Clayton State Lakers Clayton State Lakers The Clayton State Lakers are the athletic teams that represent Clayton State University, located in Morrow, Georgia, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Lakers compete as members of the Peach Belt Conference for all 10 varsity sports except indoor track and field, which competes as an independent. Clayton State has been a member of the Peach Belt since 1995. Men's sports (5) Women's sports (5) Clayton State University won its first national championship in school history when the Lakers won the NCAA Division II women's basketball national title in 2011. It is still the only
North Carolina State University in "Brown v. Board of Education" (1954) that segregated public education was unconstitutional, North Carolina State College enrolled its first African-American undergraduates, Ed Carson, Manuel Crockett, Irwin Holmes, and Walter Holmes. In 1962, State College officials desired to change the institution's name to North Carolina State University. Consolidated university administrators approved a change to the University of North Carolina at Raleigh, frustrating many student and alumni who protested the change with letter writing campaigns. In 1963, State College officially became North Carolina State of the University of North Carolina. Students, faculty, and alumni continued to express dissatisfaction with this name,