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Barry, located in Miami Shores, Fla., will compete in the Sunshine State Conference.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/ncaa-division-ii-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA Division II Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Winning starts here at Barry University in the fields of competition and in the classroom,&#8221; Barry President <strong>Mike Allen<\/strong> said <a href=\"https:\/\/gobarrybucs.com\/news\/2022\/11\/14\/general-barry-university-announces-the-expansion-of-five-new-sports.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a university statement<\/a>. &#8220;These five expansion sports will allow us to recruit more scholar athletes, who will excel in their studies and in the community, while continuing the Barry tradition of competing for national championships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Bucs will be the 76th men\u2019s Division II program and 104th women\u2019s program. 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