Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(KIAC)
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference logo
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
Locations
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference locations

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
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
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

  1. ^ "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. 

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