BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College is joining with schools across the country in celebration of NCAA Division III Week, which officially begins on Monday, April 4 and runs through Sunday, April 10.

This fifth annual event will celebrate student-athletes' academic achievements and athletic accomplishments, in addition to their campus leadership and their involvement in community service.

Moravian kicked off its participation in Division III Week a day early by hosting the Lehigh County and Bethlehem City chapters of Special Olympics for a tournament on Sunday, April 3. Check out more on the event at http://moraviansports.com/general/2015-16/releases/20160403np02yz.

The Greyhounds are also joining with other schools in the Landmark Conference throughout the week for Landmark Gear Day. All student-athletes are being asked to wear their school colors and post pictures to social media with the hashtags #LCgearday and #d3week on Wednesday, April 6.

Moravian had a student-athlete from each team answer the question as to why the chose to come to Moravian and Division III. There answers will be posted to the Greyhounds' Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MoravianCollegeAthletics), Twitter (https://twitter.com/MCGreyhounds) and Instagram (http://instagram.com/moravianathletics) accounts as well as digital signage across campus throughout the week.

Two of Moravian's student-athletes, sophomore Janae Matos from the softball team and junior Kahron Walker of the men's track & field squad, wrote stories for the Landmark Conference for a #whyd3 profile as they discussed why they chose Moravian and Division III. Those essays will be posted on the Landmark Conference website (www.landmarkconference.org) on the afternoon of Thursday, April 7.

For more information D3 Week and the NCAA, visit http://www.ncaa.org/d3.