On Saturday (July 1), the Queens University of Charlotte men’s volleyball program became an official member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. Competition for Queens in the MIVA will begin in the 2024 men’s volleyball season. 
 
The Royals are immediately eligible for the MIVA Tournament in 2024. 
 
With the addition of Queens, the MIVA is now home to six Division I programs: Ball State, Ohio State, Lindenwood, Loyola Chicago, Purdue Fort Wayne and Queens. Division II programs Lewis, McKendree and Quincy round out the nine-team league. 
 
About Queens
Queens had its inaugural season of men’s volleyball competition in 2018. The Royals had their first winning season in 2021, going 14-12. They improved to 18-12 in 2022, which included a third-place finish in the Independent Volleyball Association Championships. In May 2022, Queens announced that the athletic department would move to the Division I level. The majority of Queens’ programs are set to compete in the Atlantic Sun in their first year of Division I in 2022-23. 
 
Queens University of Charlotte is a private, coeducational university located in Charlotte, N.C. The university serves nearly 2,500 students with 43 major and 63 minor undergraduate degree options and 12 graduate degrees. Students represent 44 states and 70 foreign countries. As part of the university's vision to promote educational experiences that nurture intellectual curiosity and promote global understanding, nearly two-thirds of traditional undergraduates participate in study abroad experiences and 100 percent take part in internships. The U.S. News & World Report ranked Queens 15th among regional universities in the south in its 2022 edition of Best Colleges.  
 
About the MIVA 
The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association is the country’s longest-standing Division I/II men’s volleyball conference. The MIVA was established in 1961 and has been a home for 45 men’s volleyball programs over its 61-year history. MIVA members have won five national championships. MIVA membership includes schools from Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio, and now North Carolina. 
 
MIVA Membership 
Ball State: 1961-present 
Ohio State: 1961-present 
Purdue Fort Wayne: 1981-present 
Lewis: 1994-present 
Quincy: 1994-present 
Loyola Chicago: 1996-present 
Lindenwood: 2013-present 
McKendree: 2014-present 
Queens: July 1, 2023-present