Coker College Adding Three Athletic Programs

Courtesy of Coker Office of Marketing and Communications

Hartsville, S.C. - Coker College is adding junior varsity (JV) baseball, a varsity cheerleading squad, and a dance team to its athletics program starting in fall 2009.

"The JV baseball program will allow players to improve their skill and play the game they love at the college level," said Coker College President Dr. B. James Dawson. "The cheerleaders and dance team will inject a new sense of excitement into Coker's athletic competitions while being college ambassadors at off-campus events."

Coker College will hire two coaches for the new programs. The head coach for the JV baseball team work in another area of the college to be determined by the candidate's qualifications. The head coach for the cheerleading squad and dance team will be an instructor in the college's dance program. Both coaches will also be responsible for recruiting new students.

The Cobras JV baseball team will play an abbreviated schedule of 15 to 20 games using the college's existing facilities and those at Byerly Park in Hartsville. They will compete against other teams in the region, such as USC-Sumter, USC-Lancaster, Florence-Darlington Technical College, St. Andrews College and Pfieffer University.

Coker College has 12 NCAA Division II men's and women's teams competing in Conference Carolinas.