MAC Commonwealth Conference
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MAC Commonwealth Conference
| MAC Commonwealth Conference | |
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| Established | 1999 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 8 |
| Sports fielded | 23 (men's: 11; women's: 12) |
| Region | Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | Annville, Pennsylvania |
| Website | http://www.gomacsports.com |
The Commonwealth Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. It is one of the three conferences that operate under the umbrella of the Middle Atlantic Conferences; the others being the Freedom Conference. Member institutions are located in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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Current members
The league currently has eight full members, both Hood College and Stevenson University will be joining the league as full-time members beginning in the fall season of 2012:
| Institution | Location | Team Name | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment |
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| Albright College | Reading, Pennsylvania | Lions | 1856 | Private/Methodist | 2,401[1] |
| Alvernia University | Reading, Pennsylvania | Crusaders | 1958 | Private/Catholic | 2,906[2] |
| Arcadia University | Glenside, Pennsylvania | Knights | 1853 | Private/Presbyterian | 4,078[3] |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania | Blue Jays | 1899 | Private/Church of the Brethren | 2,416[4] |
| Hood College | Frederick, Maryland | Blazers | 1893 | Private/Reformed | 2,435[5] |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville, Pennsylvania | Flying Dutchmen | 1866 | Private/Methodist | 2,102[6] |
| Lycoming College | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Warriors | 1812 | Private/Methodist | 1,321[7] |
| Messiah College | Grantham, Pennsylvania | Falcons | 1909 | Private/Christian | 2,976[8] |
| Stevenson University | Stevenson, Maryland | Mustangs | 1947 | Private/Catholic | 3,941[9] |
| Widener University | Chester, Pennsylvania | Pride | 1821 | Private/Non-sectarian | 6,464[10] |
Membership timeline
Sports
The MAC Commonwealth Conference sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's field hockey, men's golf, men's and women’s soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, and women's volleyball. In addition, members also compete in the Middle Atlantic Conference in men's and women's cross country, men's football, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's swimming and men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field.
References
- ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=3218&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=albright
- ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=2854&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=alvernia
- ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=3401&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=arcadia
- ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=3786&type=qfs&skey=elizabethtown
- ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=788&type=qfs&skey=hood
- ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=3683&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=lebanon%20valley
- ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=1628&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=lycoming
- ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=1316&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=messiah
- ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=564&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=stevenson
- ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=1219&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=widener
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