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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]

  1. Carl R. Clapp (1994–1995)
  2. 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]

  1. Larry Kramer, Avila College (1994–96)
  2. Paul Mills, Wesleyan College (1996–98)
  3. Sr. Tarcisia Roths, Newman University (1998–2000)
  4. Wayne Baker, York College (2000–02)
  5. Aidan Dunleavy, Newman University (2002–04)
  6. Ben Johnson, Peru State College (2004–06)
  7. Wayne Baker, York College (2006–08)
  8. Maryanne Stevens, College of Saint Mary (2008–10)
  9. Steve Eckman, York College (2010–12)
  10. Hal Hoxie Central Christian College (2012–15)

Chronological timeline

Member schools

Final members

The MCAC had nine full members in the conference's final season, most were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequent
conference
Current
conference
Bellevue University Bellevue, Nebraska 1966 Nonsectarian 10,407 Bruins 1994 2015 North Star (NSAA)
(2015–present)
Central Baptist College Conway, Arkansas 1952 Baptist Missionary 739 Mustangs 2011 2015 American Midwest
(2015–present)
Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson, Kansas 1884 Free Methodist 1,013 Tigers 2002 2015 NAIA Independent/AII
(2015–17)
Sooner (SAC)
(2017–present)
Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, Kansas 1884 Public 958 Fighting
Indians
2001 2015 NAIA Independent/AII
(2015–present)
Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, Oklahoma 1959 Wesleyan Church 1,103 Eagles 1994 2015 Kansas (KCAC)
(2015–present)
College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, Missouri 1906 Presbyterian
(PCUSA)
1,508 Bobcats 1994 2015 NAIA Independent/AII
(2015–21)
NCCAA Independent
(2021–present)
College of Saint Mary Omaha, Nebraska 1923 Catholic
(R.S.M.)
1,070 Flames 1994 2015 Great Plains (GPAC)
(2015–present)
Waldorf College[a] Forest City, Iowa 1903 For-profit[b] 580 Warriors 2012 2015 North Star (NSAA)
(2015–present)
York College[c] York, Nebraska 1890 Churches of Christ 459 Panthers 1994 2015 NAIA Independent/AII
(2015–16)
Kansas (KCAC)
(2016–present)
Notes
  1. ^ Currently known as Waldorf University since 2016.
  2. ^ Formerly affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) until 2010.
  3. ^ Currently known as York University since 2022.

Former members

The MCAC had six other full members during the conference's tenure, most were private schools:

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequent
conference
Current
conference
Avila University Kansas City, Missouri 1916 Catholic
(C.S.J.)
1,676 Eagles 1994 2000 Heart of America (HAAC)
(2000–18)
Kansas (KCAC)
(2018–present)
Newman University Wichita, Kansas 1933 Catholic
(A.S.C.)
3,170 Jets 1999 2006 Heartland[a]
(2006–19)
Mid-America (MIAA)[a]
(2019–present)
Park University[b] Parkville, Missouri 1875 Nonsectarian 2,340 Pirates 1994 2009 American Midwest
(2009–20)
Heart of America (HAAC)
(2020–present)
Peru State College Peru, Nebraska 1865 Public 2,422 Bobcats 2000 2011 Heart of America (HAAC)
(2011–present)
University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, Kansas 1859 Catholic
(S.C.L.)
750 Spires 1994 1999 Kansas (KCAC)
(1999–present)
Southwestern Christian University Bethany, Oklahoma 1946 Pentecostal 764 Eagles 2010 2013 Sooner (SAC)
(2013–present)
Notes
  1. ^ a b Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  2. ^ Park was a non-basketball member school on the men's and women's sides in their tenure in the MCAC.

Membership timeline

North Star Athletic AssociationWaldorf UniversityAmerican Midwest ConferenceCentral Baptist CollegeSooner Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern Christian UniversitySooner Athletic ConferenceNAIA independent schoolsCentral Christian College of KansasNAIA independent schoolsHaskell Indian Nations UniversityHeart of America Athletic ConferencePeru State CollegeMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationHeartland ConferenceNewman University (Kansas)Kansas Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNAIA independent schoolsYork University (Nebraska)Great Plains Athletic ConferenceCollege of Saint MaryKansas Collegiate Athletic ConferenceUniversity of Saint Mary (Kansas)Heart of America Athletic ConferenceAmerican Midwest ConferencePark UniversityNational Christian College Athletic AssociationNAIA independent schoolsCollege of the OzarksKansas Collegiate Athletic ConferenceOklahoma Wesleyan UniversityNorth Star Athletic AssociationBellevue UniversityKansas Collegiate Athletic ConferenceHeart of America Athletic ConferenceAvila University

 Full member (non-football) 

Conference sports

The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference fielded 11 sports (5 men's and 6 women's), which includes:

Conference sports
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball Green tickY
Basketball Green tickY Green tickY
Cross Country Green tickY Green tickY
Golf Green tickY Green tickY
Soccer Green tickY Green tickY
Softball Green tickY
Volleyball Green tickY

References

  1. ^ a b "Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Athletics - History". Mcac-naia.org. Retrieved 2015-07-13.