California Pacific Conference
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The California Pacific Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Don Ott. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. The conference president is Themy Adachi ofMills College. The conference vice president is Farnum Smith of William Jessup University. The secretary is Marv Christopher of California Maritime Academy. The conference was formed in 1996.
Conference members range from members of the California State University system to religious and liberal arts colleges
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[edit] Current member schools
| Institution | Location | Team Name | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Joined |
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| Bethany University | Scotts Valley, California | Bruins | 1919 | Private (Assemblies of God) | 800 | 1996 |
| California Maritime Academy (also known as CSU Maritime) |
Vallejo, California | Keelhaulers | 1929 | Public (California State University System) | 700 | 1996 |
| Holy Names University | Oakland, California | Hawks | 1868 | Private (Catholic) | 1,120 | 1996 |
| Menlo College | Atherton, California | Oaks | 1927 | Private | 660 | 1996 |
| Mills College | Oakland, California | Cyclones | 1852 | Private | 1,450 | 1996 |
| Pacific Union College | Angwin, California | Pioneers | 1882 | Private (Seventh-day Adventist) | 1,400 | 1996 |
| Simpson University | Redding, California | Red Hawks | 1921 | Private | 1,280 | 1996 |
| William Jessup University | Rocklin, California | Warriors | 1939 | Private | 600 | 2004 |
California State University, East Bay, California State University, Monterey Bay, Dominican University, and Notre Dame de Namur University are former members of the conference that have left the NAIA and California Pacific Conference for Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. CSUEB and CSUMB are in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Notre Dame de Namur left in 2006 for the Pacific West Conference, and were joined by Dominican in 2008.
[edit] Sports sponsored
For men, the Cal-Pac sponsors basketball, cross country, golf, and soccer. For women, the Cal-Pac sponsors basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and volleyball. Mills College, being a women's college, competes in only three sports.
[edit] See also
- Big West Conference, an all-California school conference that competes in Division I.
- California Collegiate Athletic Association, an all-California school conference that competes in Division II.
- Golden State Athletic Conference, an all-California NAIA Division I conference
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