On September 24, 2007, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), established in 1912 and the oldest black athletic conference in United States, announced that Chowan would join the conference for its 2008 football season. Chowan initially entered the CIAA as a football-only member, continuing its membership at the NCAA Division II-level. In joining the CIAA (which sponsors 16 men’s and women’s championships annually). In October 2008, the CIAA's board of trustees voted to accept Chowan as a full member. Chowan then became the first non-HBCU member of the CIAA, participating in all sports beginning with the 2009–2010 academic year.
Varsity teams
List of teams
Men's sports (9)
Baseball
Basketball
Cross country
Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Women's sports (11)
Acrobatics and Tumbling
Basketball
Bowling
Cross country
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
Co-Ed sports (2)
Cheerleading
Esports
Individual teams
Football
Coach Jim Garrison was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. He was the Chowan College football coach for 43 years. Coach Garrison won 182 games (third among junior college coaches) and was 7-time Conference Coach of the Year. 35 players were NJCAA All-Americans. The last football team to post a winning record was the 1999 Chowan team which finished 5–4.[2]
Men's basketball
Bob Burke, "all-time winningest coach in Chowan's basketball history," had a 337–124 record.[3]