Mid-West Athletic Conference |
Formerly | Collegiate Conference of Central Illinois |
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Association | NJCAA |
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Founded | 1990 |
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Sports fielded | |
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Division | NJCAA Division II |
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No. of teams | 9 |
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Headquarters | Springfield, Illinois |
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Region | Lower Illinois (NJCAA Region 24) |
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Official website | http://mwaconference.com/landing/index |
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The Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) is an athletic conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Mid-West Athletic Conference is a two-year college conference composing the two-year schools in Central and South Central Illinois, and one school in Southwestern Indiana, who also compete as part of the NJCAA in its Region XXIV (or Region 24).[1] Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. The conference itself is a Division-II organization though some member schools feature teams that compete at the Division-I or Division-III levels.
Member schools
Current members
The MWAC currently has nine full members, all are public schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
Danville Area Community College | Danville, Illinois | 1946 | Public[a] | 1,924 | Jaguars | 1990 |
Heartland Community College | Normal, Illinois | 1991 | 4,774 | Hawks | 2006 |
Illinois Central College | East Peoria, Illinois | 1967 | 7,044 | Cougars | 2005 |
John Wood Community College | Quincy, Illinois | 1992 | 1,718 | Trail Blazers | 1998 |
Lewis & Clark Community College | Godfrey, Illinois | 1838 | 3,973 | Trailblazers | 1990 |
Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield, Illinois | 1969 | 4,444 | Loggers | 1994 |
Parkland College | Champaign, Illinois | 1966 | 5,686 | Cobras | 1996 |
Spoon River College | Canton, Illinois | 1959 | 1,212 | Snappers | 1990 |
Vincennes University | Vincennes, Indiana | 1801 | Public | 4,416 | Trailblazers | 2018 |
- Notes
Former members
The MWAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
Lincoln College | Lincoln, Illinois | 1865 | Nonsectarian | N/A | Lynx | ? | 2018 | N/A[a] |
- Notes
- ^ Lincoln (Ill.) ceased operations in 2022.
Sports
School | Baseball | Basketball | Golf | Soccer | Total |
Danville Area Community College | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
Heartland Community College | Y | N | Y | Y | 3 |
Illinois Central College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
John Wood Community College | Y | Y | N | Y | 3 |
Lewis & Clark Community College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
Lincoln Land Community College | Y | Y | N | N | 2 |
Parkland College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
Spoon River College | Y | Y | N | N | 3 |
Vincennes University | Y | Y | Y | N | 3 |
Totals | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
Men's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools School | Cross Country | E-Sports | Tennis | Bowling | Track and Field |
Danville Area Community College | Yes | Yes | | | |
Heartland Community College | Yes | Yes | | | |
John Wood Community College | | Yes | | |
Lewis & Clark Community College | | | Yes | | |
Parkland College | | Yes | | |
Spoon River College | | Yes | | | |
Vincennes University | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes |
School | Basketball | Soccer | Softball | Volleyball | Total |
Danville Area Community College | Y | N | Y | N | 2 |
Heartland Community College | N | Y | Y | Y | 3 |
Illinois Central College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 3 |
John Wood Community College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
Lewis & Clark Community College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
Lincoln Land Community College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
Parkland College | Y | Y | Y | Y | 4 |
Spoon River College | Y | N | Y | Y | 3 |
Vincennes University | Y | N | N | Y | 2 |
Totals | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
Women's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools
School | Golf | Cross Country | E-Sports | Tennis | Track and Field |
Danville Area Community College | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
Heartland Community College | | Yes | Yes | | |
John Wood Community College | | | Yes | | |
Lewis & Clark Community College | | | | Yes | |
Lincoln Land Community College | | | Yes | | |
Spoon River College | | | Yes | | |
Vincennes University | | Yes | Yes | | Yes |
See also
References
- ^ "About the Mid-West Athletic Conference". mwaconference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
External links
- MWAC official website
- NJCAA Region 24 website
- NJCAA Website