Appalachian Athletic Conference
Association | NAIA |
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Commissioner | Col. John Sullivan |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division II/ Division I |
Region | Southeastern United States Region XII of the NAIA |
Official website | aacsports.com |
Locations | |
The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) is a college athletic conference that competes in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II competition.[1] Members of the conference are located in the Southeastern United States in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. [1] The conference is the successor to the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC), which began in the 1940s;[1] and later the Tennessee-Virginia Athletic Conference (TVAC) that operated during the 1980s and 1990s.[1] The Appalachian Athletic Conference was formed in 2001 with the additions of members from Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina.[1]
Bluefield College was a member of the AAC from 2001 until 2012 when it left to join the Mid-South Conference. On March 3, 2014, Bluefield College announced that it would return to the AAC effective Fall 2014.[2]
Member schools
Current members
The league currently has 14 full members.
- Brenau University and Columbia College — women's institutions which do not field men's sports.
Affiliate members
Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Sport | Primary Conference |
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Asbury University | Wilmore, Kentucky | 1890 | 1,300 | Eagles | 2015 | lacrosse (M); lacrosse (W) |
River States |
University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg, Kentucky | 1887 | 1,743 | Patriots | 2015 | lacrosse (M); lacrosse (W) |
Mid-South |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Beckley, West Virginia | 1895 | 2,252 | Golden Bears | 2016 | swimming (M); swimming (W) |
River States |
Former members
Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, Kentucky | 1925 | Eagles | 2001 | 2005 | River States NAIA D2 |
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King College | Bristol, Tennessee | 1867 | Tornado | 1990 | 2010 | Carolinas (NCAA D-II) |
Virginia Intermont College | Bristol, Virginia | 1884 | Cobras | 2001 | 2014 | Closed in 2014 |
Brevard College | Brevard, North Carolina | 1853 | Tornados | 2001 | 2006 | USA South Athletic Conference (NCAA D-III) |
Membership timeline
Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
Conference sports
The Appalachian Athletic Conference currently fields 15 sports (7 men's and 8 women's):
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Cross Country | ||
Golf | ||
Lacrosse | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | ||
Tennis | ||
Track & Field Outdoor | ||
Volleyball |
References
- ^ a b c d e "NAIA Conference Profile: Appalachian Athletic Conference" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ "Bluefield College returns to Appalachian Athletic Conference". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 5, 2014.