Heart of America Athletic Conference

Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)
Established	1971
Association	NAIA
Division	Division I
Members	10
Sports fielded	20 (men's: 10; women's: 10)
Region	Region V of the NAIA
Former names	Mid-Ohio Conference
Headquarters	Kansas City, Kansas
Commissioner	Larry Lady
Website	http://www.haacsports.com/index.php
Locations

The Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska in the United States.

The HAAC's earliest ancestor was the Missouri College Athletic Union, which was formed in 1924 when the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (now the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association) split in two. The state teachers' colleges stayed in the MIAA, while the private schools created the new conference. It was reorganized as the HAAC in 1971 when it began admitting schools outside Missouri. However, the HAAC does not presently claim the Athletic Union's history as its own.

Sports

The HAAC sponsors intercollegiate competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's indoor AND outdoor track and field and women's volleyball.

Two HAAC Schools also participate in wrestling, while others participate in men's and women's tennis and spirit squad.

Members

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Year Joined
Avila University	Kansas City, MO	1916	Private/Catholic	1,939	Eagles	2000
Baker University	Baldwin City, KS	1858	Private/Methodist	4,112	Wildcats	1971
Benedictine College	Atchison, KS	1858	Private/Catholic	2,012	Ravens	1991
Central Methodist University	Fayette, MO	1854	Private/Methodist	4,500	Eagles	1971*
Culver-Stockton College	Canton, MO	1853	Private/Disciples of Christ	810	Wildcats	1980
Evangel University	Springfield, MO	1955	Private/Assemblies of God	1,911	Crusaders	1987
Graceland University	Lamoni, IA	1895	Private/non-sectarian	2,444	Yellowjackets	1971
MidAmerica Nazarene University	Olathe, KS	1966	Private/Nazarene	1,743	Pioneers	1980
Missouri Valley College	Marshall, MO	1889	Private/Presbyterian	1,727	Vikings	1971
Peru State College	Peru, Nebraska	1865	Public	2,124	Bobcats	2011

• Central Methodist withdrew the conference in 1986, but re-joined in 1991.

Former members

Institution	Type	Years	New Conference	Classification
College of Emporia	Charter Member	1971–1974	ceased operations in 1974	N/A
Lindenwood University	Full Member	1996–2011	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	NCAA Division II
Ottawa University	Charter Member	1971–1981	Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	NAIA Division II
Tarkio College	Charter Member	1971–1992	ceased operations in 1992	N/A
William Jewell College	Charter Member	1971–2011	Great Lakes Valley Conference	NCAA Division II

See also

• 2011 Heart of America Athletic Conference football season

External links

• Official website