODU officials have said, is a more geographically palatable league than C-USA, which ranged as far west as El Paso, Texas. The Sun Belt offers ODU more bus trips and fewer flights, which will save the athletic department significant revenue. The Sun Belt's members are contained to 10 contiguous states. - The Virginian Pilot
rSr/2023  TE Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion
News Source: The Virginian Pilot
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