Landmark Conference

Landmark Conference
Established	2006
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	8
Sports fielded	16
Region	Northeast
Headquarters	Madison, New Jersey
Commissioner	Daniel A. Fisher
Website	landmarkconference.org
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The Landmark Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C.

History

The conference was established December 5, 2005. When the creation of the new conference was officially announced on December 13, another member institution was included, the Stevens Institute of Technology, but ended up joining the Empire 8. Finally, on November 2006, the University of Scranton became the eighth charter member institution. John A. Reeves began his service as commissioner of the Landmark Conference on September 1, 2006. He was succeeded by Daniel A. Fisher in 2012. The first intraconference competition was played September 15, 2007 at Kings Point, New York, when the University of Scranton defeated the United States Merchant Marine Academy 1-2 in men's soccer.

The Landmark Conference expanded to add Marywood University in men's and women's swimming and diving, and Washington & Jefferson in men's lacrosse.

Current members

The league currently has eight full members:

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
The Catholic University of America	Washington, D.C.	Cardinals	1887	Private/Catholic	5,510	2007
Drew University	Madison, New Jersey	Rangers	1867	Private/Methodist	2,647	2007
Goucher College	Towson, Maryland	Gophers	1885	Private/Non-sectarian	1,475	2007
Juniata College	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	Eagles	1876	Private/Church of the Brethren	1,449	2007
Moravian College	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Greyhounds	1742	Private/Moravian	1,792	2007
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	Crusaders	1858	Private/Lutheran	1,900	2007
United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point, New York	Mariners	1942	Federal	910	2007
University of Scranton	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Royals	1888	Private/Catholic	5,160	2007

Future member institutions

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joining	Current Conference	Athletics' Website
Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania	Blue Jays	1899	Private/Church of the Brethren	2,416	July 1, 2014	MAC Commonwealth Conference	etownbluejays.com

Membership timeline

Sports

• Fall sports: cross country, field hockey, men's & women's soccer and women's volleyball.
• Winter sports: men's and women's basketball, indoor track and field, and swimming & diving.
• Spring sports: baseball, men's & women's lacrosse, outdoor track and field, softball, and men's & women's tennis.

Football is not sponsored by the Landmark Conference due to having football programs at only five of the institutions. Therefore the United States Merchant Marine Academy competes in the Liberty League; Juniata College, Moravian College, and Susquehanna University compete in the Centennial Conference while Catholic University plays in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

Logo

During January 2007, a contest was announced to design a logo for the newly-formed Landmark athletic conference. The contest was only open to undergraduate students from the conference schools. In a first phase, a panel of judges selected a winner at each of the eight Landmark Conference schools. Winners received $250 each. In a second and final round, on February 6, in Washington, D.C., the presidents of the Landmark schools selected the final design from among the eight first round winners. The logo submitted by Susquehanna University's graphic design major and men’s lacrosse player Tim Storck ’08, of Cockeysville, Md., was selected. Storck was awarded the $1000 additional prize. Selected colors were maroon (Pantone 1815) and blue (Pantone 281).

External links

• Official website