Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Data
Classification	NCAA Division III
Established	1920
Members	13
Sports fielded	22 (11 men's, 11 women's)
Region	Midwestern United States
State	Minnesota
Headquarters	St. Paul, Minnesota

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) is an College Athletic Conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. As the name implies, member schools are located in the state of Minnesota; also, all of the member schools are private, with all but two having a religious affiliation.

1 History
2 Member schools
3 Sports
4 Football trophies games
5 Trophy games betweem MIAC football members and non football members
6 MIAC football titles won (1920-2006)
7 MIAC men's basketball titles won (1920-21 to 2006-07)
8 MIAC hockey titles won or shared
- 8.1 Men's hockey (1922 - 2006)
- 8.2 Women's hockey (1998 - 2006)
9 Conference Facilities
10 Executive Director of MIAC
11 External link

[edit] History

On March 15, 1920, a formal constitution was adopted and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was born, with Carleton College, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University, Macalester College, St. John's University, St. Olaf College and the University of St. Thomas.

Concordia College-Moorhead joined the MIAC in 1921, Augsburg College in 1924 and St. Mary's University in 1926. Carleton dropped membership in 1925, rejoining in 1983. St. Olaf left in 1950, returning in 1975. University of Minnesota Duluth was a member of the MIAC from 1951 to 1975. Bethel University joined in 1977.

The MIAC initiated women's competition in 1982, and it was at that time that the College of St. Benedict and the College of St. Catherine joined the league.

[edit] Member schools

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
Augsburg College	Auggies	Minneapolis, Minnesota	1869	Private/Lutheran	3,564
Bethel University	Royals	Arden Hills, Minnesota	1871	Private/Baptist	2,900
Carleton College	Knights	Northfield, Minnesota	1866	Private/Non-sectarian	1,750
Concordia College	Cobbers	Moorhead, Minnesota	1891	Private/Lutheran	2,826
Gustavus Adolphus College	Gusties	St. Peter, Minnesota	1862	Private/Lutheran	2,536
Hamline University	Pipers	St. Paul, Minnesota	1854	Private/Methodist	1,944
Macalester College	Scots	St. Paul, Minnesota	1874	Private/Non-sectarian	1,700
College of Saint Benedict	Blazers	St. Joseph, Minnesota	1961	Private/Catholic	2,006
College of Saint Catherine	Wildcats	St. Paul, Minnesota	1905	Private/Catholic	4,600
Saint John's University	Johnnies	Collegeville, Minnesota	1857	Private/Catholic	1,684
St. Mary’s University	Cardinals	Winona, Minnesota	1912	Private/Catholic	1,350
St. Olaf College	Oles	Northfield, Minnesota	1874	Private/Lutheran	2,900
University of St. Thomas	Tommies	St. Paul, Minnesota	1885	Private/Catholic	5,304

St. Mary's discontinued its football program in 1955. Macalester left the MIAC for football in 2002, but still retains its MIAC membership in other sports. St. Catherine and St. Benedict, being both women's colleges, also do not sponsor football. Together with St. John's (one of only a handful of men's colleges), St. Benedict forms a joint academic institution, known commonly by the acronym CSB/SJU.

[edit] Sports

Member teams compete in football (mens), soccer (men's and women's), cross country (men's and women), golf (men's and women), volleyball (women's), basketball (men's and women), ice hockey (men's and women), indoor track and field (men's and women), swimming and diving (men's and women), baseball (mens), tennis (men's and women), track and field (men's and women) and softball (women's). The conference no longer sponsors men's wrestling or men's and women's Nordic skiing.

[edit] Football trophies games

The Goat Trophy (Carleton College v. Saint Olaf College)
The Hammer (Augsburg College v. Hamline University) started 2005
The Holy Grail (St. John's University v. University of St. Thomas)
The Troll (Concordia College v. Saint Olaf College)

[edit] Trophy games betweem MIAC football members and non football members

The Old Paint Bucket (Macalester College v. Hamline University)
Book of Knowledge (Carleton College v. Macalester College) started 1999

[edit] MIAC football titles won (1920-2006)

Team	Championships	Years won
St. John's	29	1932, 1935c, 1936c, 1938, 1953c, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971c, 1974c, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979c, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995c, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001c, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006c
Gustavus Adolphus	22	1926, 1927, 1933, 1935c, 1936c, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952c, 1953c, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1971c, 1972, 1987
Concordia	18	1931, 1934, 1942c, 1952c, 1957, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1974c, 1978c, 1979c, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1988c, 1990c, 1995c, 2004
St. Thomas	14	1922c, 1929, 1930c, 1939, 1941, 1942c, 1947c, 1948, 1949, 1956, 1973c, 1979c, 1983, 1990
St. Olaf	6	1922c, 1923, 1930c, 1935c, 1978c, 1979c
Hamline	5	1920, 1921, 1966, 1984, 1988c
Bethel	3	2000, 2001c, 2006c
UM-Duluth*	3	1960, 1961, 1973c
Augsburg	2	1928c, 1997
Carleton	2	1924, 1992
Macalester**	2	1925, 1947c
St. Mary's**	1	1928c

c = shared championship
* No Longer a MIAC member
** No Longer competes in MIAC football

no football played in 1943-1944 due to World War II

[edit] MIAC men's basketball titles won (1920-21 to 2006-07)

