Golden State Athletic Conference
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| Established | 1986 |
| Association | NAIA |
| Division | Division I |
| Members | 10 (8 in 2012–13) |
| Sports fielded | 13 (men's: 6; women's: 7) |
| Region | Western United States Region II of the NAIA |
| Headquarters | Azusa, California |
| Commissioner | Cliff Hamlow |
| Website | gsacsports.org |
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The Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Cliff Hamlow of Azusa Pacific University. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. The conference was formed in Autumn of 1986. All of the members of the GSAC are all Christian colleges located in Central and Southern California. Conference teams have won 20 national championships. Azusa Pacific won the 2004-2005 as well as the 2005-2006 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) NAIA Director's Cup. Azusa Pacific's football team, which competes as an independent as the GSAC does not sponsor football.
Hope International University and San Diego Christian College joined the GSAC in the fall of 1999. The newest member of the GSAC, The Master's College, joined in the fall of 2001. In recent years the conference has seen changes with members leaving the GSAC and NAIA for the NCAA. In 2011 California Baptist University left for the Pacific West Conference followed by the announcement that Azusa Pacific University, Fresno Pacific University, and Point Loma Nazarene University will join Cal Baptist in the PacWest Conference in 2012.[1] The GSAC plans to add Arizona Christian University that same academic year which will bring the conference to 8 members.[2]
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[edit] Sports sponsored
For men, the GSAC offers baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, and track and field. For women, the GSAC offers basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current membes
| Institution | Location | Affiliation | Member Since | Enrollment | Nickname |
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| Azusa Pacific University* | Azusa, California | Private/Evangelical | 1986 | 8,539 | Cougars |
| Biola University | La Mirada, California | Private/Evangelical | 1994 | 5,942 | Eagles |
| Concordia University | Irvine, California | Private/Lutheran | 1987 | 2,564 | Eagles |
| Fresno Pacific University* | Fresno, California | Private/Mennonite | 1986 | 3,652 | Sunbirds |
| Hope International University | Fullerton, California | Private/Christian | 1999 | 987 | Royals |
| The Master's College | Santa Clarita, California | Private/Christian | 2001 | 1,348 | Mustangs |
| Point Loma Nazarene University* | San Diego, California | Private/Nazarene | 1986 | 3,487 | Sea Lions |
| San Diego Christian College | El Cajon, California | Private/Baptist (SBC) | 1999 | 439 | Hawks |
| Vanguard University | Costa Mesa, California | Private/Assemblies of God | 1986 | 1,923 | Lions |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara, California | Private/Christian | 1986 | 1,308 | Warriors |
* Leaving 2012 for NCAA Division II as Pacific West Conference members.
[edit] Future members
| Institution | Location | Affiliation | Year joining | Enrollment | Nickname |
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| Arizona Christian University | Phoenix, Arizona | Private/Christian | 2012–13 | 429 | Firestorm |
[edit] Former members
| Institution | Location | Years | Nickname | New Conference | Classification |
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| California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks, California | 1986–1989 | Kingsmen (men), Regals (women) |
SCIAC | NCAA Division III |
| California Baptist University | Riverside, California | 1987–2011 | Lancers | PacWest | NCAA Division II |
[edit] References
- ^ Staff (June 2, 2011). "PacWest conference expands to 14 schools". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110602_PacWest_conference_expands_to_14_schools_.html. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Arizona Christian University to Join the GSAC". Arizona Christian University. September 13, 2011. http://www.swceagles.com/news/2011/9/9/GEN_0909114543.aspx. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
[edit] External links
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