Mid-West Athletic Conference Explained

Mid-West Athletic Conference
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Founded:1990
Association:NJCAA
Division:NJCAA Division II
Teams:9
Sports:8
Mens:4
Womens:4
Region:Lower Illinois (NJCAA Region 24)
Formerly:Collegiate Conference of Central Illinois
Headquarters:Springfield, Illinois
Website:http://mwaconference.com/landing/index
Map Size:150

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:

InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Danville Area Community CollegeDanville, Illinois1946Public1,924Jaguars1990
Heartland Community CollegeNormal, Illinois19914,774Hawks2006
Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, Illinois19677,044Cougars2005
John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, Illinois19921,718Trail Blazers1998
Lewis & Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois18383,973Trailblazers1990
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield, Illinois19694,444Loggers1994
Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois19665,686Cobras1996
Spoon River CollegeCanton, Illinois19591,212Snappers1990
Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana1801Public4,416Trailblazers2018
Notes

Former members

The MWAC had one former full member, which was also a private school:

Notes:

Sports

Sport! scope="col"
Men'sWomen's
Baseball9 -
Basketball88
Golf6 -
Soccer56
Softball - 8
Volleyball - 8

Men's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBaseballBasketballGolfSoccerTotal
Danville Area Community College3
Heartland Community College3
Illinois Central College4
John Wood Community College3
Lewis & Clark Community College4
Lincoln Land Community College2
Parkland College4
Spoon River College3
Vincennes University3
Totals986528
Men's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools
SchoolCross CountryE-SportsTennisBowlingTrack and Field
Danville Area Community CollegeYesYes
Heartland Community CollegeYesYes
John Wood Community CollegeYes
Lewis & Clark Community CollegeYes
Parkland CollegeYes
Spoon River CollegeYes
Vincennes UniversityYesYesYesYes

Women's sponsored sports by school

SchoolBasketballSoccerSoftballVolleyballTotal
Danville Area Community College2
Heartland Community College3
Illinois Central College3
John Wood Community College4
Lewis & Clark Community College4
Lincoln Land Community College4
Parkland College4
Spoon River College3
Vincennes University2
Totals868830
Women's varsity not sponsored by the Mid-West Athletic Conference that are played by schools
SchoolGolfCross CountryE-SportsTennisTrack and Field
Danville Area Community CollegeYesYesYes
Heartland Community CollegeYesYes
John Wood Community CollegeYes
Lewis & Clark Community CollegeYes
Lincoln Land Community CollegeYes
Spoon River CollegeYes
Vincennes UniversityYesYesYes

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Mid-West Athletic Conference. mwaconference.com. 2018-04-28.

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