Presidents' Athletic Conference
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| Established | 1955 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 10 |
| Sports fielded | 19 (men's: 10; women's: 9) |
| Region | Appalachia |
| Headquarters | Wexford, Pennsylvania |
| Commissioner | Joe Onderko (since 2006) |
| Website | pacathletics.org |
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The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are private, liberal arts institutions of higher learning located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
The PAC was founded in 1955 by the presidents of Western Reserve, Case Institute of Technology, John Carroll University, and the University of Detroit.[1] Unlike other conferences at that time, the PAC was designed to be controlled by the presidents of the institutions rather than the athletic directors.[1] Member institutions were to be admit athletes on the same academic standards as other students and award scholarships only based on academic achievement or need.[1] By 1958, the PAC expanded east to include Washington & Jefferson College, Bethany College, Allegheny College, and Thiel College.[1] Other former member institutions include Adelbert College, Alfred University, Eastern Michigan University, Hiram College, and Wayne State University.[2]
The headquarters in located in Wexford, Pennsylvania.[3]
[edit] Member schools
| College | Location | Nickname | Founded | Enrollment |
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| Bethany College | Bethany, West Virginia | Bison | 1840 | 1,030 |
| Carnegie Mellon University* | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Tartans | 1900 | 6,000 |
| Case Western Reserve University* | Cleveland, Ohio | Spartans | 1967 | 9,814 |
| Chatham University† | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Cougars | 1869 | 2,300 |
| Geneva College | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | Golden Tornadoes | 1848 | 1,791 |
| Grove City College | Grove City, Pennsylvania | Wolverines | 1876 | 2,500 |
| Saint Vincent College | Latrobe, Pennsylvania | Bearcats | 1846 | 1,652 |
| Thiel College | Greenville, Pennsylvania | Tomcats | 1866 | 1,066 |
| Thomas More College | Crestview Hills, Kentucky | Saints | 1921 | 1,900 |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Washington, Pennsylvania | Presidents | 1781 | 1,519 |
| Waynesburg University | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania | Yellow Jackets | 1849 | 1,500 |
| Westminster College | New Wilmington, Pennsylvania | Titans | 1852 | 1,482 |
† Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports
Member teams compete in baseball, softball, tennis, track and field, golf, football, volleyball, soccer, cross country, basketball, swimming and diving and wrestling.
- Carnegie Mellon University and Case Western Reserve University will join the PAC as affiliate members in football, beginning with the 2014 season[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d E. Lee, North (1991). "Chapter 14: The Frustrating Fifties". Battling the Indians, Panthers, and Nittany Lions: The Story of Washington & Jefferson College's First Century of Football, 1890-1990. Daring Books. pp. 161–168. ISBN 978-1-878302-03-8. OCLC 24174022.
- ^ http://www.pacathletics.org/links/recordbook.pdf
- ^ http://www.pacathletics.org/links/pac_members.html
- ^ http://www.pacathletics.org/CMU-CWRUmemberrelease.pdf
[edit] External links
Media related to Presidents' Athletic Conference at Wikimedia Commons
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