INDIANAPOLIS – University of Central Oklahoma Vice President for Athletics Stan Wagnon began this month his three-year term of service on the NCAA Division II Championships Committee.
"It's an honor to be selected, and I look forward to serving the NCAA and representing both the MIAA and UCO in this way," Wagnon said. "The championship experience is critical to the Division II experience, and I'm anxious to join the ongoing work this committee performs in seeking the highest good for our student-athletes and coaches."
The Championships Committee is the primary oversight group responsible for administering policies and procedures surrounding the division's 25 championships. The committee oversees the budget and conduct of these championships, as well as the qualification and selection procedures for each. All Division II sport committees report directly to the Championships Committee.
Twelve members, including one member of the Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and two members of the Division II Management Council. The vice chair of the Management Council shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member.
The committee also oversees applicable playing regulations in the areas of player safety, financial impact and image of the sport and approve appeals for exceptions to the applicable playing regulation when significant financial impact a may occur. It acts for the Division II Presidents Council and Management Council as the final authority regarding championship matters in Division II that are subject to appeal. And it also selects sports and rules committee representatives.
Wagnon returned to his alma mater Central Oklahoma in August 2020 and has overseen the athletics department for the past four years. He was the first athletics director to be named Vice President for Athletics at UCO in January 2024.
