Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference
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| Association | NAIA |
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| Ceased | 2015 |
| Commissioner | Al Waller (since 1996) |
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| Division | Division II |
| Region | Central United States Region IV |
| Official website | www |
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The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that competed in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Members of the conference were located in the Midwest United States and were located in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
History
Commissioners
Since 1994 when MCAC was established, to the time it dissolved in 2015, the conference only had two commissioners.[1]
- Carl R. Clapp (1994–1995)
- Al Waller (1996–2015)
Conference presidents
The conference has board made up of representatives from the member institutions, and one person from a school is selected as the board's president for two years.[1]
- Larry Kramer, Avila College (1994–96)
- Paul Mills, Wesleyan College (1996–98)
- Sr. Tarcisia Roths, Newman University (1998–2000)
- Wayne Baker, York College (2000–02)
- Aidan Dunleavy, Newman University (2002–04)
- Ben Johnson, Peru State College (2004–06)
- Wayne Baker, York College (2006–08)
- Maryanne Stevens, College of Saint Mary (2008–10)
- Steve Eckman, York College (2010–12)
- Hal Hoxie Central Christian College (2012–15)
Member schools
Final members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current Conference |
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| Bellevue University | Bellevue, Nebraska | 1966 | Bruins | 1994 | 2015 | North Star |
| Central Baptist College | Conway, Arkansas | 1952 | Mustangs | 2011 | 2015 | American Midwest |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | McPherson, Kansas | 1884 | Tigers | 2002 | 2015 | Independent |
| Haskell Indian Nations University | Lawrence, Kansas | 1884 | Fighting Indians | 2001 | 2015 | Independent |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Bartlesville, Oklahoma | 1959 | Eagles | 1994 | 2015 | Kansas Collegiate |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, Missouri | 1906 | Bobcats | 1994 | 2015 | Independent |
| College of Saint Mary | Omaha, Nebraska | 1923 | Flames | 1994 | 2015 | Great Plains |
| Waldorf College | Forest City, Iowa | 1903 | Warriors | 2012 | 2015 | North Star |
| York College | York, Nebraska | 1890 | Panthers | 1994 | 2015 | Independent (2015); Kansas Collegiate (2016–future) |
Other members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current Conference |
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| Avila University | Kansas City, Missouri | 1916 | Eagles | 1994 | 2000 | Heart of America |
| Newman University | Wichita, Kansas | 1933 | Jets | 1999 | 2006 | Heartland (NCAA D-II) |
| Park University | Parkville, Missouri | 1875 | Pirates | 1994 | 2009 | American Midwest |
| Peru State College | Peru, Nebraska | 1865 | Bobcats | 2000 | 2011 | Heart of America |
| University of Saint Mary | Leavenworth, Kansas | 1859 | Spires | 1994 | 1999 | Kansas Collegiate |
| Southwestern Christian University | Bethany, Oklahoma | 1946 | Eagles | 2010 | 2013 | Sooner |
Conference sports
The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference fielded 11 sports (5 men's and 6 women's), which includes:
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References
- ^ a b "Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Athletics - History". Mcac-naia.org. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
External links
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