C . ▁players ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : American ▁men ' s ▁vol ley ball ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Kar o ip a ▁River ▁is ▁a ▁river ▁of ▁New ▁C aled onia . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁catch ment ▁area ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁square ▁kilometres . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁rivers ▁of ▁New ▁C aled onia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁New ▁C aled onia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁George ▁Mason ▁Patri ots ▁are ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁teams ▁of ▁George ▁Mason ▁University ▁( GM U ) ▁of ▁Fair f ax , ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁Patri ots ▁comp ete ▁in ▁Division ▁I ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( N CAA ) ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁ 1 0 ▁Conference ▁for ▁most ▁sports . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Patri ots ▁began ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁NA IA ▁and ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁status ▁into ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁ranks ▁with ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 - 1 9 7 9 ▁season . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁George ▁Mason ▁basketball , ▁both ▁the ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁program ▁have ▁been ▁fi xt ures ▁of ▁campus ▁life . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁all ▁other ▁sports ▁also ▁were ▁elev ated ▁to ▁Division ▁I ▁status . ▁George ▁Mason ▁reached ▁its ▁current ▁level ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁vars ity ▁sports ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁women ' s ▁lac ros se ▁( 1 9 9 3 –