LR Athletic Compliance Webpage – Updated (Fall 2026)
A Message from the Office of Athletics Compliance
Lenoir-Rhyne University is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and compliance with NCAA, South Atlantic Conference, and University rules and regulations.
Lenoir-Rhyne Athletic Compliance works with student-athletes, coaches, staff, prospective student-athletes, families, alumni, boosters, and other representatives of Lenoir-Rhyne Athletics to promote a culture of compliance and ensure that all individuals understand and follow applicable rules.
Because NCAA legislation is continually updated, the information provided on this page is intended as a general resource and does not replace NCAA legislation, institutional policies, or guidance from the Lenoir-Rhyne Office of NCAA Compliance.
When in doubt, ask before acting.
Resources
Student-Athlete Handbook
NCAA Division II Website
South Atlantic Conference
LR Admissions
NCAA Eligibility Center
Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete
NCAA Division II Initial Eligibility Requirements Toolkit
How to Request Final Amateurism Certification
NCAA Eligibility Center Questions and Resources
2026-27 NCAA Division II Manual
Division II Age-Based Eligibility Webinar
NCAA Recruiting
Four-Year Transfer Guide
Two-Year Transfer Guide
Two-Year Transfer Best Practices Flyer
Sports Wagering
NCAA Academic Success Rate Database
NCAA Graduation Rate Database
EADA Data Analysis
For more information, please contact the Lenoir-Rhyne University Office of NCAA Compliance at
NCAA.Compliance@lr.edu.
13.01.4 Recruiting by Representatives of Athletics Interests.
Representatives of an institution's athletics interests (as defined in Bylaw 13.02.12) are prohibited from making in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts or telephone calls with a prospective student-athlete or the prospective student-athlete's relatives or legal guardians. On-campus contact is permitted, as are written communications. Recruiting contacts by representatives during a prospective student-athlete's official visit are confined to campus. (see Bylaw 13.6.6.1). (Revised: 1/11/00 effective 8/1/00)
13.02.10 Recruiting.
Recruiting is any solicitation of a prospective student-athlete or a prospective student-athlete's relatives [or legal guardian(s)] by an institutional staff member or by a representative of the institution's athletics interests for the purpose of securing the prospective student-athlete's enrollment and ultimate participation in the institution's intercollegiate athletics program.
13.02.10.1 Recruited Prospective Student-Athlete.
Actions by staff members or athletics representatives that cause a prospective student-athlete to become a recruited prospective student-athlete at that institution are: (Revised: 1/10/90, 1/11/94 effective 8/1/94 for those students entering a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/94)
(a) Providing the prospective student-athlete with an official visit; (Adopted: 1/11/94 effective 8/1/94 for those students entering a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/94)
(b) Having an arranged, in-person, off-campus encounter with the prospective student-athlete or the prospective student-athlete's relatives or legal guardian(s); (Adopted: 1/11/94 effective 8/1/94 for those students entering a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/94, Revised: 1/9/06)
(c) Initiating or arranging a telephone contact with the prospective student-athlete, the prospective student-athlete's relatives or legal guardian(s) on more than one occasion for the purpose of recruitment; or (Revised: 1/11/94 effective 8/1/94 for those students entering a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/94)
(d) Issuing a National Letter of Intent or the institution's written offer of athletically related financial aid to a prospective student-athlete. (Adopted: 1/9/06)
13.02.12 Representative of Athletics Interests.
A "representative of the institution's athletics interests" is an individual who is known (or who should have been known) by a member of the institution's executive or athletics administration to:
(a) Have participated in or to be a member of an agency or organization, including corporate entities (e.g., apparel and equipment companies), promoting the institution's intercollegiate athletics program; (Revised: 1/14/02)
(b) Have made financial contributions to the athletics department or to an athletics booster organization of that institution;
(c) Be assisting or to have been requested (by the athletics department staff) to assist in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes;
(d) Be assisting or to have assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families; or
(e) Have been involved otherwise in promoting the institution's athletics program.
13.02.12.1 Representative of Athletics Interest.
Once an individual is identified as such a representative, the person retains that identity indefinitely.
Deanna Unger
Assistant AD for Compliance
deanna.unger@lr.edu
828-328-7114
