RTHY LYCOMING ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF MEN’S VOLLEYBALL AS ITS 20TH NCAA SPORT Lycoming’s athletic department announced the addition of men’s volleyball as a varsity sport, set to begin competition during the 2026-27 academic year, in April, and announced the hiring of Jordan Amling as the program’s first head coach in August. Both Lycoming College, which will now offer 20 NCAA sport programs, and the University of Scranton are set to join Wilkes University, Elizabethtown College, Juniata College, and Drew University in the Landmark Conference in 2027, as the sixteam league will be eligible for an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Championship that year. “We are excited to launch this new program together with the Landmark Conference,” said Mike Clark ’93, director of athletics. “We are confident that the men’s volleyball program will be a vital part of the Lycoming experience, providing valuable lessons in leadership, teamwork, and dedication.” Amling comes to Lycoming after two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Springfield College, where he helped the Pride to the Division III Lycoming art students have the opportunity to interact with visiting artists and learn firsthand the inner workings of an art gallery. Championship final in 2025. He also won a NAIA national championship as a student assistant coach at Vanguard University in 2023. Men’s volleyball is the first sport to be added at Lycoming since field hockey and baseball were jointly reinstated to the College’s varsity offerings in 2020 ahead of their first competition year in 2022-23. Learn about upcoming exhibits at www.lycoming.edu/art/gallery THE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM WILL BE A VITAL PART OF THE LYCOMING EXPERIENCE, PROVIDING VALUABLE LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND DEDICATION. 7 www.lycoming.edu
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