Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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| Established | 1916 |
| Association | NAIA |
| Members | 10 |
| Sports fielded | 15 (men's: 7; women's: 8) |
| Region | Region XII |
| Headquarters | Berea, Kentucky |
| Commissioner | Bill Melton |
| Website | kiacsports.com |
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The Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) is a collegiate athletic conference with membership in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Although it was historically a Kentucky-only conference, it has now expanded to include members in Indiana, Missouri, Ohio and West Virginia.
The KIAC recognizes hundreds of athletes and staff each year with awards. Awards include weekly players of the week, all conference teams, all conference coaches, all scholar athletes, female athlete of the year, and male athlete of the year. The awards give each KIAC participant a chance to be recognized for on and off the field achievement. The conference embraces the NAIA's Champions of Character, becoming the first conference to offer funding to member schools to pursue projects in their hometown communities. A separate section on the KIAC website profiles the efforts of the conference towards the core values of Champions of Character.
The conference announced on January 12, 2012, that it had accepted Point Park University and Carlow University as full members beginning with the 2012-13 school year.[1]
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[edit] Member schools
| Institution | Team Nickname | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment |
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| Alice Lloyd College | Eagles | Pippa Passes, Kentucky | 1923 | Private | 600 |
| Asbury University | Eagles | Wilmore, Kentucky | 1890 | Private | 1,300 |
| Berea College | Mountaineers | Berea, Kentucky | 1855 | Private | 1,514 |
| Brescia University | Bearcats | Owensboro, Kentucky | 1950 | Private | 750 |
| Cincinnati Christian University | Eagles | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1924 | Private | 1,100 |
| Indiana University East | Red Wolves | Richmond, Indiana | 1971 | Public | 2,700 |
| Indiana University Southeast | Grenadiers | New Albany, Indiana | 1941 | Public | 6,840 |
| Midway College | Eagles | Midway, Kentucky | 1847 | Private | 1,800 |
| Mountain State University | Cougars | Beckley, West Virginia | 1933 | Private | 4,404 |
| St. Louis College of Pharmacy | Eutectics | St. Louis, Missouri | 1864 | Private | 1,000 |
[edit] Future members
| Institution | Team Nickname | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment |
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| Carlow University | Celtics | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1929 | Private | 2,400 |
| Point Park University | Pioneers | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1960 | Private | 3,376 |
[edit] Sports
The conference fields 15 sports in total, seven for men and eight for women. Sports for women are basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. The men's sports are basketball, baseball, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, and cross country.
[edit] References
- ^ "Point Park University, Carlow University approved for membership into KIAC". Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. January 12, 2012. http://www.kiacsports.com/article/1395.php. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
