Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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| Established | 1916 |
| Association | NAIA |
| Members | 12 |
| 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 Pennsylvania.
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.
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Conference sports[edit]
The Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference currently fields 15 sports (7 men's and 8 women's):
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Member schools[edit]
Current members[edit]
| Institution | 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 |
| Carlow University1 | Celtics | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1929 | Private | 2,400 |
| Cincinnati Christian University | Eagles | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1924 | Private | 1,100 |
| Indiana University East | Red Wolves | Richmond, Indiana | 1971 | Public | 2,700 |
| Indiana University Kokomo | Cougars | Kokomo, Indiana | 1945 | Public | 3,719 |
| Indiana University Southeast | Grenadiers | New Albany, Indiana | 1941 | Public | 6,840 |
| Midway College1 | Eagles | Midway, Kentucky | 1847 | Private | 1,800 |
| Point Park University | Pioneers | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1960 | Private | 3,376 |
| St. Louis College of Pharmacy | Eutectics | St. Louis, Missouri | 1864 | Private | 1,000 |
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- Carlow and Midway participate in women's sports only.
Former members[edit]
| Institution | Nickname | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Current Conference |
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| Bethel University | Wildcats | McKenzie, Tennessee | 1842 | Private | 3300 | 1999 | 2006 | TranSouth (TSAC) (all sports) Mid-South (football & track) |
| Mid-Continent University | Cougars | Mayfield, Kentucky | 1949 | 1800 | 2006 | TranSouth (TSAC) | ||
| Mountain State University | Cougars1 | Beckley, West Virginia | 1933 | Private | 1,070 | 2007 | 2012 | closed in 2012, sold to the University of Charleston on January 1, 2013 |
| Spalding University | Golden Eagles | Louisville, Kentucky | 1814 | Private | 1000 | 2007 | SLIAC (NCAA Division III) |
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- Mountain State participated as a KIAC member in all sports, except for men's basketball only (which the Cougars participated as an NAIA Independent).
