River States Conference
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Association | NAIA |
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Commissioner | Scott McClure (since July 1, 2015) |
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Division | Division I Division II |
Region | Region XII |
Official website | www |
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The River States Conference (RSC), formerly known as 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, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, and at various times in the past has also had members in Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia.
In March 2016, the KIAC announced it would change its name to the River States Conference, effective July 1, 2016, to better reflect its membership, which has expanded beyond Kentucky and now includes members in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia.[1]
Member schools
Current members
Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
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Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, Kentucky | 1923 | 600 | Eagles | 1983; 2005[a] |
Asbury University | Wilmore, Kentucky | 1890 | 1,300 | Eagles | 1971 |
Brescia University | Owensboro, Kentucky | 1950 | 1,100 | Bearcats | 1984 |
Carlow University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1929 | 2,400 | Celtics | 2012 |
Cincinnati Christian University | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1924 | 1,100 | Eagles | 2008[b] |
Indiana University East | Richmond, Indiana | 1971 | 2,700 | Red Wolves | 2007 |
Indiana University Kokomo | Kokomo, Indiana | 1945 | 3,719 | Cougars | 2013 |
Indiana University Southeast | New Albany, Indiana | 1941 | 6,840 | Grenadiers | 1994 |
Midway University | Midway, Kentucky | 1847 | 1,800 | Eagles | 1991[c] |
Ohio Christian University | Circleville, Ohio | 1948 | 3,300 | Trailblazers | 2015 |
Point Park University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1960 | 3,376 | Pioneers | 2012 |
University of Rio Grande | Rio Grande, Ohio | 1876 | 1,893 | RedStorm | 1964; 2014[d] |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Beckley, West Virginia | 1895 | 2,252 | Golden Bears | 2015 |
Former members
School names and nicknames reflect those used in the final school year each institution was a conference member.
- ^ Known as Bellarmine University since 2000.
- ^ Bellarmine will join the NCAA Division I ASUN Conference in 2020.
- ^ Known as Bethel University since 2009.
- ^ Known as Campbellsville University since 1996.
- ^ Known as University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVA–Wise) since 1999.
- ^ UVA–Wise dropped "Highland" from its nickname in 2017.
- ^ Known as University of the Cumberlands since 2005.
- ^ Cumberlands changed its nickname to Patriots in 2002.
- ^ Renamed Eastern Kentucky State College immediately after leaving the KIAC, and known as Eastern Kentucky University since 1966.
- ^ Kentucky Wesleyan moved to its current campus in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1956.
- ^ Renamed Morehead State College immediately after leaving the KIAC, and known as Morehead State University since 1966.
- ^ Mountain State competed as an independent in men's basketball during its tenure in the conference.
- ^ Renamed Murray State College immediately after leaving the KIAC, and known as Murray State University since 1966.
- ^ Known as Thomas More University since 2018.
- ^ Renamed Western Kentucky State College immediately after leaving the KIAC, and known as Western Kentucky University since 1966.
Conference sports
The River States Conference currently fields 15 sports (7 men's and 8 women's):
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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References
- ^ http://www.kiacsports.com/article/2735.php
- ^ "Midway University Trustees vote to accept men into its daytime undergraduate programs" (Press release). Midway University. May 16, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2017.