Team	Championships	Years won
St. Thomas	22	1924, 1946c, 1949c, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1981c, 1989c, 1990, 1991c, 1992c, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006c, 2007
Hamline	19	1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938c, 1939c, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949c, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960
Gustavus Adolphus	16	1925, 1926, 1928, 1938c, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1975c, 1988, 1991c, 1992c, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005
Augsburg	13	1927, 1946c, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1975c, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 1999
St. John's	7	1969, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1993, 2001
Carleton	4	1921, 1922, 1923, 2006c
UM-Duluth*	4	1958, 1959, 1961, 1962
St. Olaf	3	1929, 1930, 1989c
Concordia	3	1931, 1982, 1983
Macalester	2	1937, 1981c
St. Mary's	2	1939c, 1940

c = shared championship
* No Longer a Member of the MIAC

[edit] MIAC hockey titles won or shared

[edit] Men's hockey (1922 - 2006)

School	Number	Last Won	Years Won
St. Thomas	27	2006	1923c, 1934, 1938c, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1951c, 1952, 1953c, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993c, 1994, 1995, 1998c, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
Gustavus Adolphus	13	1993	1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977c, 1984, 1993c
%Macalester	12	1963	1923c, 1930, 1931, 1932c, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1939c, 1950c, 1951c, 1962, 1963
*UM-Duluth	9	1961	1953c, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
Augsburg	8	1998	1928, 1977c, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981c, 1982, 1998c
St. John's	7	2005	1935, 1950c, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005
St. Mary's	4	1988	1929, 1964, 1965, 1988
Hamline	3	1948	1923c, 1932c, 1948
Concordia	2	1987	1981c, 1987
St. Olaf	2	1939	1938c, 1939c

c = shared championship
* No longer a member of the MIAC
% No longer a hockey member - played as a club team

[edit] Women's hockey (1998 - 2006)

School	Number	Last Won	Years Won
Gustavus	5	2006	1999c, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006
St. Thomas	2	2004	2003, 2004
Augsburg	2	2000	1999c, 2000c
St. Mary's	2	2000	1999c, 2000c

c = shared championship

[edit] Conference Facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Hockey arena	Capacity
Augsburg	Edor Nelson Field	1,400	Si Melby Hall	2,200	Augsburg Ice Arena	800
Bethel	Royal Stadium	3,500	Robinson Center	2,000	Schwan Super Rink Blaine Ice Palace	1,000
Carleton	Laird Stadium	7,500	West Gymnasium	1,850
Concordia	Jake Christiansen Stadium	7,000	Memorial Auditorium	3,500	Moorhead Sports Center
Gustavus Adolphus	Hollingsworth Field	4,000	Lund Center	3,000	Lund Arena	1,500
Hamline	Klas Center	2,000	Hutton Fieldhouse	2,000	Drake Arena	600
Macalester*	Macalester Stadium	4,000	Macalester Gymnasium	600
St. Benedict	Non-Football School	N/A	Claire Lynch Hall	1,000	Torrey Arena
St. Catherine	Non-Football School	N/A	Butler Center	500	Ridder Arena	3,400
St. John’s	Clemens Stadium	7,000	Sexton Arena	2,964	National Hockey Center	5,763
St. Mary’s	Non-Football School	N/A	St. Mary's Fieldhouse	3,500	St. Mary's Ice Arena
St. Olaf	Manitou Field	3,500	Skogland Athletic Center	3,000	Northfield Ice Arena	600
St. Thomas	O'Shaughnessy Stadium	5,025	Schoenecker Arena	2,200	St. Thomas Ice Arean	1,400

* plays an independent football schedule

[edit] Executive Director of MIAC

The Executive Director services as the conference "commissioner", the position was created in 1994.

Carlyle Carter 1994-2005
Dan McKane 2005-

[edit] External link

MIAC Home Page

NCAA Division III Football Conferences

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Augsburg • Bethel • Carleton • Concordia Moorhead • Gustavus Adolphus • Hamline • Macalester • Saint Catherine • Saint Benedict & Saint John's • Saint Mary's • Saint Olaf • Saint Thomas

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