California Pacific Conference
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| Established | 1996 |
| Association | NAIA |
| Members | 7 |
| Sports fielded | 9 (men's: 4; women's: 5) |
| Region | Pacific Coast Region II of the NAIA |
| Headquarters | Oakland, California |
| Commissioner | Don Ott |
| Website | calpacathletics.com |
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The California Pacific Conference (CAL-PAC) 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 of Mills 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 members
The conference has seven active members, all in California
| Institution | Location | Team Name | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Joined |
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| California Maritime Academy | Vallejo | Keelhaulers | 1929 | Public (California State System) | 700 | 1996 |
| Holy Names University | Oakland | Hawks | 1868 | Private (Catholic) | 1,120 | 1996 |
| Menlo College | Atherton | Oaks | 1927 | Private (Nonsectarian) | 660 | 1996 |
| Pacific Union College | Angwin | Pioneers | 1882 | Private (Seventh-day Adventist) | 1,400 | 1996 |
| Simpson University | Redding | Red Hawks | 1921 | Private (Christian & Missionary Alliance) | 1,280 | 1996 |
| UC Merced | Merced | Golden Bobcats | 2005 | Public (University of California system) | 4,400 | 2011 |
| William Jessup University | Rocklin | Warriors | 1939 | Private (Christian) | 600 | 2004 |
[edit] Former members
California State University, East Bay, California State University, Monterey Bay, Dominican University, Mills College and Notre Dame de Namur University are former members of the conference that have left the NAIA and the conference for Division II and for Division III 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. Mills will join Division III (NCAA) in the 2011-2012 athletic season. In June 2011, Bethany University announced it was ceasing operations effective immediately, decreasing the CalPac to seven active members.[1] In 2012, Holy Names will depart and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Marymount College, and Soka University of America will join from the independent ranks, bringing conference membership up to 9 schools.[2]
[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.
[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
[edit] References
- ^ McCord, Shanna (June 14, 2011). "Bethany University will close: Private funding didn't materialize". Santa Cruz Sentinel. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_18268515. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ Cal Pac Adds Three New Members for 2012-13
[edit] External links
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